Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1936) Winner
Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta
チャンドラヴァダン・チマンラル・メータ
Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta
Aliases:
C. C. Mehta / Chan. Chi. Mehta
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1901-04-06 （Surat, British India）
- Died
- 1991-05-04 age 90
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Gujarati
- Residence History
- Surat (birthplace) → Vadodara (education / professional base) → Bombay (Mumbai) (residence / work) → Ahmedabad (All India Radio later post)
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, theatre critic, autobiographer, poet, broadcaster, travel writer, bibliographer
- Active Years
- 1920-1991
- Affiliations
- All India Radio (Bombay; later Director, Ahmedabad), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (cooperated in performing arts education), Gujarat Vidyapith
- Influenced By
- Mahatma Gandhi (influence from political / social movement)
- Influenced
- Subsequent generations of Gujarati theatre playwrights and directors, Theatre educators and institutions in India
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elphinstone College (Mumbai) | Faculty of Arts | Gujarati | B.A. | 1919-1924 | India |
Elphinstone College (Mumbai)
Faculty of Arts
/ Gujarati
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1919-1924
Year of Graduation:
1924
Country:
India
Major in Gujarati. Matriculated 1919 and completed B.A. in 1924.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | Literary bodies (Gujarati literary award) | 受賞 |
| 1942 | Narmad Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | Relevant regional literary organization | 受賞 |
| 1950 | Kumar Chandrak (declined) | — | — | Relevant organization | 受賞を辞退 |
| 1962 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Sahitya Akademi Award (Gujarati) | Natya Gathariyan | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1971 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Playwriting - Gujarati) | — | 戯曲 | Sangeet Natak Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship | — | — | Sangeet Natak Akademi | 受賞（最高栄誉） |
| 1991 | Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar | — | — | Relevant awarding body | 受賞 |
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1936
Organization:
Literary bodies (Gujarati literary award)
Result:
受賞
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
1942
Organization:
Relevant regional literary organization
Result:
受賞
Kumar Chandrak (declined)
1950
Organization:
Relevant organization
Result:
受賞を辞退
Padma Shri
1962
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award (Gujarati)
1971
Work:
Natya Gathariyan
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (Playwriting - Gujarati)
1971
Category:
戯曲
Organization:
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship
1984
Organization:
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Result:
受賞（最高栄誉）
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
1991
Organization:
Relevant awarding body
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Narmad Gold Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1942) Winner
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (Sahitya Gaurav Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1988) Winner
Premanand Suvarna Chandrak (Premanand Gold Medal)
2 appearances
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Edition 6 (1992) Winner
Works
Major Works
Aagagadi (Iron Road)
1933 social drama / realismA realist play about an ailing fireman; marked the rise of the amateur theatre movement.
labor and sacrificesocial realism
Translations
- English translation: Iron Road (translated 1970)
Natya Gathariyan
1971 autobiographical travelogue / theatre essaysAutobiographical travel volumes with theatre observations and memoirs; won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
memoirtheatre criticismtravel and culture
Hololika
1956 satire (in Bhavai form)A play written in the traditional Bhavai form satirizing a corrupt judicial system.
satiretradition vs modernityjustice
Yamal
1926 poetry (sonnet collection)A collection of 14 sonnets representing his early poetic work.
lyricismformal verse
Don Quixote (translated by Mehta)
translation (novel)A Gujarati translation of Cervantes' Don Quixote; notable work in his translation output.
translationbringing classic literature into Gujarati
Bibliography
- Yamal (1926)
- Elakavyo (1933)
- Natya Gathariyan (12 volumes, 1954–1976)
- Aagagadi (1933)
- Hololika (1956)
- Ratan (1937)
- Khamma Bapu (1950)
- Don Quixote (Gujarati translation)
Adaptations
- Raghuveer Chaudhari's 'Trijo Purush' — a play based on Mehta's life
Translations by Author
- Gujarati translation of Cervantes' Don Quixote
Translations of Works
- Aagagadi — English translation 'Iron Road' (1970)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, straightforward prosepractical stagecraft-oriented playwritingformal poetic techniques (sonnets, etc.)
- Recurring Motifs
- theatre and stage productionsocial issues and satiredialogue between traditional forms and modernitytravel and reminiscence
Legacy
A pioneer of modern Gujarati theatre who established institutional theatre education in India. Represented India internationally and is credited with proposing World Theatre Day at an international theatre forum in 1960.
Academic Societies
- Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Archives
- Archives at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
- Entries and materials at Gujarati Vishwakosh
In Popular Culture
- Raghuveer Chaudhari's play 'Trijo Purush' is based on Mehta's life.
- There is a road named 'Chandravadan Mehta Marg' in Vadodara.
Trivia
- Composed the anthem of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
- Proposed the celebration of World Theatre Day (March 27) at the 1960 International Theatre Institute conference.
- Declined the Kumar Chandrak award offered in 1950.