https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kantilal_Vyas Kantilal Vyas - Revision history 2026-08-18T23:02:49Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kantilal_Vyas&diff=277595&oldid=prev ->Editrite! at 01:25, 9 December 2021 2021-12-09T01:25:20Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Gujarati writer from India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox writer<br /> | name = Kantilal Vyas<br /> | image = <br /> | caption = <br /> | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1910|11|21}}<br /> | birth_place = Hampura, [[Surendranagar district]], British India<br /> | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1991|3|23|1910|11|21}}<br /> | death_place = <br /> | occupation = linguist, critic and editor<br /> | language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br /> | nationality = Indian<br /> | education = <br /> | alma_mater ={{plainlist|<br /> * [[Gujarat College]], [[Ahmedabad]]<br /> * M.T.B. College, [[Surat]]<br /> }}<br /> | notable_works = <br /> | spouse = <br /> | signature = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Kantilal Baldevram Vyas&#039;&#039;&#039; (21 November 1910 – 23 March 1991) was a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] linguist, critic and editor from [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. He published several works in the field of linguistics including &#039;&#039;Bhasha Vijnan&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Bhasha, Vrutt ane Kavyalankar&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Gujarati Bhashano Udgam, Vikas and Swaroop&#039;&#039; (Origin, Development and Form of Gujarati language) and &#039;&#039;Bhasha Sanshodhan&#039;&#039;.&lt;ref name=&quot;Lal1992&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Life==<br /> Kantilal Vyas was born on 21 November 1910 at Hampura, a village in the [[Surendranagar district]] of Gujarat in India. After finishing his schooling in 1926, he studied Bachelor of Arts and received a degree in [[History]] and [[Economics]] in the year 1930 from [[Gujarat College]], [[Ahmedabad]]. He further studied Master of Arts and received a degree in Gujarati and [[Sanskrit]] in the year 1933 from M.T.B. College, [[Surat]]. He received the degree of D.Lit. in 1968 from [[Gujarat University]] for his research in linguistics and [[old Gujarati]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Sahityakosh1990&quot;&gt;{{cite encyclopedia|editor1-last=Topiwala|editor1-first=Chandrakant|editor1-link=Chandrakant Topiwala|editor2-last=Soni|editor2-first=Raman|editor3-last=Dave|editor3-first=Ramesh R.|title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકોશ|trans-title=Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature|language=gu|year=1990|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|location=Ahmedabad|page=554|oclc=312020358}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Lal1992&quot;&gt;{{cite book|author=Mohan Lal|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&amp;pg=PA4607|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3|page=4607}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> He died on 23 March 1991.&lt;ref name=&quot;Shastri 2013&quot;&gt;{{Cite book|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતના સારસ્વતો ― ખંડ ૧|last=Shastri|first=Keshavram Kashiram|author-link=Keshavram Kashiram Shastri|year=2013|editor-last=Trivedi|editor-first=Shraddha|editor-last2=Shah|editor-first2=Kirtida|editor-last3=Shah|editor-first3=Pratibha|edition=Updated|location=Ahmedabad|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]]|trans-title=Who&#039;s Who in Literature of Gujarat ― 1|title=Gujaratna Saraswato ― 1|orig-year=1977 (1st ed.)|language=gu|page=80|oclc=900401455}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Career and contribution==<br /> Vyas was a scholar of linguistics, grammar, and old and medieval Gujarati literature. He edited several old and medieval Gujarati manuscripts. He edited &#039;&#039;[[Vasantavilas]]&#039;&#039;, an old Gujarati [[fagu]] poem, in English and Gujarati. He also edited &#039;&#039;[[Kanhadade Prabandha]]&#039;&#039; of [[Padmanābha]] (Vol. I, in English and Gujarati), &#039;&#039;Char Gujarati Phagu Kavyo&#039;&#039; (of the 15th century), &#039;&#039;Ranmall Chhand&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Apabharmsha of [[Hemachandra|Hemchandra]]&#039;&#039; (1982) and &#039;&#039;Mamerun of [[Premanand Bhatt|Premanand]]&#039;&#039; (in collaboration with [[Chimanlal Trivedi]]).&lt;ref name=&quot;Lal1992&quot;/&gt; He was appointed the Fellow of [[Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland]] in 1948 and as the President of Professor Association of Gujarati in 1963.&lt;ref name=&quot;Sahityakosh1990&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Lal1992&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> He was the head of Gujarati Department at [[Elphinstone College]], [[Mumbai]] from 1937 to 1959 and thereafter became the principal of various government colleges including M. N. College, Visnagar (1959–1965), Dharmendrasinh College, [[Rajkot]] (1965–1966), [[Samaldas College]], [[Bhavnagar]] (1966–1967), [[Mithibai College]], Mumbai (1968–1971), C. M. College, Viramgam (1971–1974) and Shoorji Vallabhdas Arts and Commerce College, Mandvi (1974–1975). He retired in 1975.&lt;ref name=&quot;Sahityakosh1990&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Lal1992&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * {{Internet Archive author|snmae=Kantilal Vyas}}<br /> * {{Gbooks-author|Kāntilāla Baḷadevarāma Vyāsa}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Vyas, Kantilal}}<br /> [[Category:Writers from Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Gujarati-language writers]]<br /> [[Category:1910 births]]<br /> [[Category:1991 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian linguists]]<br /> [[Category:People from Surendranagar district]]<br /> [[Category:Scholars from Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Indian literary critics]]<br /> [[Category:Indian editors]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]</div> ->Editrite!