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Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Gujarati: નર્મદ સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક), also known as the Narmad Gold Medal or Narmad Chandrak, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India. It is bestowed by the organisation known as Narmad Sahitya Sabha, Surat, in remembrance of renowned Gujarati poet Narmad. Each year, the medal is awarded to the author of the most outstanding book written in the Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old G .... Recipients The recipients of the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak listed by year: References {{Gujarati literary awards Awards established in 1940 Gujarati literary awards 1940 establishments in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literature
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment, and can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role. Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various non-fiction genres, such as biography, diaries, memoir, letters, and the essay. Within its broad definition, literature includes non-fictional books, articles or other printed information on a particular subject.''OED'' Etymologically, the term derives from Latin ''literatura/litteratura'' "learning, a writing, grammar," originally "writing formed with letters," from ''litera/littera'' "letter". In spite of this, the term has also been applied to spoken or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hariprasad Shastri
Hariprasad Gangashankar Shastri (17 October 1919 – 9 August 2014) was an Indian scholar, historian, epigraphist, Indologist and editor primarily known for his work on the political and cultural history of Gujarat state. He spent much of his career at the B. J. Institute of Learning and Research, Ahmedabad, as a lecturer, professor, deputy director and then as director. Early life Hariprasad Shastri was born on 17 October 1919 at Malataj, a village near Petlad. He was the youngest son of Gangashankar Shastri, a physician and ritualist. His elder brother, Shankarlal Shastri, was a professor of Sanskrit at the Bahauddin College, Junagadh and a Gujarati literary critic. His grandfather, Vrajlal Kalidas Shastri (1825–1892) was a scholar of Sanskrit and Prakrit languages as well as a pioneer philologist of Gujarati and the youngest brother of the saint-poet, Chhotam (1812–1885). As he pursued higher studies, his PhD guide, Rasiklal Parikh served as a key source of inspirati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janantike
Janantike (; ) is a 1965 collection of personal essays by Indian writer Suresh Joshi. V.Y. Kantak translated it into English with the title ''Intimate Asides'' (1995). Publication The book was first published in 1965 by Swati Prakashan, Bombay. It contains 51 essays that Joshi wrote during the period from 1955 to 1964. The essays are of different lengths, arranged in a loose sequence. The essays are untitled but numbered serially. Contents ''Janantike'' ( aside) is a term used in classical Sanskrit dramaturgy to indicate a situation where one character whispers something into the ear of another character, apparently excluding the audience from sharing it. Joshi states in the preface to the collection that the essays are written in a ''Janantik'' form, suggesting they are personal essays. Some essays in the collection are autobiographical in nature. The chief theme of the essays is reminiscence (''smaraṇ'' in Gujarati). In the opening essays, as well as in some later ones, Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suresh Joshi
Suresh Hariprasad Joshi ( gu, સુરેશ હરિપ્રસાદ જોષી) was an Indian novelist, short-story writer, literary critic, poet, translator, editor and academic in the Gujarati language. Along with his teaching career, he led the modernist movement in Gujarati literature. He was prolific writer and he transformed the field of literary criticism. Life He was born in Valod, a small town near Bardoli in South Gujarat on 30 May 1921. He did his schooling from Songadh and Gangadhara. He matriculation, matriculated from Navsari in 1938. He completed his BA in 1943 and MA from Elphinstone College in 1945. In the same year, he started teaching at D. J. Singh College in Karachi and later joined Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar in 1947. From 1951, he served as a lecturer, professor and later as Head of the Gujarati Department at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara till his retirement in 1981. His early life was spent at Songadh which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jayant Pathak
Jayant Himmatlal Pathak (20 October 1920 – 1 September 2003) was a Gujarati poet and literary critic from Gujarat, India. He was the president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1990 – 1991. He received several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak, the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak, the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and the Uma-Snehrashmi Prize. The Jayant Pathak Poetry Award is named after him. Early life Pathak was born into a Gauda Brahmins family on 20 October 1920, at Goth, a village now in the Rajgadh taluka of Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India, to Ichchhaba and Himmatram Joitaram Pathak. "Bachudo" (Lit. Small Child) was his childhood nickname. Pathak was raised by his grandfather Joitaram, because his father Himmatram died when he was about ten years old. He completed his preschool education in Rajgadh. Then, he moved to Motabahen's (a.k.a. Pushpabahen) home in Kalol in 1930, and joined the N.G.S. High School in Kalol and com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trun No Grah
''Trun No Grah'' ( gu, તૃણનો ગ્રહ) is a collection of poems written in Gujarati by Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya, better known by his pen name 'Ushnas.' The book received the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1963. It is considered one of the finest works of poetry in Gujarati literature. Origin The poems in ''Trun No Grah'', written by Ushnas between 1959 and 1963, were published during this period in several literary magazines, such as ''Sanskruti'', ''Kumar'', ''Kshitij'', ''Vishwa Manav'', ''Kavilok'', ''Samarpan'', ''Manjari'', ''Akhandanand'', '' Ruchi'', and ''Milan''. ''Trun No Grah'' was published in October 1964 by Harihar Pustakalay, Surat. Content Ushnas composed poems in a variety of formats, including haiku, geet, ghazal, sonnets, free verse, with most composed in Sanskrit meters such as ''Shikharini''. Awards * 1963: Narmad Suvarna Chandrak Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Gujarati: નર્મદ સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક), also known as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ushnas
Natwarlal Pandya, better known by his pen name, Ushnas (Gujarati: ઉશનસ્), was a Gujarati language poet from India. Biography He was born in Savli village near Vadodara on 28 September 1920. He studied in Mehsana, Sidhpur, Savli and Dabhoi. He completed his Bachelor of Arts with Sanskrit in 1942 and Masters in Gujarati in 1945 from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He taught at Rosery Highschool and Garda College in Navsari. He also taught at J P Shroff Arts College in Valsad. He also served as a president of Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh (Gujarati Teachers Union) in 1979. He also served as a president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1991 to 1993. He died on 6 November 2011 at Valsad, Gujarat. Works ''Prasoon'' was his first collection of poems published in 1955. Other collections include ''Nepathye'' (1956), ''Aardra'' (1959), ''Manomudra'' (1960), ''Trun No Grah'' (1964), ''Spand ane Chhand'' (1968), ''Kinkini'' (1971), ''Bharat Darshan'' (1974), ''Ashwattha'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramprasad Bakshi
Ramprasad Premshankar Bakshi (27 June 1894 – 22 March 1989) was a Gujarati writer, scholar, translator and editor from India. He was a student of Anandshankar Dhruv and Narsinhrao Divetia, and was appointed the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad during 1976–77. Life Ramprasad Bakshi was born on 27 June 1894 in Junagadh. His family was native of Morbi. He completed his schooling from Rajkot, Wadhwan and matriculated in 1910. He graduated in 1914 from Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, with Sanskrit, and moved to Mumbai in 1915. He started his career as a teacher at Anandilal Poddar High School and retired from there from the post of its principal. He also served as the professor of Gujarati at Mithibai College, Mumbai for several years. He was the president of the 28th session (1976–1977) of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He died on 22 March 1989 at Mumbai. Works Ramprasad Bakshi was a student of Anandshankar Dhruv and Narsinhrao Divetia. He studied profoundly both Sanskrit a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundarji Betai
Sundarji Gokaldas Betai (10 August 1905 – 16 January 1989) was Gujarati poet, critic and translator from India. Educated for a Masters in Gujarati, he taught Gujarati at SNDT Women's College for years. He was a prolific poet who had published nine poetry collections. Biography Betai was born on 10 August 1905 in Bet Dwarka. He completed BA in English and Gujarati from University of Bombay in 1928, LLB in 1932 and MA in Gujarati and Sanskrit in 1936. He served as a subeditor in ''Hindustan'' and ''Prajamitra'' publications for about four or five years. Later he served as a principal in a college in Bombay (now Mumbai) and later joined SNDT Women's College where he served as a professor of Gujarati until his retirement. He was a member of the Indian PEN. He died on 16 January 1989 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Works Betai was a prolific poet and wrote poetry for more than fifty years. He was heavily influenced by his teacher Narsinhrao Divetia's poetry as well as Sanskri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhansukhlal Mehta
Dhansukhlal Krishnalal Mehta was a Gujarati writer from Gujarat, India. He is considered a pioneer of Gujarati short stories. He is known for his humorous novel '' Ame Badha'', co-written with Jyotindra Dave. He received the Gujarati literary awards Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1940 and the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1957. Life Dhansukhlal Mehta was born on October 20, 1890, in the city of Wadhwan, which is on the Kathiawar peninsula (now in Surendranagar district, Gujarat). His family was native to Surat. After completing his schooling in Wadhwan, Palitana and Surat, he obtained a diploma from Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Mumbai. From 1914 to 1925, he worked at various places in Mumbai, before joining Scindia Steam Navigation Company Ltd. in 1925. Mehta died on August 29, 1974. Works Mehta wrote short stories, plays, literary criticism, book reviews, an autobiography, and humorous essays. According to Mansukhlal Jhaveri, he was a pioneer of Gujarati short storie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhogilal Sandesara
Bhogilal Jayachandbhai Sandesara (13 April 1917 – 18 January 1995) was a literary critic, scholar and editor from Gujarat, India. He was a scholar of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha and Old Gujarati language. He also contributed to the field of historical and cultural research. He has edited large number of historical works. He was appointed the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1987. Early life Bhogilal Sandesara was born on 13 April 1917 in Sander village near Patan (now in Gujarat, India) in a Vaishnava family of Jayachandbhai Ishwardas Sandesara and his wife Mahalaxmiben. He started his school education in Ahmedabad. Following death of his father when he was eight, his family moved to Patan where he completed his school education. He came in contact with Muni Jinvijayji in 1931 who introduced him to Muni Punyavijayji under whom he studied and used the preserved works in the ancient libraries of Patan. He was also guided by his high school teacher and researc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijayray Vaidya
Vijayray Kalyanray Vaidya was a Gujarati critic, biographer and essayist. After studying languages, he was engaged in Gujarati literary journalism and later criticism. He edited several magazines and wrote works of criticism, biography and essays. Biography Vijayray Vaidya was born on 7 April 1897 in Bhavnagar. He completed B. A. in English and Sanskrit from Wilson College, Bombay in 1920. He served as a cashier in Sir Lallubhai Shamaldas Bank, Bombay from 1920 to 1921. He joined Gujarati periodical, ''Chetna''. He served as an editor of ''Hindustan Weekly'' of Bombay and a subeditor of daily from 1921 to 1922. On invitation of K. M. Munshi, he served as an in-charge editor of ''Gujarat''. He served with ''Sahitya Sansad'' from 1922 to 1924. He started '' Kaumudi'', a quarterly and later a monthly. After it was stopped, he started ''Manasi'' in 1935. He taught Gujarati at M.T.B. College, Surat from 1937 to 1949 or 1952 along with editing ''Manasi''. ''Manasi'' was published till ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
