Amrutlal Bhagwanji Yagnik was

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

critic, biographer, essayist, editor and translator.

Life

Amrutlal was born on 8 August 1913 at

Dhrangadhra Dhrangadhra () is a town, taluka headquarters and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the state of Gujarat, India. During the period of the British Raj, the city was the capital of Dhrangadhra State, one of the eight first-class princely ...

. He completed his education until

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from Dhrangadhra. He completed B. A. in 1936 and Masters in Arts in 1939 in English and Gujarati from

Samaldas College Samaldas Arts College or Samaldas College is a college in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India. It was founded in 1885 by Takhtsinhji, the Maharaja of Bhavnagar State in memory of his Diwan (minister) Samaldas Paramananddas Mehta. It is one of the oldest ...

. He worked as a part-time lecturer in Ramnarayan Ruiya College from 1939 to 1940 and later as a full-time lecturer of Gujarati from 1940 to 1960. He also served as the founder principal of K. J. Somaiya College,

Ghatkopar Ghatkopar (Pronunciation: �ʱaːʈkopəɾ is a suburb in eastern Mumbai. The area is served by the railway station on the Central Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway and the metro station on Line 1 of the Mumbai Metro. History Ghatkopar in ...

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from 1960 to 1961. He later served as the principal of

Mithibai College The Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amruthben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics is a college affiliated to the University of Mumbai. The college was established in 1961 in Vile Parle, Mumbai by Shri Vile Parle ...

Works

His works are chiefly associated with education, literature and social culture. His critical writing is collected in ''Chidghosh'' (1971). ''Mukhad Kya Dekho Darpan Mein'' (1979) is work on education and society. He wrote short biographies of Kishorelal Mashruwala (1980) and

Gulabdas Broker Gulabdas Broker was a Gujarati language writer from India. He is primarily known for his short stories and one-act plays in Gujarati literature. Biography Broker was born at Porbandar on 20 September 1909. He completed his education in Gujarat ...

(1983) under ''Gujarati Granthkar Shreni''. ''Jagagangana Vehta Neer'' (1970), ''Atmagangotrina Punit Jal'' (1974), ''Jagine Joun To'' (1976), ''Samajgangana Vaheno'' (1981), ''Kutumbjeevanna Rekhachitro'' (1987) and ''Vidyasrishtina Pranganma'' (1987) are collections of essays on education, society and experiences. He edited two works on literature; ''Loksahityanu Samalochan'' (1946) and ''Gujaratma Gandhiyug: Aitihasik and Sahityik Avlokan'' (1968). He also co-edited ''Kavyasushma'' (1959), ''Vangmayvihar'' (1964), ''Akshar Aradhna'' (1980) and ''Sahtyik Vada'' (1980). ''Dhairyashiloni Veerkathao'' (1959), ''Shikshan ane Lokshahi'' (1964), ''Americani Sanskritini Rooprekha'' (1964), ''

Kumaran Asan Mahakavi Kumaran Asan (Malayalam: എൻ. കുമാരൻ ആശാൻ) (12 April 1873 – 16 January 1924) was a poet of Malayalam literature, Indian social reformer and a philosopher. He is known to have initiated a revolution in Malayalam ...

'' (1979) are his translations.

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