Pandey bechan sharma ugra biography definition

Indian writer (1900–1967)

Pandey Bechan Sharma 'Ugra'
Born	(1900-12-29)29 December 1900 (Shukla Ashtami, Paush, 1957 VS) Chunar, British India
Died	23 March 1967(1967-03-23) (aged 66) Delhi, India
Occupation	Writer
Language	Hindi
Genre	Novel short story autobiography
Notable works	Letters of Some Beautiful People Chocolate About Me

Pandey Bechan Sharma, better known by his pen nameUgra ('extreme' or 'fierce', Hindi उग्र) (born Chunar, North-Western Provinces, 1900, died Delhi 1967) was an Indian writer noted for his provocative, usually satirical, journalism, fiction and autobiography.

Biography

Ugra's autobiography, Apni Khabar, gives a graphic account of his early life. Ugra was born into the very poor Brahmin family of Vaidyanath Pandey. Several of his siblings had died young, and his name Bechan means 'sold', given to him to avert this misfortune.

Vaidyanath died when Ugra was a baby;