Bakul Tripathi (1928–2006) was a

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

humour essayist from

Gujarat Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...

, India. Educated in commerce and law, he taught commerce in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

. He wrote thousands of humour essays in columns in his 40 years long career.

Life

Bakul Padmamanishankar Tripathi was born on 27 November 1928 at

Nadiad Nadiad is a city in the state of Gujarat, India and the administrative centre of the Kheda district. It is known for the Santram Mandir, the Mai Mandir,

(now in

, India). He

matriculated Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination. Australia In Australia, the term ''matriculation'' is seldom used now ...

in 1944. He completed his B.Com. in 1948 and M.Com. in 1953. He completed LL.B. in 1953. He served as a professor of commerce in H L College of Commerce in

from 1953 to his retirement. He wrote humour columns in Gujarati daily, ''

Gujarat Samachar The ''Gujarat Samachar'' is the leading Gujarati-language daily newspaper published in India. Its headquarters are in Ahmedabad with a branch in Surat. It is distributed from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Mumbai, Mehsana, Bh ...

'' titled ''Thoth Nishaliyo'' and ''Kakko ne Barakhadi'' which was the longest run regular column in any daily across India. He also edited international edition of ''Gujarat Samachar'' from 1983. He died on 31 August 2006 at

. He was the president of

Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Gujarati Sahitya Parishad () is a literary organisation for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of society and ...

when he died.

Works

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 of

humour Humour (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humorism, humoral medicine of the ancient Gre ...

. His other essay collections include ''Vaikunth 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''. ''Leela'' (1974) was his three-act play which had more than fifty shows. ''Paranu To Ene Ja Paranu'' is his other play. He had edited one-act plays of

Jayanti Dalal Jayanti Ghelabhai Dalal (18 November 1909 – 24 August 1970) was an Indian author, publisher, stage actor, director and politician. Born in family of theatre organiser and involved in politics during and after independence of India, he was infl ...

and humour essays of Jyotindra Dave. ''Fantasia'' was his work of

children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. In addition to conventional literary genres, modern children's literature is classified by the intended age of the reade ...

. He had written few critical essays.

Recognition

He received

Kumar Chandrak Kumar Suvarana Chandrak or the Kumar Gold Medal is a literary award given by Kumar Trust, Ahmedabad, India since 1944. The medal is annually conferred to a Gujarati author for his contribution in ''Kumar'' magazine published by Kumar Trust. In 195 ...

in 1951. He had also received

Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, also known as the Ranjitram Gold Medal, was founded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and is considered the highest literary award in Gujarati literature. The award is named after renowned Gujarati writer Ranjitram Mehta. It is a ...

in 1988.

Personal life

He was married and had a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tripathi, Bakul 1928 births 2006 deaths Writers from Gujarat Indian humorists 20th-century Indian essayists Gujarati-language writers People from Ahmedabad district People from Kheda district Indian columnists Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak Presidents of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

Life

Works

Recognition

Personal life

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