Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1940) Winner
Dhansukhlal Krishnalal Mehta
ダンスクハラール・クリシュナラール・メータ
Dhansukhlal Krishnalal Mehta
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1890-10-20 （Wadhwan, Gujarat, India）
- Died
- 1974-08-29 age 83
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Gujarati
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Humorist
- Active Years
- 1908-1974
- Influenced By
- Ramanbhai Neelkanth, Western humorous writers (broadly)
- Influenced
- Vinod Bhatt (later humorist and editor who curated Mehta's works), Subsequent Gujarati humorists
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (formerly Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute) | — | — | Diploma | — | India |
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (formerly Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute)
Degree:
Diploma
Country:
India
Obtained a technical diploma. Exact year not recorded in available sources.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1957 | Narmad Suvarna Chandrak | Garib Ni Jhunpadi | — | — | 受賞 |
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1940
Result:
受賞
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
1957
Work:
Garib Ni Jhunpadi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Narmad Gold Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (1957) Winner
Works
Major Works
Ame Badha (co-authored)
1935 Humorous novel / Autobiographical elementsA largely autobiographical humorous novel co-written with Jyotindra Dave that vividly and humorously depicts small-town life in Gujarat. Widely acclaimed as a classic of Gujarati humour.
HumorSmall-town lifeAutobiographical elementsFamily
Hu, Sarla ane Mitramandal
1920 Short storiesA collection of short stories focusing on family life and everyday situations, capturing the atmosphere of provincial towns.
FamilyEveryday lifePsychological depiction
Asadharan Anubhav ane Biji Vato
1924 Short storiesA short story collection and sketches notable for humor and keen observation of everyday life.
HumorLocal lifeObservation
Bibliography
- Hu, Sarla ane Mitramandal (1920)
- Asadharan Anubhav ane Biji Vato (1924)
- Ame Badha (co-authored with Jyotindra Dave, 1935/1936)
- Garib Ni Jhunpadi
- Various autobiographical writings, criticism, plays, essays and short sketches
Translations of Works
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Witty style that finds humor in everyday situationsTendency to depict psychological conflicts of charactersRealistic depiction rooted in small-town life
- Recurring Motifs
- Family tensions and reconciliationsCustoms of small-town GujaratEveryday humor
Legacy
Considered a pioneer of the Gujarati short story and celebrated for his humorous portrayals of provincial life. Ame Badha is regarded as a landmark humorous novel in Gujarati literature.
Archives
- Related materials on Google Books
- Works and materials archived on the Internet Archive
- Online profile by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Quotes
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Dhansukhlal Mehta never goes far afield in search of humor, but finds it in the actual work-a-day life around him. His art can be fully enjoyed only by a man who has lived in a small town in Gujarat, and as one read his works, he almost comes to love the everyday life of modern Gujarat in spite of its shortcomings.
Source: Krishnalal Jhaveri, Further Milestone in Gujarati Literature (1956) (1956)
Trivia
- Ame Badha is regarded as one of the classic humorous novels in Gujarati and is notable for being co-written.
- Considered a pioneer of the Gujarati short story, noted for depicting psychological conflicts.
- Selected humorous works edited by Vinod Bhatt were published in 2017 as Hasya Visesha: Dhansukhlal Mehta.