Vijayray Kalyanray Vaidya was a

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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

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, 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 1960 with some breaks. He presided over the criticism department of

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in Surat in 1965. He was a founder member of All India P.E.N. Centre. He edited ''Rohini'' in last period of life but had little success. He died on 17 April 1974.

Works

He had long career of literary journalism and criticism. His ''Sahityadarshan'' (1935) is about theory of literary criticism and ''Jui ane Ketaki'' (1939) is about applied criticism. ''Nhanalal Kavini Jivandrishti'' is a criticism of works of

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. ''Gatashatak nu Sahitya'' (1959) is about the first hundred years of the modern Gujarati literature. ''Leela Suka Pana'' (1942) had research articles. ''Parasna Sparshe'' (1963), ''Neelam Ane Pokhraj'' (1962) and ''Manek Ane Akik'' (1967) are the collections of criticism. ''Gujarati Sahityani Rooprekha'' (1943) is about history of Gujarati literature. He wrote essays under pen name Vinodkant. His collections of essays are ''Prabhatna Rang'' (1927), ''Najuk Savari'' (1938), ''Udata Pan'' (1945), ''Dariyavni Mithi Lahar'' (1965). His ''Khuski Ane Tari'' (1933) is a travelogue of his visit to

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and Rangoon. ''Sukratarak'' (1944) is a biography of Navalram Pandya. ''Saurashtrano Mantrishwar'' (1959) is a biography of Gaurishankar Udayshankar Oza, the

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Bhavnagar State Bhavnagar State was a princely state with 13 Gun Salutes during the British Raj. It was part of Kathiawar Agency in Saurashtra. The State of Bhavnagar covered an area of 2,961 sq. miles and had a population of 618,429 in 1941. Its ruler ...

. ''Vinayakni Atmakatha'' (1970) is an autobiographical work. During later years of his life, he started enormous task of compiling an encyclopedia of world literature single handed. He could publish only first volume of his work, ''Sahitya Priyano Sathi'' (1967).

Awards

He was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1931 and

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 Sa ...

in 1955.

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