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Vishnuprasad Ranchhodlal Trivedi

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Vishnuprasad Ranchhodlal Trivedi

Pen Names: Prerit（Pen name used primarily in literary criticism）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1899-07-04 （Umreth, Bombay Presidency, British India）
Died
1991-11-10 age 92
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati, English, Sanskrit

Career

Occupations
Writer, Literary critic, Academic
Active Years
1921-1991
Affiliations
MTB Arts College, Surat, Gujarat University, Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Influenced By
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Matthew Arnold, Govardhanram Tripathi, Anandshankar Dhruv
Influenced
Jayant Pathak (doctoral student)

Education

Government High School, Nadiad
Degree: Matriculation
Period: 〜1916
Year of Graduation: 1916
Country: India
Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Sanskrit and Gujarati studies
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1916-1920
Year of Graduation: 1920
Country: India
Studied under Anandshankar Dhruv
Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
Sanskrit and Gujarati studies
Degree: Master of Arts
Period: 1920-1923
Year of Graduation: 1923
Country: India
Focused on Sanskrit and Gujarati subjects
South Gujarat University
Degree: Doctor of Literature
Year of Graduation: 1971
Country: India
Awarded D.Litt. in 1971

Awards

Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
1944
Result: 受賞
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
1945
Work: Parishilan
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1962
Work: Upayana (1961)
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
1983
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
1974
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: フェローシップ授与

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Vivechana

1939 Literary criticism

An early collection of critical essays that contributed to the formation of modern Gujarati literary criticism.

literary criticismmodernity

Parishilan

1949 Essay collection / Criticism

A collection of essays and criticism; awarded the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak.

poeticslinguistics

Akhegita

1957 Criticism

Critical reflections on poetry and prose.

poetry theoryaesthetics

Upayana

1961 Literary criticism

One of his major works; awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1962.

critical theoryphilosophy of literature

Govardhanram: Chintak ne Sarjak

1962 Lectures / Criticism

Collected lectures (1960) on Govardhanram Tripathi, discussing his style and philosophy of life.

tradition and modernityauthor studies

Drumaparna

1982 Essay collection

A collection of essays from his later years.

essayscultural criticism

Aascharyavat

1987 Essay collection

A late collection of essays and reflections.

retrospectivethought

Arvachin Chintanatmak Gadya (Modern Reflective Prose)

1946 Lectures / Criticism

A volume of five lectures delivered at Bombay University discussing reflective prose in Gujarati literature.

reflective proseliterary history

Bibliography

  • Vivechana, 1939
  • 1939 na Gujarati Vangmayni Sameeksha, 1939
  • Parishilan, 1949
  • Akhegita, 1957
  • Upayana, 1961
  • Govardhanram: Chintak ne Sarjak, 1962
  • Sahitya Sansparsha, 1979
  • Drumaparna, 1982
  • Aascharyavat, 1987

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Analytical, philosophical prose influenced by Western criticismLogical and interpretive critical style
Recurring Motifs
linguisticspoeticsrelation of literature to philosophy of life

Legacy

Vishnuprasad Trivedi was a leading Gujarati literary critic who bridged Western critical theory and Gujarati literary tradition. He left several important critical volumes and influenced subsequent scholars.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
  • Sahitya Akademi (Fellow)

Trivia

  • Used the pen name 'Prerit'.
  • Doctoral student included Jayant Pathak.
  • Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1962 for 'Upayana'.
  • Awarded Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1974.