Jayant Jhaverchand Meghani (10 August 1938 – 4 December 2020) was an Indian editor, translator and bookman from

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

, India. He was the fifth son of Gujarati writer Jhaverchand Meghani whose several works he edited.

Biography

Meghani was born on 10 August 1938 in Botad,

as the fifth son of Jhaverchand Meghani, a Gujarati writer. After schooling in Botad, he completed his Bachelor of Commerce from Gujarat University,

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

in 1960, and obtained a Diploma in Library Science from

Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, formerly Baroda College, is a public university in the city of Vadodara, in Gujarat state, India. Originally established as a college in 1881, it became a university in 1949 after the independence of ...

in 1962. He worked as a librarian at Gandhi Smriti Library,

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a States of India, state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Gohil Koli, Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, whi ...

for six years, and then as a manager at Lokmilap Trust, Bhavnagar for eight years. In 1972, he founded Prasar, a book shop in Bhavnagar. He died on 4 December 2020 in Bhavnagar.

Works

Meghani edited several books including ''Sona-Navadi : Samagra Kavita'', ''Saurashtra Ni Rasadhar : Sankalit Avritti'', ''Sorathi Baharvatia : Sankalit Avritti'', Radhiali Raat : Brihad Avritti'', ''Loksahitya ane Charani Sahitya' : Vyakhyano ane Lekho', ''Meghani Na Natako'' (1997), ''Meghani Ni Samagra Navalika'' (1998), and ''Paribhraman: Navsankaran'' (2009, with Ashok Meghani). These edited volumes were later included in the ''Complete works of Jhaverchand Meghani'', published by

Gujarat Sahitya Academy The Gujarat Sahitya Akademi ( gu, ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી) or Gujarat Sahitya Academy, established in 1981, is a government institution dedicated to the development of the languages spoken in Gujarat, India an ...

, which were also edited by Meghani himself. He had completed editing of 12 volumes of the 19-volume series. He has also written ''Saptaparni'', ''Anukruti'', ''Ravindra-Putravadhu'' as well as ''The Story of Gandhi''. He translated four books for the ''Oxford Illustrated Stories for Adult'' series: ''Aladin Ane Alibaba'' (1984), ''Columbus'' (1984), ''Apaharan'' (1986), and ''Hercules'' (1986). He translated '' Hiuan-Tsang No Bharat-Pravas'' (1995) for National Book Trust's ''Nehru Children Library Series''. He translated

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

's several poems under the title ''Tanakhala'' which is also notable for its design. He translated Mittal Patel's book ''Sarnama Vina Na Manvio'' (''People Without Address'') from Gujarati to English.

Reception

Sanjay Shripad Bhave has called his editing "exemplary" and attributed it to his expertise in literature, bookkeeping and library science.

References

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