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'''Gowriprasad Chunilal Jhala''' (26 June 1907 – 11 January 1972) was | '''Gowriprasad Chunilal Jhala''' (26 June 1907 – 11 January 1972) was an literary editor, researcher and translator from India. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Jhala was born on 26 June 1907 in [[Jam kalyanpur|Jam Kalyanpur]] in [[Nawanagar State]] (now [[Gujarat]], India) in [[Nagar Brahmin]] family of Chunilal and Santokben. His family belonged to Nawanagar (now [[Jamnagar]]). He [[matriculated]] in 1924. He completed BA in 1928 and MA in 1930 from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College, Bombay]].<ref name="AGSI2">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ (ગાંધીયુગ અને અનુગાંધી યુગ)|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2007|location=Ahmedabad|pages=191–192|language=gu|script-title=gu:Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (Gandhiyug Ane Anugandhi Yug)|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature (Gandhi Era & Post-Gandhi Era)}}{{ISBN missing|date=September 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ: ગાંધીયુગીન-અનુગાંધીયુગીન ગદ્યસર્જકો (1895-1935)|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|others=Trivedi, Chimanlal; Desai, Parul Kandarp|editor-last=Dave|editor-first=Ramesh R.|volume=VI|location=Ahmedabad|date=October 2001|pages=471–472|language=gu|trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature: Gandhian and Post-Gandhian Era Prose Writers (1895-1935)|oclc=52268627}}</ref> | Jhala was born on 26 June 1907 in [[Jam kalyanpur|Jam Kalyanpur]] in [[Nawanagar State]] (now [[Gujarat]], India) in [[Nagar Brahmin]] family of Chunilal and Santokben. His family belonged to Nawanagar (now [[Jamnagar]]). He [[matriculated]] in 1924. He completed BA in 1928 and MA in 1930 from [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College, Bombay]].<ref name="AGSI2">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ (ગાંધીયુગ અને અનુગાંધી યુગ)|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2007|location=Ahmedabad|pages=191–192|language=gu|script-title=gu:Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (Gandhiyug Ane Anugandhi Yug)|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature (Gandhi Era & Post-Gandhi Era)}}{{ISBN missing|date=September 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ: ગાંધીયુગીન-અનુગાંધીયુગીન ગદ્યસર્જકો (1895-1935)|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|others=Trivedi, Chimanlal; Desai, Parul Kandarp|editor-last=Dave|editor-first=Ramesh R.|volume=VI|location=Ahmedabad|date=October 2001|pages=471–472|language=gu|trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature: Gandhian and Post-Gandhian Era Prose Writers (1895-1935)|oclc=52268627}}</ref> | ||
He joined his alma mater as the professor of Sanskrit and had edited ''Rashmi'', an annual college periodical. He had received several scholarships for studies in Sanskrit and English. He was associated with several | He joined his alma mater as the professor of Sanskrit and had edited ''Rashmi'', an annual college periodical. He had received several scholarships for studies in Sanskrit and English. He was associated with several institute of literary research. He was a member of the Farbas Gujarati Sabha, the [[The Asiatic Society of Mumbai|Asiatic Society of Bombay]] and [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]] as well as [[International PEN centres|PEN]]. He was also member of the committee appointed by the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda#Oriental Institute|Baroda Oriental Institute]] for preparing the critical edition of ''[[Ramayana]]''.<ref name="AGSI2" /><ref name=":0" /> | ||
He died on 11 January 1972.<ref name="AGSI2" /> | He died on 11 January 1972.<ref name="AGSI2" /> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
Jhala published his first article in ''[[Kaumudi (magazine)|Kaumudi]]'' magazine in 1932 which was based on Batubhai Umarwadia's plays ''Matsyagandha'' and ''Gangey''. [[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]] published his criticism of Granthastha Gujarati Vagmay in 1944. His collected articles were published posthumously in ''Neerajana'' (1974). His articles, chiefly on [[Sanskrit literature]] and [[Indian culture]], | Jhala published his first article in ''[[Kaumudi (magazine)|Kaumudi]]'' magazine in 1932 which was based on Batubhai Umarwadia's plays ''Matsyagandha'' and ''Gangey''. [[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]] published his criticism of Granthastha Gujarati Vagmay in 1944. His collected articles were published posthumously in ''Neerajana'' (1974). His articles, chiefly on [[Sanskrit literature]] and [[Indian culture]], follows methodology of [[Anandshankar Dhruv]] and [[Sukhlal Sanghvi]]. The topics included [[Samhita]]s, [[Brahmana]]s, [[Upanishads]], [[Buddha]], [[Jataka tales]], [[Bhagavad Gita]], [[Mahabharata]], [[Ramayana]], [[Darśana|Darshana]]s, [[Bhāsa|Bhasa]], [[Aśvaghoṣa|Ashvaghosha]] and [[Kalidasa]].<ref name="AGSI2" /><ref name=":0" /> | ||
He has also | He has also wrote several articles on research and criticism in Sanskrit and English. In English, he edited ''Kalidasa: A Study'' (1943), ''Bhaminivilas'' (1935) and ''Raghuvamsa'' Book 6-10 (1935). ''Sushma'' (1955) is a collection of his Sanskrit poetry. He had published Sanskrit translation of [[Kavi Kant|Kant]]’s ''Vasantvijay'' in September 1960 edition of ''Sanskriti'' magazine. His articles on the designation of Kalidasa and [[Bāṇabhaṭṭa|Bana]] in Sanskrit are well known.<ref name="AGSI2" /> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||