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For Indian political leader, see Rasiklal Umedchand Parikh.
Rasiklal Parikh
Native name
રસિકલાલ છોટાલાલ પરીખ
BornRasiklal Chhotalal Parikh
(1897-08-20)20 August 1897
Pethapur, now in Gandhinagar district, Gujarat
Died1 November 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 85)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Pen nameMusikar, Sanjay
OccupationPoet, playwright, literary critic, indologist, historian, archaeologist, editor
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materFergusson College
Notable works
  • Sharvilik
  • Mena Gujari
Notable awards
Rasiklal Parikh
Academic background
Academic advisors
Academic work
Doctoral studentsBhogilal Sandesara

Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh (1897 - 1982) was a 20th-century Gujarati poet, playwright, literary critic, Indologist, historian, archaeologist, and editor from Gujarat, India. He was the president of Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and was appointed as the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1964. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960 for his play Sharvilak. He is also a recepient of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak.

Life

Rasiklal Parikh was born on 20 August 1897 at Pethapur, now a village in Gandhinagar district. His father, Chhotalal Lalubhai Parikh, was a lawyer in Sadra, Gandhinagar. His mother, Chanchalbahen, belonged to a stock-broker family. Chanchalben was well educated for the time, when it was unusual for Gujarati women to study. She read both Sanskrit and Gujarati. She played an important role in shapig Rasiklal's interest in literature. Rasiklal spent his childhood in Sadra, completing his primary school education there. He shifted to Ahmedabad for further education and attended Diwan Ballubhai High School, matriculating in 1913. In the same year he married Manekbahen, who also came from Sadra.[1]

After his matriculation, he moved to Pune and joined Fergusson College to obtain his bachelor of arts. While at college he studied under professors such as Dr Bhune, R. D. Ranade and Prof. Patvardhan. He was influenced by Abhyankar Shastri and indulged towards Vedas and Sanskrit literature. He studied English literature, especially tragedy, under Prof. Patvardhan, and was influenced by Ibsen and other playwrights. In 1918, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit and English.[1][2] While studying for his Master of Arts he worked at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, where he came into close contact with renowned Indologist and scholar Muni Jinvijay who gave him some insight into the Indology and history of Gujarat. At the same time he met Indulal Yagnik, a leader and activist, who inspired him to join Gujarat Vidyapith, established by Mahatma Gandhi. So he dropped out of his Master's degree education to join Vidyapith. Later, he started to edit Puratatva, a quarterly jouranl.[3]

Parikh died on 1 November 1982, the day of Sharad Purnima, in Ahmedabad.[4]

Works

He extensively wrote in the fields such as literature,poetics, philosophy, drama, short story, poetry, history, aesthetics and criticism.

His first publication was a Gujarati translation of Kavyaprakasha by Mammata, which he co-translated with Ramnarayan V. Pathak with critical notes. It was published in 1924 by Gujarat Vidyapith. During his stay in Vidyapith, he also published Vaidik Pathavali in 1927, which is again a translation with critical notes of some parts of Vedas and Brahmana. In 1938, he published Hemachandra's Kavyanushasan (Vol. 1 - 2), in which he had given details about life and works of Hemachandra with the historical background. This work is considered as significant work in Gujarati history writing as it gives detailed history from ancient era to Solanki era.[1]

In 1931, he published his first play entitled Pahelo Kalal, which was a adaptation of one of the story of Leo Tolstoy. In the same year, he published his another play Rupiyanu Jhad under the pseudonym of Sanjay. Pahelo Class (1931) and Premnu Mulya (1950) are his translated plays from other language.[2] He founded a school of drama known as Natya Vidya Mandir which gave rise to the famous Nat Mandal.[5] His Mena Gujari, a musical play written in Bhavai folk form, is considered a landmark in Gujarati theater and become extremely popular in both scholars and common people.[6][3] His another play Sharvilik, published in 1957, is a full length play divided in 5 act and is based on two different Sanskrit play; Mrichchhakatika written by Sudraka and Daridra Charudatta written by Bhasa. Sharvilik was translated into Hindi in 1966.[7]

He delivered Maharaja Sayajirao Lectures Series at M S University, which was published later as Anand Mimansa (1963). His radio talks published as Aakashabhashit in 1974. He criticized Bhasa's Sanskrit works in Sanskrit Natak Sahitya (1980). His Purovachan ane Vivechan, published in 1965, is a collection of applied criticism. He delivered lectures on Saraswatichandra in Vidyaben Neelkanth Lectures Series in 1972. It was published as a book in 1976 as Saraswatichandrano Mahima - Aeni Patrasrishtima.[2]

He also contributed in the field of History. His historical works includes Gujaratni Rajdhanio (1958), Itihas Swarup Ane Paddhati (1969) and Gujaratno Rajakiya Ane Sanskrutik Itihas (Vol. 1 to 6; with others).[2]

Jivan Na Vaheno is a collection of short stories written by him. Rasiklal studied Dalpat Pingal (Lit. Dalpatram's book on Gujarati prosody) in seventh standard from his teacher. Due to the close association with Ramnarayan Pathak, he inspired to write poems. He used to write poems for Yugadharma magazine. His collection of poems was published as Smriti.[1][3]

Awards

Gujarat Sahitya Sabha awarded him the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1942. His play Mena Gujari received Narmad Suvarna Chandrak of 1977 and another play Sharvilak received Sahitya Akademi Award of 1960. In 1975, the Sangeet Natak Akademi awarded its fellowship to him for his contribution in the field of drama.[1][3]

See also

Further reading

  • Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh; Gautama Vā Paṭela; Bharati Kirtikumar Shelat (2005). Rasika-bhāratī: Prof. R.C. Parikh Commemoration Volume. Gandhinagar: Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi(Gujarat Sahitya Academy). OCLC 867124952.
  • Shah, Priyabala (2003). Rasiklal C. Parikh. Makers of Indian literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Jadav, Dashrath (2010). "Chapter 2". રસિકલાલ છો. પરિખ: એક અધ્યયન [Rasiklal Chho. Parikh: A Study] (PDF) (PhD) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Gujarat University. hdl:10603/47184. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "સવિશેષ પરિચય: રસિકલાલ પરીખ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ". Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. ^ a b c d Mohan Lal (2007). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Navaratri-Sarvasena. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 3094. ISBN 81-260-1003-1. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help); Unknown parameter |ignore-isbn-error= ignored (|isbn= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Sushil Parikh (2005). "Chapter 1: Motabhai". In Gautama Vā Paṭela; Bharati Kirtikumar Shelat (eds.). Rasika-bhāratī: Prof. R.C. Parikh Commemoration Volume. Gandhinagar: Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi(Gujarat Sahitya Academy). pp. 1–5. OCLC 867124952.
  5. ^ Subodh Kapoor (2002). The Indian Encyclopaedia: Gautami Ganga -Himmat Bahadur. New Delhi: Cosmo Publications. p. 2718. ISBN 978-81-7755-266-9. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ National Centre for the Performing Arts (India) (1983). Quarterly Journal. Vol. 12–13. p. 50. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ^ Mohan Lal (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 3988. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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