Bakul Tripathi
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| Born | 26 November 1928 Nadiad,Gujarat, India |
| Died | 31 August 2006(aged 77) Ahmedabad,Gujarat |
| Occupation | Humour essayist |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak(1988) |
Bakul Tripathi(1928–2006) was aGujaratihumour essayist fromGujarat,India. Educated in commerce and law, he taught commerce inAhmedabad.He wrote thousands of humour essays in columns in his 40 years long career.
Life
[edit]Bakul Padmamanishankar Tripathi was born on 27 November 1928 atNadiad(now inGujarat,India). Hematriculatedin 1944. He completed his B.Com. in 1948 and M.Com. in 1953. He completed LL.B. in 1953.[1][2][3]
He served as a professor of commerce in H L College of Commerce inAhmedabadfrom 1953 to his retirement. He wrote humour columns in Gujarati daily,Gujarat SamachartitledThoth NishaliyoandKakko ne Barakhadiwhich was the longest run regular column in any daily across India. He also edited international edition ofGujarat Samacharfrom 1983. He died on 31 August 2006 atAhmedabad.He was the president ofGujarati Sahitya Parishadwhen he died.[1][2][3][4]
Works
[edit]Tripathi was chiefly humour essayist. He had written thousands of essays in his 40 years long career of column writing but just small number of them are published as collections.Sacharacharma(1955) was his first collection of essays which had novelty in subjects.Somvarni Savare(1966) is his take on affairs of his time and society.Dranacharyanu Sinhasan(1985) has humorous essays about corruption and issues in education system which included various forms ofhumour.His other essay collections includeVaikunth Nathi Javu(1983),Govinde Mandi Gothdi(1987),Hindolo Zakamzol,Hasya Etle Prabhu Sathe Maitri,Bakul Tripathinu Teramu,India America Hasta Hasta,Haiyu Kholine Hasie,Bapujini Bakrini Bakrini Bakrano Bakro,Batrees Lakshana Bakul Tripathi,Ashadhni Sanje Priya Sakhi Ane Bhajiya,Man Sathe Maitri,Mitrona Chitro,Shakespeare nu Shraddh.[1][3]
Leela(1974) was his three-act play which had more than fifty shows.Paranu To Ene Ja Paranuis his other play. He had edited one-act plays ofJayanti Dalaland humour essays ofJyotindra Dave.Fantasiawas his work ofchildren's literature.He had written few critical essays.[1]
Recognition
[edit]He receivedKumar Chandrakin 1951. He had also receivedRanjitram Suvarna Chandrakin 1988.[1][3]
Personal life
[edit]He was married and had a daughter.[2][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdeBrahmabhatt, Prasad (2010).અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)(in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 301–304.ISBN978-93-5108-247-7.
- ^abc"Gujarat lost range of giants in 2006".DeshGujarat.2006-12-30.Retrieved2014-03-30.
- ^abcd"બકુલ ત્રિપાઠી (Bakul Tripathi)".Gujarati Sahitya Parishad(in Gujarati).Retrieved2016-11-18.
- ^ab"Noted humourist Bakul Tripathi dead at 78".One India News.2006-08-31.Retrieved2014-03-30.
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