Dhirubhai Thaker
Dhirubhai Thaker | |
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Born | Kodinar, Gujarat, India | 27 June 1918
Died | 22 January 2014 Ahmedabad, Gujarat | (aged 95)
Occupation | Author |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Elphinstone College (1936–1939; BA) |
Notable awards |
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Academic background | |
Thesis | 'Manilal Nabhubhai: Sahitya Sadhana' (1956) |
Doctoral advisor | Ramnarayan V. Pathak |
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Dhirubhai Premshankar Thaker (27 June 1918 – 22 January 2014) was an Indian Gujarati writer, who was best known for creating the Gujarati Vishwakosh, a 25-volume encyclopedia of the Gujarati language.[1]
Life
Thaker was born on 27 June 1918 in
He completed his primary education from Kodinar and
He was a professor at Gujarat College until 1960. In 1956, he received PhD under Ramnarayan V. Pathak from Gujarat College for his thesis Manilal Nabhubhai: Sahitya Sadhana, a research work on the life and works of Manilal Dwivedi. He joined Modasa College in 1960. He retired from there later. He also served as a president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1999 to 2001. He died on 24 January 2014 at Ahmedabad.[1][3]
In his honour, the Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award has been awarded annually by Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad since 2013.[4]
Works
He was a lecturer by profession. He wrote criticism, essays, research and plays.[1]
He had written ten works on criticism, seven collections of essays, two research works, three biographies including his autobiography. He had also written one biographical play, two children's plays, one travelogue and two translations. He had edited four study works, sixteen literary works, nine collections (with others) and history of Gujarati literature.[3] He wrote a biography of Manilal Dwivedi entitled Manilal Nabhubhai: Jeevanrang.[5] He wrote a biographical play, Uncho Parvat, Undi Khin (1993, 'Lofty Mountain, Cavernous Valley'), based on the life of Manilal Dwivedi. It was awarded a prize by Batubhai Umarvadia Centre for being the best play.[6] He translated Pablo Neruda's Memoirs as Satyani Mukhomukha : Pablo Nerudana 'Memoirs'no Anuvāda (2010).[7]
He assembled 1700 subject experts to work on Gujarati Vishwakosh, a 25-volume encyclopedia of the Gujarati language which contains 25,000 pages and 23,000 entries.[1]
Awards
He was the recipient of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest literary award in Gujarati language, in 1994 and the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 2012.[1][8] He had received Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 1998.[2]
He was awarded Padma Bhushan on 25 January 2014 for his contribution in field of literature and education.[9][10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Pioneer behind Gujarati Vishwakosh passes away at 96". The Times of India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ OCLC 52268627.
- ^ a b "મુખ્ય સંશોધક : ડૉ. ધીરુભાઈ ઠાકર". Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "K G Subramanyan awarded Savyasachi Award". The Times of India. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-8248-1970-5. Archivedfrom the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- OCLC 53840078.
- ISSN 2321-6999.
- ^ "Narmad award for nonagenarian Dhirubhai Thakar". dnaindia.com. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ PTI (25 January 2014). "List of Padma awardees". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "7 Gujaratis in Padma awards list". The Times of India. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
Further reading
- OCLC 1089523336.