Bhanwar Singh Samaur (born 15 August 1943) is an Indian writer, poet, historian, and social worker from Rajasthan.[1] Samaur is the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 (inRajasthani language) for his work Sanskriti ri Sanatana Deeth.[2] His career has spanned more than 50 years including works on history, literature, and poetry in Rajasthani as well as Hindi.[3] Dr. Samaur is a retired Hindi Lecturer from Lohia Postgraduate College, Churu.[4]
Samaur is considered an expert on Marwari (Rajasthani) language. His ongoing work is Rajasthani (Marwari)-English-Hindi Dictionary.[5]
Samaur taught as Lecturer in Hindi at Lohia Postgraduate College in Churu, Rajasthan.[4] He also served as the Vice-Principal of Government Girls College, Ratangarh.[1]
Samaur's Yugantarakari Sanyasi (युगान्तरकारी सन्यासी) book was released by the Prime Minister of Mauritius Anerood Jugnauth in Mauritius.[7]
Samaur is also a pioneer in social service, through Lokbharti Bhawan in Bobasar, started the library movement, social service camps so that no one should sleep hungry. The latter program was later accepted by the state government and expanded in Rajasthan. Samaur also helped in the establishment of libraries in around 50 villages of Gujarat.[3]
Bhanwar Singh also chaired sessions during the Sahitya Akademi seminar in 2006.[8]
Samaur is a member of Linguistic Experts Committee formed for the development of Rajasthani Sabadkosh Project, which aims to digitalise & expand the works Padma Shri Dr. Sitaram Lalas on Rajasthani language.[9]
Rajasthani Culture Award from Rajasthani Language Literature Culture Academy Bikaner 2013 (राजस्थानी भाषा एवं संस्कृति अकादमी बीकानेर से भाषा सेवा सम्मान अंक संस्कृति सम्मान 2013)
Cultural Award from Rajasthan Cultural Council (राजस्थान सांस्कृतिक परिषद से संस्कृति सम्मान)
Kaviraj Sanvaldan Ashiya Award from Karni Seva Mandal (करणी सेवा मण्डल से कविराज सांवलदान आशिया पुरस्कार)
Marudhara ra Moti Award (मरुधर रा मोती सम्मान)
Gold Medal by Hindi Sahitya Sansad (हिन्दी साहित्य संसद से स्वर्ण पदक)
Pandit Bharat Vyas Award by (पंडित भरत व्यास पुरस्कार)
Samprati Sansthan Award (सम्प्रति संस्थान पुरस्कार)
Kanhaiyalal Sethia Mayad Bhasha Seva Samman (कन्हैयालाल सेठिया मायड़ भाषा सेवा सम्मान)
Surajmal Mohta Literary Award (सूरजमल मोहता साहित्य पुरस्कार)[12]