Mulshankar Mohanlal Bhatt (1907–1984) was Gujarati translator, biographer,

children's writer Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

and educationist from

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the 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 fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the nin ...

, India. He is known for translating works of

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraord ...

in Gujarati.

Biography

Mulshankar Bhatt was born on 25 June 1907 at

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, which was a princely state befo ...

(now in

), India to Mohanlal and Revaben. He completed his schooling from Dakshinamuti, Bhavnagar. He matriculated in 1921. He studied music as a main subject and Hindi-Gujarati as secondary subjects and graduated from Gujarat Vidyapith in 1927. In 1929, he joined Bombay National School in

Vile Parle Vile Parle (, also known as Parle, pronounced "Parle" or "Parla"), is a neighbourhood and also the name of the railway station in the Western suburb of Mumbai. Vile Parle has a significantly strong base of Marathi and Gujarati population. It s ...

as a music teacher. Later he moved to Bhavnagar and joined Dakshinamurti as the teacher and rector and served from 1930 to 1939. He later joined its sister institute Gharshala as the teacher and served from 1939 to 1945. He joined Gramdakshinamurti, Ambala as the principal in 1945 and served till 1953. He taught at Lakbharti Gram Vidyapith and served as its rector and also served as principal of Lokseva Mahavidyalaya from 1953 to 1965. He retired in 1965 and continued to serve in honorary positions in several institutes such as Dakshinamurti, Lokshakti Sangathan, Gujarat Nai Talim Sangh, Gujarat Acharyakul. He died in Bhavnagar on 31 October 1984.

Works

He is well known for translating several works of

in Gujarati such as ''

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas'' (french: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne. The novel was originally serialized from March 1869 through June 1870 in Pierre-J ...

'' as ''Sagarsamrat'', '' The Clipper of the Clouds'' as ''Gaganraj'', '' Journey to the Center of the Earth'' as ''Patal Pravesh'', ''

The Mysterious Island ''The Mysterious Island'' (french: L'Île mystérieuse) is a novel by Jules Verne, published in 1875 in literature, 1875. The original edition, published by Pierre-Jules Hetzel, Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Jules Férat. The no ...

'' as ''Sahasikoni Srishti'' (1934), '' Around the World in Eighty Days'' as ''Enshi Divasma Prithvini Pradakshina'', '' Five Weeks in a Balloon'' as ''Baloon Pravas''. He also translated ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' ( , ) is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original ...

'' by

Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...

as ''Dukhiyara'' in Gujarati. He also wrote ''Gaymatanu Vardan'', ''Prabhuno Prakash''. He wrote biographies in ''Mahan Musafaro'' and ''Nansen''. He edited articles of

Swami Anand Swami Anand (1887 – 25 January 1976) was a monk, a Gandhian activist and a Gujarati writer from India. He was the manager of Gandhi's publications such as ''Navajivan'' and ''Young India'' and inspired Gandhi to write his autobiography, ''Th ...

as ''Dharatini Arati'' (1977). He translated '' The Power of Darkness'', a play by

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

as ''Andharana Seemada''. He had studied child psychology and worked on theories of education. He wrote several works on education and children such as ''Shikshakni Nishtha ane Drashti'', ''Kelvani Vichar'', ''Gharma Balmandir'', ''Balako Tofan Kem Kare Chhe?'', ''Gandhiji- Ek Kelvanikar'', ''Balakone Varta Kem Kahishu?''.

Personal life

He married Hansa and had four children: Bakul, Vikram, Urmila and Meena.

References

External links

Biography on Gujarati Sahitya Parishad website
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