Tribhuvandas Luhar

Tribhuvandas Purushottamdas Luhar, better known by his pen name Sundaram, (22 March 1908 – 13 January 1991), was a Gujarati poet and author from India.

Life

He was born on 22 March 1908 at Miyan Matar, Bharuch, Bombay Presidency, British India. He completed his primary education in local school of Matar and five grades in English medium at Amod, Gujarat. Later he studied at Chhotubhai Purani's Rashtriya New English School, Bharuch. He graduated in languages from Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad in 1929. He started teaching in Gurukul at Songadh. He participated in Indian independence movement and was imprisoned for some time. He was associated with Jyotisangh, the women's organisation in Ahmedabad, from 1935 to 1945. He was introduced to Sri Aurobindo in 1945, and he moved to Pondicherry. He presided over Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1970. He died on 13 January 1991.

Works

Though he started with poetry, he successfully ventured into other field of literature. His poetry and prose both are imaginative, intense and full of brilliance. His works have also spiritual as well as social elements. His transition from different philosophical phases; progressivism, communism, Gandhian philosophy and self realisation philosophy of Aurobindo; are evident in his works.

Poetry

He started writing poetry in 1926 under pen name, Marichi and "Ekansh De" was his first poem followed by more poems under pen name, Vishwakarma. He published his poem ''Bardoline'' in 1928 under pen name, Sundaram and adopted it for lifetime.

''Koya Bhagatni Kadvi Vaani ane Garibo na Geeto'' ( Bitter tongue of Koya Bhagat and Songs of the Poor) (1933) was his first poetry collection followed by ''Kavyamangala'' ( Auspicious Poems) (1933). He published another collection ''Vasudha'' (1939) and the collection of children's poetry, ''Rang Rang Vadaliya'' (1939). His ''Yatra'' ( The Journey) (1951) is influenced by the philosophy of Aurobindo.

Short stories

Under pen name, Trishul, he published the short story collections. They are ''Hirakani ane Bijee Vatu'' (1938), ''Piyasi'' (1940), Unnayan (1945, republished ''Kholki and Nagarika'' with more stories), ''Tarini'' (1978), ''Pavakna Panthe '' (1978).

Criticism

''Arvachin Kavita'' (1946) is a literary criticism of Gujarati poetry from 1845 to 1945. ''Avalokana'' is his another work of criticism while ''Sahitya Chintan'' (1978) is a collection of articles on principles of literary criticism.

Other

''Vasanti Poornima'' (1977) is a collection of one-act plays. ''Dakshinayan'' (1942) is a travelogue of his travel of South India. ''Chidambara'' is his memoir while ''Samarchana'' is an anthology of articles about his view of life. He also wrote ''Saavidya'' (1978). ''Sri Arvind Mahayogi'' (1950) is a short biography of Sri Aurobindo. He translated several Sanskrit, Hindi and English works into Gujarati. They include ''Bhagvajjukiyam'' (1940), ''Mṛcchakatika'' (1944), ''Kaya Palat'' (1961), ''Janata ane Jan'' (1965), ''Aisi hai Zindagi'' ane some writings of Aurobindo and The Mother.

He edited the magazines ''Dakshina'' and ''Baldakshina'' published by Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

Awards

He was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1934 for ''Kavyamangala''. He received Narmad Gold Medal in 1955 for his poetry collection ''Yatra'' and Mahida Prize in 1946 for criticism. He received Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati writers in 1968 for his work of criticism, ''Avalokan''. He was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award, in 1985.

Further reading

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See also

* List of Gujarati-language writers

References

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Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education
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1908 births
1991 deaths
Gujarati-language writers
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Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati
Sri Aurobindo
20th-century Indian poets
Indian male poets
Poets from Gujarat
Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
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