Ramanlal Jethalal Joshi (22 May 1926 – 10 September 2006) was

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 ...

literary critic and editor from

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. He studied and later taught at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad. He served at several literary and educational institutions. He edited, authored and published criticism in more than forty-two books. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award in 1984.

Biography

Ramanlal was born on 22 May 1926 in Heerpura near

Vijapur Vijapur is a city and a municipality in the Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Notables 1.Vijapur is the birthplace of Jain monk Buddhisagar Suri. Buddhisagarsuri (1874–1925) was an ascetic, philosopher and author of the ear ...

in north

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to Jethalal and Maniben. His family belonged to

Vadnagar Vadnagar is a town and municipality in the Mehsana district of the state of Gujarat in India. It just about 35 km from Mehsana city. Its ancient name was Anartapura, and was also known as Anandapura. It was a Buddhist location visited by X ...

village. He completed primary education from

, and secondary education from Pilvai in north Gujarat. He completed Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati and Sanskrit in 1950 from

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and Master of Arts in same subjects in 1954 from the

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. He was a research fellow at School of Languages, Gujarat University from 1954 to 1959. He taught at GLS Arts College from 1959 to 1962. He completed PhD under

Umashankar Joshi Umashankar Jethalal Joshi () (21 July 1911 – 19 December 1988) was an Indian poet, scholar and writer known for his contributions to Gujarati literature. He wrote most of his works in Gujarati. Biograpy Early years Umashankar Joshi was ...

in 1962 from

Gujarat University The Gujarat University is a public state university located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The university is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching university at the postgraduate level. It is accredited B++ by NA ...

. He joined the School of Languages in Gujarat University and served as a professor from 1962 to 1968, as a reader from 1969 to 1979, a lecturer of Gujarati from 1979. In 1986, he retired from the post of Director of the School of Languages and Literature, Gujarat University. He later served as the director of College Development Council of Gujarat University. He served as the chairman of the

Gujarat Sahitya Akademi 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 ...

from 1986 to 1987. He also served as the vice president of

Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Gujarati Sahitya Parishad () is a literary organisation for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of society an ...

from 1984 to 1988. He was a member of General Council of

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, New Delhi from 1983 to 1987. He was the Emeritus Fellow of

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from 1988 to 1998. He was also adviser of Gujarati for ''

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''. He was a founder editor of literary magazine, ''Uddesh'' from August 1990. He died on 10 September 2006 at Ahmedabad.

Works

His five decades works of criticism, research and editing are published in 42 books. His works of criticism are ''Govardhanram: Ek Adhyayan'' (1963, updated 1978), ''Abhipsa'' (1968–78), ''Pariman'' (1969), ''Shabdasetu'' (1970), ''Pratyaya'' (1970), ''Bharatiya Naval Katha'' Vol I (1974), ''Samantar'' (1976), ''Viniyog'' (1977), ''Gujarati Sahitya Sabhani Katyavahi : 1963'' (1977), ''Vivechanni Prakriya'' (1981), ''Pragnyamurti Govardhanram'' (1986), ''Nishpatti'' (1988), ''Parivesh'' (1988), ''Vivechan ni Abohava'' (1989), ''Aadivachan'' (1995), ''Nirupan'' (1999) and ''Granthno Panth'' (1999). His books in English are ''Govardhanram'' (1979), ''Variation on a Theme: Essays on Gujarati Literature'' (1993). ''Govardhanram'' is a monograph on Govardhanram Tripathi. ''Sva. Sakshar Navalram Laxmiram nu Jivanvrutant ane Kavijivan'' (1966), ''Shabdalok na Yatrio'' 1–2 (1983) and ''Akshatna Aradhako'' 1''–''2 (1998) are his biographical works. He coedited ''Akhegeeta'' (1967, 1978, with Umashankar Joshi) and ''Akha na Kavyo'' (1995), the collection of poetry by medieval poet,

Akho Akha Bhagat (commonly known as Akho; ) or Akha Rahiyadas Soni was a mediaeval Gujarati poet who wrote in the tradition of the Bhakti movement. He wrote his poems in a literary form called ''Chhappa'' (six stanza satirical poems). Life His e ...

. He also coedited ''Kavyasanchay-3'' (1981, with

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 ...

), ''Uttamlal ni Gadyasiddhi'' (1972, with Ramprasad Bakshi), ''Govardhan Pratibha'' (1983), ''Phool Zare Gulmahor'' (1982, 1984, selected stories of

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 ...

), ''Gurushishya Samvad'' (with

Dhiru Parikh Dhiru Ishwarlal Parikh (31 August 1933 – 9 May 2021) was an Indian Gujarati poet, short story writer and critic. He was an editor of ''Kavilok'' and ''Kumar'', Gujarati literary magazines. Biography Dhiru Parikh was born on 31 August 1933 at ...

), ''Sundaramna Kavyoi,'' Jyotirekha, Sundaramni Pratinidhi Vartao (1989). He edited ''Gujarati Granthkar Shreni'', a short biographical series on Gujarati litterateurs published by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, from 1976 to his death in 2006.

Awards

He was awarded

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in 1984 for his work on process of criticism, ''Vivechanni Prakriya''. He also received Anantrai Raval Criticism Award in 1993 for his contribution in field of criticism. He was also awarded

Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar The Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar ( Gujarati: સાહિત્ય ગૌરવ પુરસ્કાર), also known as Sahitya Gaurav Award, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India. The award is conferred by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Government of Gu ...

(in a collaboration with

Raghuveer Chaudhari Raghuveer ChaudhariSpelling of name is based on his signaturArchived herOther alternative spellings are Raghuvir Chaudhary and Raghuvir Chaudhari. is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat, India. He has also worked as a columnist for numerou ...

) in 2001.

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