Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (Sahitya Gaurav Award)
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Edition 30 (2011) Winner
Tarak Janubhai Mehta
タラク・ジャヌバハイ・メータ
Tarak Janubhai Mehta
Aliases:
Taarak Mehta / Tarak Mehta
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1929-12-26 （Ahmedabad (then Bombay Presidency, British India)）
- Died
- 2017-03-01 （Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India） age 87
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Gujarati, English, Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism (Nagar Brahmin community)
- Residence History
- Ahmedabad (long-term) → Mumbai (early career/for work)
Career
- Occupations
- Columnist, Humourist, Writer, Playwright
- Active Years
- 1971-2017
- Influenced
- Indian popular comedy writers and playwrights
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar | For lifetime literary contribution | — | Gujarat Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik | For humour writing and contributions (posthumous) | — | Regional Gujarat organizations | 受賞（追贈） |
Padma Shri
2015
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
2011
Work:
For lifetime literary contribution
Organization:
Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik
2017
Work:
For humour writing and contributions (posthumous)
Organization:
Regional Gujarat organizations
Result:
受賞（追贈）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Duniya Ne Undha Chasma
1971 Humour / Satire (column)A weekly humorous column that takes contemporary and everyday issues from a comic perspective. First published in Chitralekha in 1971; it inspired numerous books and a long-running television adaptation.
social satiremiddle-class lifecommunity and neighbourly relations
Adaptations
- [Television series] Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (2008)
Bibliography
- Mumbai ma Mehmaan-Yajmaan Pareshan
- Mehta na Monghera Mehmaan
- Aa Duniya Panjarapole
- Tapu Tapori
- Tarak Mehta na Undha Chashma
- Action Replay (Autobiography)
- Double Trouble
- Return Ticket
- Tarak Mehta ni Navlikao
Adaptations
- Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah (TV series, 2008–)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clear, approachable narrative voicesocial observation blended with humour and satire
- Recurring Motifs
- community and neighbour dynamicssatire in everyday detailsmiddle-class values
Health
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prolonged illness晩年（2010年代後半）Limited activities in later years and contributed to eventual death
Legacy
Tarak Mehta is widely known as a Gujarati humourist; his weekly column 'Duniya Ne Undha Chasma' and its long-running television adaptation made a major impact on popular culture. He published over 80 books and left an important legacy in Indian humour literature and popular theatre.
Academic Societies
- Gujarat Sahitya Akademi (awardee)
In Popular Culture
- The TV series 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah' has remained highly popular in India, bringing the world of his columns into many households.
Trivia
- Published more than 80 books in his career.
- Awarded the Padma Shri in 2015.
- Died in 2017; his family donated his body to medical research.
- His column was adapted into a TV sitcom in 2008, which increased his mainstream recognition.