Bhogilal Chunilal Gandhi (26 January 1911 – 10 June 2001) was an Indian scholar, poet, critic, translator, and independence activist from

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, India. He edited ''Vishvamanav'', a Gujarati-language literary-socio-political journal. He wrote biographies of several writers and political figures including

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, and

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. He translated many works into Gujarati from English and

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languages. In his early years, he came under the influence of

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, and became an active member of

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Biography

Bhogilal Gandhi was born on 26 January 1911 in

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, a town in

, India. He passed his matriculation exam in 1926 from

Bharuch Bharuch () is a city at the mouth of the river Narmada in Gujarat in western India. Bharuch is the administrative headquarters of Bharuch District. The city of Bharuch and surroundings have been settled since times of antiquity. It was a shi ...

. He graduated from

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, Ahmedabad. He came under influence of

in his early life, and became an active member of

, along with his wife Subhadra Gandhi. He was arrested several times between 1928 and 1951 due to his involvement in political activities. He died on 10 June 2001 in

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, Gujarat.

Works

Gandhi's

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was Upvasi. ''Sadhana'', a collection of his poems, was published in 1943 with the preface by

Umashankar Joshi Umashankar Jethalal Joshi () (21 July 1911 – 19 December 1988) was an Indian poet, scholar and writer known for his contributions to Gujarati literature. He wrote most of his works in Gujarati. Biography Early years Umashankar Joshi was b ...

. The poems of ''Sadhana'' are divided into three sections namely Pranaya (love), Jhankhana (longing), and Sadhana (meditation). He published his literary criticism and book reviews in ''Mitakshar'' (''In Brief''; 1970). He published two short story collections, ''Parajit Prem'' (1957) and ''Lata'' (1967). Gandhi translated several works from English and Bengali languages. He translated

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's ''

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'' into Gujarati. He wrote biographies of

as ''Leo Tolstoy : Jivansangram'',

as ''Yugpurush Stalin'',

as ''Rajagopalachari'',

as ''Shubhashchandra'',

as ''Mahamanav Romain Rolland'',

as ''Aadya Sudharak Mahetaji Durgaram'', and

as ''Narmad: Navyug no Prahari''. A memorial volume for Gandhi, ''Bhogilal Gandhi Janmashatabdi Grantha'', was published on his birth centenary in 2011, edited by Prakash N. Shah, Raman Soni, and

Rajendra Patel Rajendra Patel (born 20 August 1958) is a Gujarati language poet, short story writer and critic from Gujarat, India. He has served as Vice President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad since 2014. His significant works include ''Jueeni Sugandha'' (2003; ...

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