Rasiklal Parikh

Rasiklal Parikh

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Rasiklal Parikh Profile

  • Name:
  • Rasiklal Parikh
  • Born:
  • August 20, 1897
  • Died:
  • November 1, 1982
  • Father:
  • Chhotalal Lalubhai Parikh
  • Mother:
  • Chanchalbahen
  • Spouse:
  • Manekbahen

Rasiklal Parikh Biography

Rasiklal Parikh was a well-known Gujarati writer who lived during 1897–1982. He was a great playwright and poet, also known as literary critic, editor and historian of the 20th century. He served as the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1964. He was also associated with the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of India, better known as Indologist. Parikh was a recipient of numerous awards and honours including Sahitya Akademi Award -1960 for his play Sharvilak, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, Narmad Suvarna Chandrak and many more. Sharvilak and Mena Gujari are best among his works.

 

Rasiklal Parikh was born on 20 August 1897 in Pethapur village of present day Gujarat, now a part of Gandhinagar district. His father worked as a lawyer. His mother belonged to a stock-broker family and was well-educated at a time when education was not given to lady members of the family. She was proficient in Sanskrit and Gujarati, and it helped her to shape the literal interests of her son. Parikh’s younger days were spent in Sadra where he completed his primary school education. Soon after matriculation, he got married.

 

He moved to Pune to do his graduation, and during those days he got influenced by many playwrights. His contact with Indologist and scholar Muni Jinvijay during his part-time job at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute gave him interest in this subject as well. He was also doing Master’s degree. But he dropped his studies and joined Gujarat Vidyapith after he met Indulal Yagnik. As a writer, he wrote on philosophy, literature, drama, poetics and many more subjects. His first publication was a Gujarati translation of Kavyaprakasha, and he published his first play, Pahelo Kalal in 1931.

Published: July 28, 2018

Updated: July 28, 2018

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