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Manubhai Pancholi

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Manubhai Pancholi

Pen Names: Darshak（Pen name used in literary works）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1914-10-15 （Panchashiya, Morbi district, Gujarat, India）
Died
2001-08-29 （Sanosara, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India） age 86
Nationality
India
Languages
Gujarati

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Author, Educationist, Politician
Active Years
1932-2001
Affiliations
Lokbharti Gramvidyapith (co-founder), Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, Gujarat Legislative Assembly
Influenced By
Mahatma Gandhi

Education

Tithwa Lunsar (primary education)
Period: 不明（初等教育）
Country: India
Left studies in 1930 to participate in the Salt Satyagraha

Awards

Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1964
Result: Winner
Sahitya Akademi Award (Gujarati)
1975
Work: Socrates
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: Winner
Moortidevi Award
1987
Work: Jher To Pidha Chhe Jani Jani
Organization: Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result: Winner
Padma Bhushan
1991
Category: 公共活動
Organization: Government of India
Result: Recipient
Jamnalal Bajaj Award
1996
Organization: Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation
Result: Winner
Saraswati Samman
1997
Work: Kurukshetra
Organization: K. K. Birla Foundation
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Jher To Pidha Chhe Jani Jani

1952 Novel (social/historical themes)

A novel with social and historical background, often regarded as exploring human suffering and social change.

social changesufferingethics
Adaptations
  • [Film] Zer To Pidhan Jani Jani / Upendra Trivedi (1972)

Socrates

1974 Novel (philosophical)

A philosophically oriented novel that re-examines ethics and society through dialogues among characters.

philosophyethicsintrospection
Translations
  • Sukrat (Hindi translation, 1987)

Deepnirvan

1944 Historical novel

A historical novel about the revolt against Magadha in ancient India, portraying historical events and human conflicts.

historyrebellionpower and ethics

Bandhan ane Mukti

1938 Novel

An early work dealing with themes of social and personal bondage and liberation.

freedomsociety

Bibliography

  • Jher To Pidha Chhe Jani Jani (1952)
  • Socrates (1974)
  • Bandhan ane Mukti (1938)
  • Bandeeghar (1939)
  • Deepnirvan (1944)
  • Prem ane Pooja (1939)
  • Paritran (play collection, 1967)
  • Mari Vachankatha (critical essays, 1969)

Adaptations

  • Zer To Pidhan Jani Jani (1972 Gujarati film, dir. Upendra Trivedi)

Translations of Works

  • Sukrat (Hindi translation of Socrates, translated by Sushila Joshi, 1987)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Gandhian-influenced clear prose with ethical emphasisStyle emphasizing social and moral questioning
Recurring Motifs
nonviolence and ethicssocial reformreinterpretation of history and tradition

Health

  • Kidney ailment
    晩年
    Affected his health in later life and was the cause of death in 2001

Legacy

Regarded as a leading Gujarati novelist, educationist and public figure. A Gandhian in life and writing, he received many literary awards and national honors.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
  • Gujarat Sahitya Akademi

Archives

  • Lokbharti archives

In Popular Culture

  • Film adaptations of his novels (e.g. Zer To Pidhan Jani Jani)

Trivia

  • Known by the pen name 'Darshak'.
  • Left studies to join the 1930 Salt Satyagraha and was jailed multiple times.
  • Co-founded Lokbharti Gramvidyapith in Sanosara in 1953.
  • Was arrested during the Emergency in 1975.
  • Spouse Vijayaben Patel predeceased him in 1995.