Manjulal Ranchhodlal Majmudar (18 September 1897 – 11 November 1984) was a

Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gu ...

writer and scholar. He was awarded the

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 ...

in 1968.

Biography

Manjulal Majmudar was born on 18 September 1897 at

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, in the

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of Gujarat, India. Majmudar got his education at

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. During his studies in 1914, a children's story titled ''Nano Vihari'' was published in ''

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'' magazine. In 1915, 'Narsinh Mehta's poem' was published in Vadodara 'College Miselini'. He completed his graduation in 1918 with

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and

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Subjects. He completed his LL.B. in 1921 and started his career as a teacher at the National School, Vadodara. He started practicing as a lawyer but as his mind was turned to literature. In May 1928, he joined the Department of Education at Vadodara as the editor of ''Sayaji Sahityamala''. At the 7th All India Oriental Conference held at Vadodara in 1933, he presented new discoveries of Vaishnava paintings in ''Balagopalastuti'' and ''Bhagwat Dasham Skandha''. He joined Vadodara College as a professor in 1938. In 1943, he received his Ph.D. from the

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, writing a thesis on the subject of ''Cultural Background of Gujarat Art: Especially Miniatures''. Later, in 1947, he received the ''Springer Research Scholarship'' for three years from the

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for the research of ''Gujarat's slang, sculpture and architecture''. He retired from service in 1952. He died on 11 November 1984 at Vadodara, Gujarat.

Writing

Besides edits, essays and texts, he has authored more than 400 articles, various magazines and publications on Indian culture and Gujarati language literature.

Edits

* ''Sudamacharitra'' (1922) * ''Ranyagna'' (1923) * ''Sahityamala'' (1928) * ''Gujaratno Sankrutik Itihas'' (1929) * ''Premananda yugni Salwari'' * ''Gujgarati Kavyoni Saikavar Rachnao'' (Centuries-long compositions of Gujarati poems) * ''Abhimanyu Aakhyan'' * ''Jasamana Rasda'' - (for the 3rd edition of

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) * ''Madhavanalakam-Kandala Prabandh'' * ''Panchadanda ane Bija Kavyo'' * ''Ranjung'' * ''Lokvartanu Sahitya'' (Folk tale literature) * ''Kavyavanit ane Nalakhyan'' * ''Narsinh ane Mirana padono Marwadma prachar'' * ''Gujarati Padysahityana svarupo'' (1954) * ''Revane Tire'' (1956) * ''Mirabai: Ek Manan'' (1960) * ''Chronology of Gujarat'' (1960) * ''Vallabh bhatt ni Vani'' (1962) * ''Sadayvatsa Virprabandh'' (1963) * ''Brehedevni Bhramargita'' (1963) * ''Ganimni Ladaino PAvado'' (1964) * ''Sahityakar Premanand:Navu Sampadan'' (1966) * ''Dase Angalie Vedh'' (1967) * ''Gujarai Padysahityana Svarupo: Madhyakalin tatha Arvachin''

Honour

He received the ''Narayan Mahadev Parmanand award'' in 1941 for promoting the poetic works of Narsinh Mehta and

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through his article ''Narsinh ane Mirana padono Marwadma prachar''. In 1929, he was awarded an M.A. by the

for his article on the cultural history of Gujarat. He was awarded

of the year 1968.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Majmudar, Manjulal 1897 births 1984 deaths Gujarati-language writers Writers from Gujarat People from Anand district

Biography

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Honour

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