Tribhuvandas Luhar
Tribhuvandas Luhar | |
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| Born | Tribhuvandas Purushottamdas Luhar 22 March 1908 Bharuch,Bombay Presidency,India |
| Died | 13 January 1991(aged 82) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Poetry,short stories,criticism |
| Notable works | Arvachin Kavita(1946) |
| Notable awards | Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak |
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Tribhuvandas Purushottamdas Luhar,better known by his pen nameSundaram,(22 March 1908 – 13 January 1991), was aGujaratipoet and author from India.
Life
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He was born on 22 March 1908 at Miyan Matar,Bharuch,Bombay Presidency,British India.He completed his primary education in local school ofMatarand five grades in English medium atAmod, Gujarat.Later he studied at Chhotubhai Purani's Rashtriya New English School, Bharuch. He graduated in languages fromGujarat Vidyapith,Ahmedabadin 1929. He started teaching in Gurukul atSongadh.He participated inIndian independence movementand was imprisoned for some time. He was associated with Jyotisangh, the women's organisation in Ahmedabad, from 1935 to 1945. He was introduced toSri Aurobindoin 1945, and he moved toPondicherry.He presided overGujarati Sahitya Parishadin 1970. He died on 13 January 1991.[1][2][3][4]
Works
[edit]Though he started with poetry, he successfully ventured into other field of literature. His poetry and prose both are imaginative, intense and full of brilliance. His works have also spiritual as well as social elements. His transition from different philosophical phases;progressivism,communism,Gandhian philosophyandself realisationphilosophy of Aurobindo; are evident in his works.[1][3][4][5]
Poetry
[edit]He started writing poetry in 1926 under pen name,Marichiand "Ekansh De "was his first poem followed by more poems under pen name,Vishwakarma.He published his poemBardolinein 1928 under pen name,Sundaramand adopted it for lifetime.[1][2][4]
Koya Bhagatni Kadvi Vaani ane Garibo na Geeto(lit.Bitter tongue of Koya Bhagat and Songs of the Poor) (1933) was his first poetry collection followed byKavyamangala(lit.Auspicious Poems) (1933). He published another collectionVasudha(1939) and the collection of children's poetry,Rang Rang Vadaliya(1939). HisYatra(lit.The Journey) (1951) is influenced by the philosophy of Aurobindo.[1][2][4][5][6]
Short stories
[edit]Under pen name,Trishul,he published the short story collections. They areHirakani ane Bijee Vatu(1938),Piyasi(1940), Unnayan (1945, republishedKholki and Nagarikawith more stories),Tarini(1978),Pavakna Panthe(1978).[1][4][5]
Criticism
[edit]Arvachin Kavita(1946) is a literary criticism of Gujarati poetry from 1845 to 1945.Avalokanais his another work of criticism whileSahitya Chintan(1978) is a collection of articles on principles of literary criticism.[1][2][4][5]
Other
[edit]Vasanti Poornima(1977) is a collection ofone-act plays.Dakshinayan(1942) is a travelogue of his travel ofSouth India.Chidambarais his memoir whileSamarchanais an anthology of articles about his view of life. He also wroteSaavidya(1978).Sri Arvind Mahayogi(1950) is a short biography of Sri Aurobindo. He translated several Sanskrit, Hindi and English works into Gujarati. They includeBhagvajjukiyam(1940),Mṛcchakatika(1944),Kaya Palat(1961),Janata ane Jan(1965),Aisi hai Zindagiane some writings of Aurobindo andThe Mother.[1][4][5]
He edited the magazinesDakshinaandBaldakshinapublished by Sri Aurobindo Ashram.[1][3][4]
Awards
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He was awardedRanjitram Suvarna Chandrakin 1934 forKavyamangala.He received Narmad Gold Medal in 1955 for his poetry collectionYatraand Mahida Prize in 1946 for criticism. He receivedSahitya Akademi Awardfor Gujarati writers in 1968 for his work of criticism,Avalokan.He was awardedPadma Bhushan,the third-highest civilian award, in 1985.[1][4][5]
Further reading
[edit]- Sundaram (2013).Thirsty Fish and Other Stories.Translated by Hemang A. Desai. Ahmedabad:Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.ISBN978-81-924770-2-2.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdefghiMohan Lal (1 January 2006).The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Volume Five (Sasay To Zorgot).Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4227–4228.ISBN978-81-260-1221-3.
- ^abcdU. M. Chokshi; M. R. Trivedi (1991).Gujarat State Gazetteer.Director, Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. pp. 405–410.
- ^abcSelected Stories from Gujarat.Jaico Publishing House. 1 January 2002. pp. 12–13.ISBN978-81-7224-955-7.
- ^abcdefghi"Tribhuvandas Luhar 'Sundaram'".Gujarati Sahitya Parishad(in Gujarati).Retrieved17 October2014.
- ^abcdefNalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1 January 1996).Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India.Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 115.ISBN978-0-313-28778-7.
- ^Sisir Kumar Das (1991).History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy.Sahitya Akademi. p. 210.ISBN978-81-7201-798-9.
External links
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- Gujarati-language writers
- Indian literary critics
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati
- Sri Aurobindo
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