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Manoj Bhawuk (born 2 January 1976) is an Indian poet writing in Bhojpuri, actor, television presenter and screen writer, active in Bhojpuri cinema.

Manoj Bhawuk
Manoj Bhawuk as Host at CCL
Personal details
Born	(1976-01-02) 2 January 1976 (age 46) Kausar, Bihar, India
Occupation	Writer in Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., Bhojpuri poet

Career

Bhawuk studied engineering at the Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology and worked as an engineer for a time.[1] He was later a journalist with Doordarshan.[2]

He received the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award in 2006 for his ghazal collection Tasveer zindagi ke.[3]

In 2017 he began to work with Anjan TV and Mahua Plus.[2][4]

Bhawuk was conferred with the Geetanjali Sahitya Award on 1 September 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom by Gitanjali Multilingual Literary Circle, UK for his work and contribution to Bhojpuri Literature.[5]

Awards

• Won the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award 2006 by Gulzar and Girija Devi for the book for Tasveer Zindagi Ke[6]
• Won the International Bhojpuri Gaurav Samman, Mauritius 2014 by Sir Anerood Jugnauth, the Prime Minister of Mauritius[7]
• Received the Parikalpana Lok Bhushan Samman in Kathmandu, Nepal (First time this award was given for Bhojpuri literature) in 2013[8]
• Geetanjali Sahitya Award on 1 September 2018 in Birmingham, United Kingdom by Gitanjali Multilingual Literary Circle, UK for his work and contribution to Bhojpuri Literature.[5]

References

External links

• Official website

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