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Dhiru Ishwarlal Parikh

ディール・イシュワルラル・パリク

Dhiru Ishwarlal Parikh

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1933-08-31 （Viramgam, Bombay Presidency, British India）
Died
2021-05-09 （Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India） age 87
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati
Residence History
Viramgam (birthplace) → Ahmedabad (long-term residence and career)

Career

Occupations
poet, critic, short story writer, academic, editor
Active Years
1951-2021
Affiliations
C. U. Shah College, Mahila Arts College, Wadhwan (affiliated with SNDT Women's University), Department of Gujarati, School of Languages, Gujarat University, Editor of Kavilok magazine, Editor of Kumar magazine, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Memberships
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Influenced By
W. H. Auden, Pablo Neruda, Eugenio Montale, Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Education

L. D. Arts College
Arts
Degree: B.A.
Period: 1952–1955
Year of Graduation: 1955
Country: India
Gujarat University
Arts (M.A.) / Gujarati
Degree: M.A.
Period: 1956–1958
Year of Graduation: 1958
Country: India
Gujarat University
Research/PhD / Gujarati literature
Degree: Ph.D.
Period: 1962–1967
Year of Graduation: 1967
Country: India
Doctoral thesis: Rasyugma Prakruti Nirupan

Awards

Kumar Chandrak
1971
Result: 受賞
Swami Sachchidanand Sanman
2004
Result: 受賞
Premanand Suvarna Chandrak
2006
Result: 受賞
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
2008
Organization: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pehlu Rudan

1951 short story

An early short story by Parikh, published in his youth that foreshadows his later work as a short story writer.

youthlocal community

Kantakni Khushbo

1964 short story collection

A collection of twenty-two short stories covering various social and psychological themes.

human psychologysociety

Ughad

1979 poetry collection

A 1979 poetry collection showing Parikh's maturation as a poet.

natureexistence

Ang Pachisi

1982 poetry (traditional chhappa-styled satirical poems)

A collection of twenty-five traditional chhappa-styled satirical poems.

satiretradition

Aagiya

1982 poetry (haiku collection)

A collection of haiku-style short poems emphasizing concise expression.

naturemomentariness

Rasyugma Prakruti Nirupan

1978 research/criticism (doctoral thesis)

Doctoral thesis and research on representations of nature in medieval Raas literature.

literary researchrepresentations of nature

Translation of the Divine Comedy

1985 translation

A Gujarati translation of Dante's Divine Comedy published in 1985.

translationworld literature

Bibliography

  • Pehlu Rudan (1951)
  • Kantakni Khushbo (1964)
  • Rasyugma Prakruti Nirupan (1978)
  • Ughad (1979)
  • Ang Pachisi (1982)
  • Aagiya (1982)
  • Translation of the Divine Comedy (1985)

Translations by Author

  • Translation of Dante's Divine Comedy into Gujarati (1985)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
use of traditional forms with modern interpretationconcise, rhythmic poetic stylecombination of satire and symbolism
Recurring Motifs
natureintersection of tradition and modernityurban landscapes and memory

Legacy

Regarded as an important Gujarati poet and critic. He led literary magazines Kavilok and Kumar as an editor and left numerous scholarly and critical works. He received multiple major awards and contributed to the dissemination and study of Gujarati literature.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

Trivia

  • His first work 'Pehlu Rudan' was published in 1951.
  • Long-time editor of the poetry journal Kavilok and from 1991 also edited Kumar magazine.
  • Served as president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from December 2013 to December 2014.
  • Translated Dante's Divine Comedy into Gujarati in 1985.