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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Amrutlal Bhagwanji Yagnik''' was [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] critic, biographer, essayist, editor and translator.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhavan's Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qKq2AAAAIAAJ|year=1984|page=78}}</ref><br />
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==Life==<br />
Amrutlal was born on 8 August 1913 at [[Dhrangadhra]]. He completed his education until [[matriculation]] from Dhrangadhra. He completed B. A. in 1936 and Masters in Arts in 1939 in English and Gujarati from [[Samaldas College]]. He worked as a part-time lecturer in Ramnarayan Ruiya College from 1939 to 1940 and later as a full-time lecturer of Gujarati from 1940 to 1960. He also served as the founder principal of K. J. Somaiya College, [[Ghatkopar]], [[Mumbai]] from 1960 to 1961. He later served as the principal of [[Mithibai College]].<ref name="GSP">{{cite web | title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: અમૃતલાલ યાજ્ઞિક, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ (Amrutlal Yagnik, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad) | website=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]| url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Amrutlal-Yagnik.html | language=gu | accessdate=9 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
His works are chiefly associated with education, literature and social culture. His critical writing is collected in ''Chidghosh'' (1971). ''Mukhad Kya Dekho Darpan Mein'' (1979) is work on education and society. He wrote short biographies of [[Kishorelal Mashruwala]] (1980) and [[Gulabdas Broker]] (1983) under ''Gujarati Granthkar Shreni''.<ref name="GSP"/><br />
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''Jagagangana Vehta Neer'' (1970), ''Atmagangotrina Punit Jal'' (1974), ''Jagine Joun To'' (1976), ''Samajgangana Vaheno'' (1981), ''Kutumbjeevanna Rekhachitro'' (1987) and ''Vidyasrishtina Pranganma'' (1987) are collections of essays on education, society and experiences.<ref name="GSP"/><br />
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He edited two works on literature; ''Loksahityanu Samalochan'' (1946) and ''Gujaratma Gandhiyug: Aitihasik and Sahityik Avlokan'' (1968). He also co-edited ''Kavyasushma'' (1959), ''Vangmayvihar'' (1964), ''Akshar Aradhna'' (1980) and ''Sahtyik Vada'' (1980).<ref name="GSP"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TXNjAAAAMAAJ|year=1984|publisher=Sähitya Akademi.|page=33}}</ref><br />
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''Dhairyashiloni Veerkathao'' (1959), ''Shikshan ane Lokshahi'' (1964), ''Americani Sanskritini Rooprekha'' (1964), ''[[Kumaran Asan]]'' (1979) are his translations.<ref name="GSP"/><ref name="Rao2004">{{cite book|author=D. S. Rao|title=Five Decades: The National Academy of Letters, India : a Short History of Sahitya Akademi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8JDsBBDoMccC&pg=PA51|date=1 January 2004|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-2060-7|page=51}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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