Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Narmad Gold Medal)
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (1965) Winner
Suresh Hariprasad Joshi
スレシュ・ハリプラサド・ジョシ
Suresh Hariprasad Joshi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1921-05-30 （Valod, Bardoli, Bombay Presidency, British India）
- Died
- 1986-09-06 （Nadiad, Gujarat, India） age 65
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Gujarati
- Residence History
- Songadh (childhood) → Karachi (teaching, brief) → Vallabh Vidyanagar (Sardar Patel University) → Vadodara (Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short-story writer, literary critic, poet, translator, editor, academic (university teacher), essayist
- Active Years
- 1943-1986
- Affiliations
- D. J. Singh College (Karachi), Sardar Patel University (Vallabh Vidyanagar), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Vadodara)
- Influenced By
- experimental techniques in Western literature, existentialism, phenomenology
- Influenced
- Shirish Panchal, many up-and-coming Gujarati writers of the 1960s and 1970s
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elphinstone College | — | — | MA | 1943-1945 | India |
Elphinstone College
Degree:
MA
Period:
1943-1945
Year of Graduation:
1945
Country:
India
MA obtained in 1945. BA obtained in 1943 (institution not specified in source data).
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak | — | — | Gujarati literary organization | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Chintayami Manasa | — | Sahitya Akademi (India) | 辞退 |
| 1965 | Narmad Suvarna Chandrak | Janantike | — | Narmad award organization | 受賞 |
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1971
Organization:
Gujarati literary organization
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1983
Work:
Chintayami Manasa
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi (India)
Result:
辞退
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
1965
Work:
Janantike
Organization:
Narmad award organization
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (1971) Winner
Premanand Suvarna Chandrak (Premanand Gold Medal)
2 appearances
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Edition 6 (1992) Winner
Works
Major Works
Grihapravesh
1957 short stories / novellasA collection including longer short stories/novellas from his early period; influential for its experimental approach in modern Gujarati literature.
individual tormentsuggestive potential of languageexperimentation
Janantike
1965 essaysA collection of personal essays that introduced a new prose style; considered one of his representative works.
personal reflectionprose experimentation
Translations
- Intimated Asides (English translation by V. Y. Kantak, 1995)
Chhinnapatra
1965 novel / novellaAn experimental work noted for avant-garde structure; translated into English as 'Crumpled Letters'.
formal experimentationlinguistic ambiguity
Translations
- Crumpled Letters (English translation by Tridip Suhrud, 1998)
Maranottar
1973 novel / novellaReflects stylistic tendencies of the late 1960s and 1970s; contains existential themes.
existentialismindividual anguish
Chintayami Manasa
1983 criticism / essaysContains essays based on European and American critical theories. Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983, which he declined.
literary criticismtheoretical inquiry
Bibliography
- Upjati (1956)
- Grihapravesh (1957)
- Pratyancha (1961)
- Janantike (1965)
- Chhinnapatra (1965)
- Maranottar (1973)
- Chintayami Manasa (1983)
Translations by Author
- Panchamrut (translations of Rabindranath Tagore's essays)
- Amerikana Sahityano Itihas (translation of Marcus Cunliffe)
- Shikari Bandook ane Hajar Saraso (translations of Japanese stories)
Translations of Works
- Chhinnapatra → Crumpled Letters (English translation)
- Janantike → Intimated Asides (English translation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental, modernist stylenew prose style in personal essaystheory-oriented literary criticism
- Recurring Motifs
- individual tormentsuggestive use of languagefocus on form and technique
Health
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kidney failure1986（晩年）Died of kidney failure in 1986.
Legacy
Suresh Joshi led the modernist movement in Gujarati literature and had a profound influence on style and criticism; regarded as a reformer of literary criticism and an important figure studied by later generations.
Academic Societies
- Gujarati literary academic societies
Archives
- Ekatra Foundation (holds works)
- University archives (e.g., Maharaja Sayajirao University)
Quotes
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"The book contains nothing more than some stray essay. It is only critical articles based on European and American criticism, and not reflects his original critical thinking."
Source: Suresh Joshi (statement on declining the Sahitya Akademi Award, 1983) (1983)
Trivia
- Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for Chintayami Manasa but declined the award.
- His early poetry collection Upjati (1956) was later withdrawn.