Hariprasad Maniray Vyas (16 June 1909 – 13 July 1980) was a
Gujarati
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* 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- ...
humorist and author of
children's literature
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.
Life
Hariprasad Vyas was born on 16 June 1909 in Bodka village near
Vadodara, Gujarat
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. He passed
matriculation
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Australia
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in 1921 in Vadodara. He served as Manager in the office of Zenith Life and General Insurance from 1925 to his retirement. He died on 13 July 1980 in
San Jose, California
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, US.
Works
Hariprasad Vyas created several popular fictional characters for children's literature in Gujarati language including
Bakor Patel,
Shakri Patlani, Vaghjibhai Vakil, Untadiya Doctor, Hathishankar Dhamdhamiya, Bhotvashankar.
He wrote humorous stories of Bakor Patel in children's biweekly ''Gandiv'' published by Gandiv Sahitya Madir,
Surat
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from 1936 to 1955.
These stories are later published as story collections. His works include Bakor Patel (30 works), Bhejabaj Bhagabhai (6 works), Hathishankar Dhamdhamiya (6 books), Bhotvashankarna Parakramo, Gundar Sundar (6 works), Balvinod, Hasyavinod, Anandvinod. He also published ten collections of children's plays under ''Chalo Bhajavie'' series. He also wrote several humorous essays collected under various titles; ''Hasyazarna'', ''Hasyakillol'', ''Hasyavasant'', ''Kathahasya'', ''Patnini Shodhama'', ''Andhale Behru'', ''Pothimana Ringana''.
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
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Indian children's writers
Gujarati-language writers
People from Vadodara district
1904 births
1980 deaths
Indian humorists
Novelists from Gujarat
20th-century Indian novelists