Champa Sharma


Prof. Champa Sharma is a noted Dogri author and poet known for her contributions to the promotion and preservation of Dogri language in Jammu and Kashmir as well as other Dogri speaking regions of Himachal Pradesh.

Early life and education

Prof. Champa Sharma was born in Daghore, Samba District of Jammu and Kashmir in a Brahmin family. She has graduated in B.Ed. in 1962, M.A in 1964 and Ph.D in 1975 from University of Jammu. She has also graduated with M.A in Dogri language in 1977. After teaching at a private college and later as an ad-hoc lecturer in Sanskrit at Government Women's College, Gandhi Nagar in 1969 in the initial part of her career, she taught at the Post Graduate Department of Sanskrit at University of Jammu in 1975 for a period of 5 years before joining Dogri Research Centre as a Senior Fellow and Director. While being associated with the Dogri Research Centre, Prof. Champa Sharma worked on securing a full-fledged Post Graduate Department status for Dogri language at University of Jammu and was appointed in 1983 as the first Head of Department of Dogri at University of Jammu.

Literary career

Prof. Champa Sharma has authored 18 original works along with several translation works from languages ranging from Sanskrit to English and Hindi into Dogri. Many of her works have been translated into other languages namely English, Hindi, Punjabi, Santali, Manipuri, Kashmiri and Thai.

Original works

  1. Dogri Kavya Charcha
  2. Ik Jhaank -
  3. Duggar Dharti -
  4. Duggar Da Lok-Jivan -
  5. Anuvad Vigyan
  6. Gurhe Dhundhle Chehare -
  7. Kavya Shastra Te Dogri Kavya Sameeksha -
  8. Raghunath Singh Samyal
  9. Je Jeende Ji Surag Dikhana -
  10. Jammu Ke Pramukh Parv-Teohar Aur Mele
  11. Saak Sunna Preet Pittal -
  12. Shodh Prabandh
  13. Nihaalap -
  14. Cheten Di Rohl -
  15. Gadeerna -
  16. Prof. Ved Kumari Ghai
  17. Saanjh Bhyal -
  18. Soch Sadhana -

    Translations

  19. From Sanskrit into Dorgi: "Katha Saritsagar" of Somdatt of Kashmir, Part-3 published by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages
  20. From English into Dogri: "Duaari Kabootaren Di", novel named "The Flight of the Pigeons" written by Ruskin Bond, published by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
  21. From Hindi into Dogri: Ram Krishna Vachnamritsaar
  22. From English into Dogri: "Swami Vivekanand Hundi Saral Jeevan Yatra te Unde Updesh", originally titled "Simple life of Swami Vivekananda and his teachings"
  23. From Sanskrit into Dogri: Commentary of Acharya Mummat's "Kavyaprakash" completed under major research project of University Grants Commission
  24. From English into Dogri: "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" by Robin Sharma, published by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages with the title in Dogri "Sanyasi Jinn Apni Ferrari Bechi Ditti"

    Books compiled and edited

  25. Ajkani Dogri Kavita Part 2 published by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
  26. Life & Works of Krishan Smailpuri published by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages
  27. Hirkhi Tandaan published by Dogri Sanstha, Jammu
  28. Bhasha Vigyan Te Dogri
  29. Dogri Bal Geet published by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages in collaboration with CIIL, Mysore
  30. Dogri Shodh - Vol. I, II, III, IV, V
  31. Hindi - Dogri and Dogri - Hindi Dictionary of Synonyms

    Awards and recognitions

She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi for her original poetry work, "Cheten Di Rhol" in 2008. Other awards and recognitions include:
  1. Diwanini Vidyawati Dogra Award, 1992
  2. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed Memorial Award, 1996
  3. Dogri Sanstha Golden Jubilee Samman, 1995
  4. Jammu and Kashmir Accession Golden Jubilee Award, 1997
  5. NSS Award, 1995
  6. Dogri Sahitya Rattan Award, 2000
  7. Rashtriya Hindi Sevi Sahasrabdi Samman, 2000
  8. Plaque of Honour by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, 2001
  9. Sadiq Memorial Award, 2008
  10. Award of Honour by Post Graduate Department of Punjabi, University of Jammu, 2002
  11. Kali Veer Memorial Trust Award, 2004
  12. Jammu and Kashmir State Award, 2006
  13. Dogra Rattan Award, 2006
  14. Lifetime Achievement Award, Dogri Sanstha, 2012
  15. Lifetime Achievement Award, MIER, Jammu
Prof. Champa Sharma has recently translated the best selling English book, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari written by Robin Sharma in Dogri language. A book review of her Dogri translated work was published in the English daily newspaper published out of Jammu, The Daily Excelsior, authored by Sh. O.P Sharma on 21 August 2016
Prof. Champa Sharma was nominated in August 2017 to be the Dogri representative on the Central Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Arts, Culture and Languages.