Kumar Suvarna Chandrak (Kumar Gold Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (1965) Winner
Raghuveer Chaudhari
ラグフヴィール・チャウダリー
Raghuveer Chaudhari
Aliases:
Raghuvir Chaudhari / Raghuvir Chaudhary
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1938-12-05 （Bapupura near Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Gujarati, Hindi
- Residence History
- Bapupura (near Gandhinagar) → Ahmedabad (worked at Gujarat University)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, poet, critic, professor, columnist
- Active Years
- 1960-
- Affiliations
- Gujarat University (School of Languages), Sahitya Akademi (executive council), Press Council of India (member), Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (president and trustee)
- Memberships
- Sahitya Akademi (executive council), Press Council of India, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat University | — | — | B.A. | 1957-1960 | India |
| Gujarat University | — | Hindi language and literature | M.A. | 1960-1962 | India |
| Gujarat University | — | Hindi and comparative linguistics | PhD | 1976-1979 | India |
Gujarat University
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1957-1960
Year of Graduation:
1960
Country:
India
Gujarat University
Hindi language and literature
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1960-1962
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
India
Gujarat University
Hindi and comparative linguistics
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1976-1979
Year of Graduation:
1979
Country:
India
PhD for a comparative study of Hindi and Gujarati verbal roots
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Kumar Chandrak | — | — | various/state literary bodies | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Uma-Snehrashmi Prize | — | — | unknown | 受賞 |
| 1977 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Uparvas (trilogy) | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Munshi Award | — | — | unknown | 受賞 |
| 1990 | Sauhard Samman | — | — | Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar | — | — | state literary body (Gujarat) | 受賞（Ramanlal Joshiと共同受賞） |
| 2010 | Narmad Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | unknown | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Jnanpith Foundation | 受賞（インド最高の文学賞） |
| 2019 | D.Lit. (honorary) | — | — | Gujarat University | 授与 |
| 2024 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
Kumar Chandrak
1965
Organization:
various/state literary bodies
Result:
受賞
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1975
Organization:
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Result:
受賞
Uma-Snehrashmi Prize
1975
Organization:
unknown
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1977
Work:
Uparvas (trilogy)
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Munshi Award
1997
Organization:
unknown
Result:
受賞
Sauhard Samman
1990
Organization:
Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
2001
Organization:
state literary body (Gujarat)
Result:
受賞（Ramanlal Joshiと共同受賞）
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
2010
Organization:
unknown
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
2015
Organization:
Jnanpith Foundation
Result:
受賞（インド最高の文学賞）
D.Lit. (honorary)
2019
Organization:
Gujarat University
Result:
授与
Padma Shri
2024
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (1975) Winner
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Narmad Gold Medal)
1 appearances
-
Edition 56 (1995) Winner
Premanand Suvarna Chandrak (Premanand Gold Medal)
1 appearances
-
Edition 12 (2001) Winner
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (Sahitya Gaurav Award)
1 appearances
Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 51 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Amrita
1965 Novel (existentialist)A 1965 novel exploring existentialist themes and the inner conflicts of its characters.
existentialisminner life of characters
Uparvas trilogy (Uparvas / Sahwas / Antarvas)
1975 Novel (trilogy)A trilogy published in the 1970s addressing the functional aspects of human life and relations between society and the individual; won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977.
society and individualfunctional aspect of human life
Rudramahalaya
1978 Historical novelA historical novel set against Gujarat's past; considered a landmark in Gujarati historical fiction.
historyculture
Somtirth
1996 Historical novelPublished in 1996; portrays periods and characters through a narrative grounded in historical facts.
historycharacter study
Venu Vatsala
1967 NovelA 1967 novel depicting conflicts between emotion and reason and human relationships.
human relationshipsemotion vs. reason
Bibliography
- Amrita
- Venu Vatsala
- Uparvas / Sahwas / Antarvas (trilogy)
- Rudramahalaya
- Somtirth
- Tamasa (poetry)
- Vaheta Vriksha Pavanma (poetry)
- Akasmik Sparsh (short stories)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- philosophical and existentialist tendenciesfrequent use of symbolic imageryclear, readable essayistic style
- Recurring Motifs
- existencefunctional aspect of human lifehumor and satire
Legacy
Raghuveer Chaudhari is one of the leading figures in Gujarati literature, known for novels, poetry, plays and criticism. His contributions—especially existentialist themes and historical novels—along with service to regional literary institutions, earned him major honors including the Sahitya Akademi and Jnanpith awards.
Academic Societies
- Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Quotes
-
Poetry remains his first love, but the form he has consistently explored is the novel.
Source: Shabdasrishti (Issue 395, August 2016) (2016)
Trivia
- Has written more than 80 books.
- Began literary activity in the 1960s and won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1977.
- Participated in the Navnirman Movement and opposed the Emergency in the 1970s.
- Taught at Gujarat University and retired in 1998.
- Received the Jnanpith Award in 2015, an honorary D.Lit. from Gujarat University in 2019, and the Padma Shri in 2024.