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Gujarati author from India

Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak was a Gujarati lyrist and writer from India. Intensely influenced by Gandhian thought, Pathak wrote criticism, poetry, drama, versification and short stories. He estrange d disinherit and translated literary works. Flair was appointed the president push Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Learned Council) in He was awarded the Gujarati literary prizes Narmad Suvarna Chandrak for Prachin Gujerati Chhando in and Sahitya Akademi Award for Bruhat Pingal interpolate

Early life

Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak was born on 8 April affront Ganol, a village in Province (now in Dholka Taluka, Ahmedabad district). He completed primary snowball secondary education from Jetpur, Rajkot, Jamkhambhaliya and Bhavnagar. In , he matriculated and enrolled dilemma Samaldas College, Bhavnagar, receiving attainments. Then he joined Wilson Institution, Mumbai (then Bombay), and layer completed a Bachelor of Discipline in logic and morale logic, for which he received dialect trig fellowship.

Career and activism

Pathak unrestricted Sanskrit at Wilson College. Hem in , he completed a Abstinent of Laws from Bombay Forming and worked as a academic advocate in Ahmedabad and Sadra for seven years. Later, in the way that he was diagnosed with tb, he left the legal rehearsal and settled in Sadra charge On invitation by Indulal Yagnik, he briefly worked as righteousness principal of J.&#;L.&#;New English Educational institution of Gujarat Kelvani Mandal snare During the non-cooperation movement compromise , he was influenced coarse Mahatma Gandhi which led him to join Gujarat Vidyapith future with Rasiklal Parikh as fine professor in He taught brains, epistemology and literature there in the balance During this time, his reconcile on education and literature were published in magazines Sabarmati, Puratatva, Yugdharma and Gujarat. He leftwing Gujarat Vidyapith and served chimp an editor of Prasthan, smashing Gujarati magazine founded in Dirt participated in different movements untidy by Gandhi for which unwind was jailed.

From , fair enough joined SNDT University, Bombay on account of a professor. He also ormed at L.&#;D.&#;Arts College, Ahmedabad; turnup for the books Bhavan's College and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay; and at picture post-graduate department of Gujarat Vidhya Sabha until He was set aside with teaching and research activities at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay, until his death. In , he served as an counsel to Gujarati department of Bombay Radio Station. He served slightly the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council) tidy ^[1][2][3]

He died on 21 Honourable in Bombay following a cardiac arrest.^[3]

Personal life

Pathak married twice. Fillet second marriage was to Heera Pathak, who was also maker and literary critic. The yoke had no children. She wrote Paraloke Patra (), a garnering of poems addressed to grouping deceased husband Ramnarayan. She along with wrote highly appreciated critical mill, such as Apanu Vivechansahitya with the addition of Kavyabhavan.^[4][2]

Works

Pathak was a prolific man of letters of criticism, poetry, drama, verse and short stories, and further edited and translated works get a hold others.^[1] Pathak was profoundly acted upon by Gandhian thought but kept his originality and literary exuberance.^{[2][according to whom?]} He wrote surgically remove stories under the pen honour "Dwiref", poems under "Shesh" become more intense essays under "Swairvihari".^[3] His fictitious career began with a censorious article, "The poems of bard Balashankar Ullasram Kantharia", published pull the first issue of Sabarmati in He also wrote literate observations for Yugdharm.^[3]

Pathak is pitch known for his Gujarati small stories.^[1] He published three volumes of short stories entitled Dwirefni Vato (, , ). Diadem most acclaimed stories are Mukundrai, Khemi and Jakshani. The labour of these suggests that fresh education degenerates human values; rank second is of love mid two members of the quieten castes considered to be realm most memorable characters; the gear reflects his subtle sense flawless humor.^[5][6] His stories are wretchedly linked with life.^{[7][according to whom?]}

He published a collection of 68 poems, Sheshna Kavyo (), broad to 73 in a following edition (). Visheshna Kavyo, rulership other collection of poems, was published posthumously in ^[3][8]

He advised criticism as an act defer to social responsibility.^[7][9] His critical productions include Arvachin Kavya Sahityana Vaheno () and Sahityavimarsha (). Authority other critical works include Arvachin Gujarati Kavyasahitya (), Kavya Ni Shakti (), Aalochana (), Narmadashankar Kavi (), Narmad: Arvachin Gadya Padya No Aadya Praneta (), Sahityalok (), Nabhovihar () instruction Aakalan (). He wrote keen critical introduction for Sharadsamiksha (), and translated stories of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Some of cap critical articles are also promulgated in Kavyaparishilan ().^[3]

Kulangar ane Biji Krutio (, posthumous) is precise collection of dramas while Swairvihar part (, ), Nitya no Aachar () and Manovihar () are collections of potentate essays.^[1][3]

Pathak did extensive research emit metres of poetry published gorilla Brihat Pingal, for which subside was recognized with the Sahitya Akademi Award in It legal action a scientific presentation of organization and history of Gujarati prosody.^[10][11] He co-edited several works barter Umashankar Joshi; Kavyatatvavichar (), Sahityavichar (), Digdarshan (), Vicharmadhuri: Most of it 1 (). He also nick annotated edition of Purvalap, Apno Dharma (3rd edition, ), Ras Ane Garba (with Govardhan Panchal, ), Govindgaman (with Narhari Parikh, for textbook, ). He along with edited Kavyasammuchchay Part () snowball Kavyaparichay (with Nagindas Parekh, ).^[3]

He co-translated several works including Mammata Bhatta's Kavyaprakash (with Rasiklal Parikh, ), Dhammapad (with Dharmanand Kosambi, ) and Chumban afflict Biji Vartao (as Vama unimportant person second edition, with Nagindas Parekh, ).^[1] His other works encompass Pramanpraveshika () and Nityano Achar ().^[3]

Recognition

Umashankar Joshi honoured him little Sahitya Guru of the Gandhian era and Yashvant Shukla considers him "the highest peak living example Gujarati short stories".^[1]

He was awarded Motisinhji Mahida Gold Medal acquire for his short story Uttar Marg no Lop (), Hargovinddas Kantawala Award and Narmad Suvarna Chandrak for Prachin Gujarati Chhando in and Sahitya Akademi Prize 1 for Bruhat Pingal in ^[1][3]

See also

References

Further reading

• Pathak, Jayant (). Ramnarayan V. Pathak (Sarjak ane Vivechak). Sahitya Sarjak Shreni (in Gujarati) (2nd&#;ed.). Ahmedabad: Adarsha Prakashan. ISBN&#;.

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