Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (1950) Winner
Pannalal Patel
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Pannalal Patel
Aliases:
Pannalal Nanalal Patel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1912-05-07 （Mandli village, British India (now Dungarpur, Rajasthan)）
- Died
- 1989-04-06 （Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India） age 76
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Gujarati
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Mandli village, Rajasthan → Idar, Gujarat → Dungarpur → Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1936-1989
- Influenced By
- Umashankar Joshi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Pratap High School | — | Unknown | — | — | India |
Sir Pratap High School
Unknown
Country:
India
Studied up to fourth standard due to poverty
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Jnanpith Award | Malela Jeev et al. | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1950
Organization:
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
1985
Work:
Malela Jeev et al.
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
1986
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1985) Winner
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (Sahitya Gaurav Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1986) Winner
Works
Major Works
Malela Jeev
1941 Social novelStory of unfulfilled love between Kanji and Jivi born in different castes.
LoveCasteRural life
Adaptations
- [Film] Malela Jeev / Manhar Raskapur (1956)
- [Film] Kanku / Kantilal Rathod (1969)
Translations
- English: The United Souls
Manvini Bhavai
1947 Social novelPowerful portrayal of Gujarat's rural life in the early 1900s.
Rural lifeFamineEndurance
Translations
- English: Endurance: A Droll Saga
Adaptations
- Malela Jeev, Manvini Bhavai, Kanku adapted into films
Translations of Works
- Malela Jeev: English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu
- Manvini Bhavai: English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Used native idioms of north Gujarat
- Recurring Motifs
- LoveRural lifeCaste issuesGandhi's SatyagrahaHindu mythology
Health
-
Brain haemorrhage1989年Cause of death
Legacy
Gujarati literary giant, second Gujarati writer to receive Jnanpith Award. Known for works on rural life and love.
In Popular Culture
- Works adapted into multiple films and plays
Quotes
-
Life appears to me like that of a spider that makes his own web, using his own saliva...
Source: Autobiographical
Trivia
- Youngest of four siblings
- Father was a farmer who recited Ramayana and mythological stories
- Education interrupted at fourth standard due to poverty