Kumar Suvarna Chandrak (Kumar Gold Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1952) Winner
Shivkumar Joshi
シヴクマール・ジョシ
Shivkumar Joshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1916-11-16 （Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India）
- Died
- 1988-07-04 age 71
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Gujarati
- Residence History
- Ahmedabad → Mumbai (Bombay) → Calcutta (Kolkata)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Playwright, Stage actor, Director, Photographer, Painter, Translator
- Active Years
- 1924-1988
- Affiliations
- Natmandal (theatre troupe), Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
- Influenced By
- Jaishankar Sundari (theatre), Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay (author; adapted works), Rabindranath Tagore (author; translated)
- Influenced
- Ruchir Joshi (son, author)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat College, Ahmedabad | Faculty of Arts | Department of Sanskrit | BA | 1934–1937 | India |
Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Faculty of Arts
/ Department of Sanskrit
Degree:
BA
Period:
1934–1937
Year of Graduation:
1937
Country:
India
Participated in the Indian independence movement during college and was briefly imprisoned.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kumar Chandrak | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 1959 | Narmad Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | Unknown | 受賞 |
| — | Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (for Plays) | Suvarnarekha (play) | 演劇 | Sangeet Natak Akademi | 受賞 |
Kumar Chandrak
1952
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
1959
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1970
Organization:
Unknown
Result:
受賞
Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (for Plays)
Work:
Suvarnarekha (play)
Category:
演劇
Organization:
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Narmad Gold Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1952) Winner
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (1970) Winner
Works
Major Works
Pankh Vinana Pareva ane Bija Natako (One-act plays collection)
1952 One-act plays / DramaHis first collection of one-act plays, featuring short stage pieces centered on urban conflicts and psychological portrayals.
urban lifehuman relationshipssocial issues
Sumangala (Full-length play)
1955 Drama (full-length play)A full-length play published in 1955 that explores social conditions of the time and the inner lives of its characters.
social dramapsychology
Kanchukibandh
1954 NovelJoshi's first novel, set against contemporary social issues and depicting love and human relationships.
lovesocial changehuman drama
Bibliography
- Pankh Vinana Pareva ane Bija Natako (1952)
- Kanchukibandh (1954)
- Sumangala (1955)
- Neelanchal (1962)
- Suvarnarekha (1961)
Adaptations
- Adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 'Biraj Bou' into a play
- Adaptation of 'Devdas' into a play
Translations by Author
- Translated Rabindranath Tagore's 'Jogajog' into Gujarati
- Translated Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's 'Adarsha Hindu Hotel' into Gujarati
- Translated Gajendra Kumar Mitra's 'Kalakatar Kachhei' as 'Kalkattani Saav Samipe' into Gujarati
- Translated Vijay Bhattacharya's 'Navu Dhaan' into Gujarati
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realistsocial themes orienteddeep psychological portrayal
- Recurring Motifs
- urban lonelinesscontradictions in human relationshipsclash of tradition and modernity
Legacy
Shivkumar Joshi was a major contributor to Gujarati literature and theatre, known for works depicting the psychology of urban life and social themes. Through his plays, translations and stage activities he influenced the development of Gujarati theatre.
Academic Societies
- Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Archives
- Gujarati Sahitya Parishad archives
Trivia
- Started acting at age seven or eight and was introduced to the Natmandal troupe.
- Ran a garment shop in partnership in Ahmedabad and Mumbai from 1937 to 1958.
- Opened his own garment shop in Calcutta in 1958 and thereafter engaged more fully in literary and theatre activities.
- His son Ruchir Joshi is also an author.