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Jhinabhai Ratanji Desai

ジナバイ・ラタンジー・デサイ

Jhinabhai Ratanji Desai

ペンネーム: Snehrashmi（Used as pen name）

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性別
男性
生誕
1903-04-16 （Chikhli, Bombay Presidency, British India）
死没
1991-01-06 （Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India） 87歳
国籍
Indian
言語
Gujarati
居住地歴
Chikhli (birthplace) → Ahmedabad (residence/activities) → Surat (activities)

経歴

職業
poet, novelist, short story writer, educator, Indian independence activist
活動期間
1920年〜1991年
所属
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Sahitya Akademi, Gujarat University (acting vice-chancellor roles), Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya (principal/director)
所属団体
Member of Sahitya Akademi, Member of Historical Records Commission, Senate and syndicate member of various Gujarat universities
影響を受けた人物
Mahatma Gandhi (Gandhian philosophy), Nationalist movement of the independence era, Vallabhbhai Patel (Sardar Patel)
影響を与えた人物
Writers and poets who adopted haiku in Gujarati literature

学歴

Gujarat Vidyapith
Political Science
学位: BA (Political Science)
期間: 1921–1926
卒業年: 1926
国: India
Enrolled in 1921, majored in political science and graduated in 1926. Left matriculation studies earlier to join the independence movement.

受賞歴

President's Award (Best Teacher)
1961
主催: Government of India
結果: 受賞
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1967
主催: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
結果: 受賞
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
1979
主催: Narmad Sahitya Sabha
結果: 受賞
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
1987
主催: Gujarat literary body
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ardhya

1935年 Poetry collection

An early poetry collection showing Gandhian and nationalist influences.

Gandhian idealsnationalismmorality

Panghat

1948年 Poetry collection

A collection reflecting sentiments of the late 1940s, including poems about rural and common life.

everyday lifecommunitynature

Soneri Chand Rooperi Suraj

1967年 Haiku and tanka collection

A notable Gujarati haiku collection containing 359 haiku and six tanka poems.

natureconcise imageryseasonal awareness
翻訳
  • Translated into English (title varies)

Gata Aasopalav

1934年 Short story collection

One of Desai's early short story collections, containing stories on social and human themes.

societyhuman relationshipschange

Antarpat

1961年 Novel

A novel addressing social and cultural dimensions; one of his mid-career major works.

social changeculture

Mari Duniya

1970年 Autobiography

Autobiographical account covering his childhood and schooling; subsequent volumes cover his independence movement activities in detail.

autobiographyfreedom struggleeducation

全著作

  • Ardhya (1935)
  • Panghat (1948)
  • Gata Aasopalav (1934)
  • Soneri Chand Rooperi Suraj (1967)
  • Mari Duniya (1970)
  • Safalyatanu (1983)
  • Ughade Navi Kshitijo (1987)
  • Nijleela (1984)
  • Antarpat (1961)

作品の翻訳

  • Some poems and short stories have been translated into English

作風・主題

文体
Early work reflects Gandhian and nationalist straightforward poetic styleLater work emphasizes emotion and aesthetic, with compact expressionIntroduced and popularized the haiku short form in Gujarati
頻出モチーフ
independence movement and moralitynature and seasonal awarenesseveryday beauty and lives of workers/farmers

評価・遺産

Snehrashmi was an important Gujarati poet and educator who popularized haiku in Gujarati. He left a lasting regional cultural impact through awards and commemorations (Uma–Snehrashmi Prize, Snehrashmi Botanical Garden).

記念館・博物館

  • Snehrashmi Botanical Garden (memorial site) Surat, Gujarat, India 2011年開館

関連学会

  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

資料所蔵先

  • Holdings at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

大衆文化への影響

  • Uma–Snehrashmi Prize (instituted in memory of his deceased daughter)

引用

  • Literature is a mirror that reflects the truths of life.
    出典: Mari Duniya (autobiography), 1970 (1970年)

豆知識

  • One of the pioneers who introduced and popularized haiku in Gujarati.
  • Established the Uma–Snehrashmi Prize in memory of his daughter.
  • Received the President's Award as best teacher in 1961.