Chhotalal Rukhdev Sharma (died 1926) was a
Gujarati playwright.
Biography
He had studied Sanskrit in childhood and had studied ''
Raghuvansh'' by
Kalidas
Kālidāsa (, "Servant of Kali"; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy. His surviv ...
. His first play ''Madhav Vilas'' (1899) was produced by Amdavad Gujarati Natak Company. He had a long career with Deshi Natak Samaj. He used unconventional ''Savaiya'', ''Shikharini'' and ''Totak'' metres in musical plays instead of popular ''Betabaji'' metre. He wanted to start his own theatre company so he had consulted poet Fulchandbhai Shah to write ''Rajhans'' based on ''
Dashakumaracharitra'' but he died soon in 1926.
Works
His plays are as follows:
See also
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List of Gujarati-language writers
The following is an alphabetical list of Gujarati writers who has contributed in Gujarati literature; presenting an overview of notable authors, journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets and screenwriters who have released literary works in the Gu ...
References
Gujarati-language writers
Gujarati people
1926 deaths
Indian male poets
20th-century Indian male writers
Dramatists and playwrights from Gujarat
Gujarati theatre
Date of birth missing
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
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