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Mohammad Valibhai Mankad

モハンマド・ヴァリブハイ・マンカド

Mohammad Valibhai Mankad

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1928-02-13 （Paliyad, Botad, Gujarat, India）
Died
2022-11-05 （Gandhinagar, India） age 94
Nationality
India
Languages
Gujarati
Residence History
Paliyad (birthplace) → Botad (worked as a teacher) → Surendranagar (later residence) → Gandhinagar (place of death)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer, Columnist, Translator, Children's author, Teacher
Active Years
1952-2022
Affiliations
Gujarat Sahitya Akademi (first chairman), Gujarat Public Service Commission (member), Senate of Gujarat University (member)
Influenced By
Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Existential philosophy

Education

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Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Country: India

Awards

Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
2007
Organization: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
2018
Organization: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Award
1967
Organization: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Result: 受賞
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Award
1992
Organization: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Result: 受賞
Gujarat Government Award
1969
Organization: Government of Gujarat
Result: 受賞
Gujarat Government Award
1971
Organization: Government of Gujarat
Result: 受賞
Gujarat Government Award
1973
Organization: Government of Gujarat
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kayar

1956 Novel

One of his early major novels addressing social and individual relationships.

societyindividual

Dhummas

1965 Novel (existential)

A work based on existential philosophy that explores characters' existence and inner conflicts.

existenceconsciousnessinner life

Velana Vadhhu Tan

Novel (psychological)

The story of a boy who finds letters his deceased mother wrote to her lover and discovers he is illegitimate, confronting mental anguish and unconscious/subconscious conflicts.

unconsciousfamilyidentity

Bandha Nagar (two parts)

1986 Novel

A two-part long novel published in the 1980s combining social and psychological elements.

societypsychology

Matini Murtio

1952 Short story collection

One of his early short story collections featuring stories about village and common life.

villageeveryday life

Kaleidoscope (column)

Column / Essays

A long-running column in the newspaper Sandesh, compiling essays and observations on society, culture, and life.

social observationcultureessays

Bibliography

  • Matini Murtio (short stories, 1952)
  • Man na Marod (short stories, 1961)
  • Vat Vat Ma (short stories, 1966)
  • Dhummas (novel, 1965)
  • Kayar (novel, 1956)
  • Velana Vadhhu Tan (novel)
  • Bandha Nagar (two parts, 1986-1987)
  • Ashwa Dod (novel, 1993)
  • Kaleidoscope (column collection)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
use of psychoanalytic techniquesstream of consciousness narrativeintrospective, interior-focused prose
Recurring Motifs
unconscious and subconsciousidentity and family relationshipssense of time and being

Legacy

Mohammad Mankad introduced psychological depth and experimental narrative techniques to Gujarati literature. Through his column 'Kaleidoscope' and numerous novels and short stories he influenced regional letters. He received multiple state and literary awards and, as the first chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, contributed to institutional literary development.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

Trivia

  • Wrote the long-running column 'Kaleidoscope' for the newspaper Sandesh.
  • Served as the first chairman of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi from 1982 to 1984.
  • Served as a member of the Gujarat Public Service Commission (1984–1990).