Shamal Bhatt (
Gujarati
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Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
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narrative poet of the medieval
Gujarati literature. He is known for his "padya-vaarta" (narrative poetry).
Life
The dates of his birth differ according to sources. He was born either in 1694 or in 1766. His father's name was Vireshwar and mother's name was Anandibai. Nana Bhatt was his teacher. He was born in Veganpur (Now Gomtipur in
Ahmedabad). He had difficulty in earning due to competition of traditional story-teller ''Purani''s and Bhavaiyas who performed
Bhavai. Thus he has drawn stories from his predecessors and reinterpreted them in popular form to captivate his audience. He later moved to Sinhuj (near
Mahemdavad
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now) on request and help of Rakhidas, a landlord. He died either in 1769 or in 1765.
Works
Shamal has composed 26 works. His narrative poetry was based on many Sanskrit works of his predecessors and folk tales. He adapted them in narrative poetry and added his imagination. Some of those Sanskrit works are ''Simhasana Dvatrinshika'', ''Vetalpanchvinshanti'', ''Shukasaptati'', ''Bhojaprabandha''. His prominent works are ''Simhasana Battisi'', ''Vetal Pachchisi'', ''Suda Bahoteri''. All three of these works had format of tales within tales. They have many magical and imaginative things like transportation of souls, flying shoes and speaking animals. Vikram was the lead character in them. They also contained riddles and
aphorism
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s. His other works include ''Nand-Batrisi'', ''Shukadevakhyan'', ''Rakhidas Charitra'', ''Vanechar ni Varta'', ''Panch-danda'', ''Bhadra-Bhamini'', ''Rewa-Khand'', ''Chandra-Chandraawati'', ''Madan-Mohana'', ''Padmavati'', ''Baras Kasturi''. Chhappas (six stanza epigrams) are incorporated in these tales which describe wisdom and wit.
akhyana Akhyana was a traditional musical theatre as well as medieval genre of Gujarati poetry and Rajasthani poetry. It was primarily practiced in Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India.
Etymology and definition
''Akhyana'' literally means ''to tell'' or ...
s based on Hindu mythology and epics. Other works are ''Patai Raval no Garbo'', ''Ranchhodji na Shloko'', ''Bodana-akhyan'', ''Udyam-Karma-Samvad''.Mahatma Gandhi
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to adopt the philosophy of satyagraha, the resistance to authority through mass civil disobedience.
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Gujarati-language writers
Gujarati-language poets
Year of death uncertain
Writers from Ahmedabad
Poets from Gujarat
18th-century Indian poets