Pramodkumar Bhagubhai Patel ( gu, પ્રમોદકુમાર ભગુભાઈ પટેલ; 1933–1996) was

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 Guj ...

critic 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.

Life

Patel was born on 20 September 1933 at Khara-Abrahma village (now in

Valsad district Valsad district is one of the 33 districts in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It is bound by Navsari district to the north, Nashik district of Maharashtra state to the east, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli district of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli ...

, Gujarat, India). His family belonged to Moti Karod village. He completed his schooling from Khara-Abhrama. He completed B. A. with Gujarati in 1957 and M. A. in 1959 from

University of Bombay The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed ...

. He also completed Ph.D in Gujarati in 1969 from the same university. His subject of thesis was ''Gujaratima Kavyatatvavichar: Narmad, Navalram, Ramanbhai Nilkanth, Narsinhrao Divetia ane Manilal Dwivedina Kavyavicharnu Samikshatmak Adhyayan''. He taught at the arts college in

Bardoli Bardoli is a town and a municipality in Surat Metropolitan Region in the state of Gujarat, India. Geography Bardoli is located at . It has an average elevation of 22 metres (72 feet). Weather Bardoli is having average rainfall of 148 ...

initially and later at

Sardar Patel University Sardar Patel University (SPU) is a public state university in Vallabh Vidyanagar, a town Gujarat, India. It is named after the iron man of India Vallabhbhai Patel, and was founded in October 1955 by an Act of the Legislative Assembly of the the ...

Vallabh Vidyanagar Vallabh Vidyanagar, also known as V.V.Nagar, is a town and a municipality in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located between Ahmedabad and Vadodara, from the town of Anand. V.V.Nagar is renowned as an educational hub of Gu ...

. He died on 24 May 1996.

Works

His critical focus was on modern literature. Along with theoretical criticism, he also critically examined Gujarati poetry, short stories and novels. ''Rasasiddhant – Ek Parichay'' (1980), ''Pannalal Patel'' (1984) and ''Gujaratima Vivechan Tatvavichar'' (1985) are his works of criticism. ''Rasasiddhant – Ek Parichay'' discusses India poetics and its tradition. ''Pannalal Patel'' was published under ''Gujarati Granthkar Shreni'' (Gujarati Writer Series) which throw light on personality, influences, creativity development and works of

Pannalal Patel Pannalal Nanalal Patel (7 May 1912 – 6 April 1989) was an Indian author known for his contributions in Gujarati literature. He wrote more than 20 short story collections, such as ''Sukhdukhna Sathi'' (1940) and ''Vatrakne Kanthe'' (1952), and ...

. ''Gujaratima Vivechan Tatvavichar'' focuses on history of criticism in Gujarati literature. His other works of criticism are ''Vibhavna'' (1977), ''Shabdalok'' (1978), ''Sanketvistar'' (1980), ''Kathavivechan Prati'' (1982), ''Anubhavan'' (1984). His thesis was edited and published in two parts as ''Gujaratima Kavyatatva Vicharna'' Volume I (1995) and II (1998). He edited or co-edited ''Parisesh'' (1978), ''Gadyasanchay''-I (1982), ''Sheshvishesh''-84 (1986).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Pramodkumar 1933 births 1996 deaths Indian male writers Gujarati-language writers Indian literary critics People from Valsad district University of Mumbai alumni

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