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			\| birth_name = Mohammad Valibhai Mankad
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			\| birth_place = [[Paliyad]], [[Botad]], [[Gujarat]], India
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			\| occupation = Novelist, story writer, columnist, translator and children's author
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			\| education = Bachelor of Arts
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			* ''[[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]]'' (2007)
			* ''[[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]]'' (2018)
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	'''Mohammad Valibhai Mankad''' (~~born~~ 13 February 1928) is [[Gujarati language]] novelist, story writer, columnist, translator and children's author ~~from India~~.		'''Mohammad Valibhai Mankad''' (13 February 1928 – 5 November 2022) was an Indian [[Gujarati language]] novelist, story writer, columnist, translator and children's author.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Mankad was born on 13 February 1928 at Paliyad village of [[Bhavnagar district]], [[Gujarat]], India. He studied B. A. and worked a teacher in highschool at [[Botad]]. Later he settled at [[Surendranagar]] and took freelance writing. He served as the first chairman of [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] from 1982 to 1984. He was a member of Gujarat Public Service Commission from 1984 to 1990. He was also a member of Senate of [[Gujarat University]].<ref name="Dutt1999">{{cite book\|author=Kartik Chandra Dutt\|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA721\|date=1 January 1999\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5\|page=721}}</ref><ref name="GSP">{{cite web \| title=મોહમ્મદ માંકડ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ \| website=Mohammad Mankad, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad \| url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Mohammad-Mankad.html \| language=gu \| ~~accessdate~~=2015-04-01}}</ref>		Mohammad Valibhai Mankad was born on 13 February 1928 at [[Paliyad]] village of [[Bhavnagar district]], [[Gujarat]], India. He studied for a B. A. and worked as a teacher in highschool at [[Botad]]. Later he settled at [[Surendranagar]] and took freelance writing. He served as the first chairman of [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] from 1982 to 1984. He was a member of Gujarat Public Service Commission from 1984 to 1990. He was also a member of Senate of [[Gujarat University]].<ref name="Dutt1999">{{cite book\|author=Kartik Chandra Dutt\|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA721\|date=1 January 1999\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5\|page=721}}</ref><ref name="GSP">{{cite web \| title=મોહમ્મદ માંકડ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ \| website=Mohammad Mankad, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad \| url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Mohammad-Mankad.html \| language=gu \| access-date=2015-04-01}}</ref> He died at [[Gandhinagar]] on 5 November 2022, at the age of 94.<ref>{{Cite web\|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતના પ્રખ્યાત સાહિત્યકાર મોહંમદ માંકડનું નિધન\|url=https://zeenews.india.com/gujarati/gujarat/gujarati-writer-and-sahityakar-mohammad-mankad-died-at-age-of-93-233878\|access-date=2022-11-05\|website=Zee News}}</ref>

	==Works==		==Works==
	Mankad wrote column titled ''Kaleidoscope'' in ''[[~~Gujarat Samachar~~]]'' for several years.		Mankad wrote column titled ''Kaleidoscope'' in ''[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)\|Sandesh]]'' for several years.

	He wrote twenty novels including ''Kayar'' (1956), ''Dhummas''(1965), ''Ajanya Be Jan''(1968), ''Grahanratri'', ''Morpichchhna Rang'', ''Vanchita'', ''Manorama'', ''Velana Vadhhu Tan'', ''Matini Chadar'', ''Heerni Ganth'', ''Ek Pag Umbar Bahar'', ''Raatvaaso'', ''Khel'', ''Dantkatha'', ''Mandarvriksh Niche'', two parts of ''Bandha Nagar'' (1986, 1987), ''Zankhana'' (1987), ''Anuttar'' (1988), ''Ashwa Dod'' (1993). His novel ''Velana Vadhhu Tan'' deals with the mental agony of a boy who incidentally finds letters written by his deceased mother to her lover, and who ~~comes to know~~ that he is an illegitimate child. It focuses on unconscious and subconscious mind of protagonist. His novel ''Dhummas'' is based on [[existential philosophy]]. Influenced by [[psychoanalysis]] of [[Sigmund Freud\|Freud]] and [[Carl Jung\|Jung]], he has employed various techniques in his novels, normally found in [[Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)\|stream of consciousness]] novels.<ref name="Dutt1999"/><ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book\|author=Amaresh Datta\|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: K to Navalram\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ur27mKvc_kC\|year=1989\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|location=New Delhi\|isbn=978-81-260-1804-8\|page=2547}}</ref>		Mankad wrote twenty novels including ''Kayar'' (1956), ''Dhummas'' (1965), ''Ajanya Be Jan'' (1968), ''Grahanratri'', ''Morpichchhna Rang'', ''Vanchita'', ''Manorama'', ''Velana Vadhhu Tan'', ''Matini Chadar'', ''Heerni Ganth'', ''Ek Pag Umbar Bahar'', ''Raatvaaso'', ''Khel'', ''Dantkatha'', ''Mandarvriksh Niche'', two parts of ''Bandha Nagar'' (1986, 1987), ''Zankhana'' (1987), ''Anuttar'' (1988), ''Ashwa Dod'' (1993). His novel ''Velana Vadhhu Tan'' deals with the mental agony of a boy who incidentally finds letters written by his deceased mother to her lover, and who discovers that he is an illegitimate child. It focuses on unconscious and subconscious mind of protagonist. His novel ''Dhummas'' is based on [[existential philosophy]]. Influenced by [[psychoanalysis]] of [[Sigmund Freud\|Freud]] and [[Carl Jung\|Jung]], he has employed various techniques in his novels, normally found in [[Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)\|stream of consciousness]] novels.<ref name="Dutt1999"/><ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book\|author=Amaresh Datta\|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: K to Navalram\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ur27mKvc_kC\|year=1989\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|location=New Delhi\|isbn=978-81-260-1804-8\|page=2547}}</ref>

	His ~~collection~~ short stories are ''Matini Murtio'' (1952), ''Man na Marod'' (1961), ''Vat Vat Ma'' (1966), ''Tap'' (1974), ''Zankalna Moti'' and two parts of ''Mohammad Mankad ni Vartao'' (1988).<ref name="Dutt1999"/>		His short stories collections are ''Matini Murtio'' (1952), ''Man na Marod'' (1961), ''Vat Vat Ma'' (1966), ''Tap'' (1974), ''Zankalna Moti'' and two parts of ''Mohammad Mankad ni Vartao'' (1988).<ref name="Dutt1999"/>

	''Aajni Kshan'', four parts of ''Kaleidoscope'', ''Sukh Etle'' (1984), two parts of ''Aapne Manaso'' and ''Ujaas'' (1990) are his collections of essays.<ref name="Dutt1999"/>		''Aajni Kshan'', four parts of ''Kaleidoscope'', ''Sukh Etle'' (1984), two parts of ''Aapne Manaso'' and ''Ujaas'' (1990) are his collections of essays.<ref name="Dutt1999"/>

	''Champukathao'' ~~are~~ two part children's stories.		''Champukathao'' is two part children's stories.

	He translated ''Mahanagar''.		Mankad translated ''Mahanagar''. He also authored a book on theoretical understanding of time: The other time. The book provides an account of the time felt by the living beings. A theory presented by him, which gets recognition gradually through the years.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

	He ~~has~~ also authored a book on theoretical understanding of time: The other time. The book provides an account of the time felt by the living beings. A theory presented by him, which gets recognition gradually through the years.{{citation needed\|date=June 2018}}

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	He was awarded [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] for 2007.<ref name="GSP"/> He received [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] award in 1967 and 1992. He also received Gujarat Government Award in 1969, 1971 and 1973.<ref name="Dutt1999"/> In 2019, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him the [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] for the year 2018.<ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror 2019">{{cite web \| title=Mohammad Mankad conferred with award \| website=Ahmedabad Mirror \| date=29 November 2019 \| url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hip-n-hap/mohammad-mankad-conferred-with-award/articleshow/72299579.cms \| access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>		Mankad was awarded [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] for 2007.<ref name="GSP"/> He received [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] award in 1967 and 1992. He also received Gujarat Government Award in 1969, 1971 and 1973.<ref name="Dutt1999"/> In 2019, [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] awarded him the [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] for the year 2018.<ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror 2019">{{cite web \| title=Mohammad Mankad conferred with award \| website=Ahmedabad Mirror \| date=29 November 2019 \| url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hip-n-hap/mohammad-mankad-conferred-with-award/articleshow/72299579.cms \| access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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'''Mohammad Valibhai Mankad''' (born 13 February 1928) is [[Gujarati language]] novelist, story writer, columnist, translator and children's author from India.

==Biography==
Mankad was born on 13 February 1928 at Paliyad village of [[Bhavnagar district]], [[Gujarat]], India. He studied B. A. and worked a teacher in highschool at [[Botad]]. Later he settled at [[Surendranagar]] and took freelance writing. He served as the first chairman of [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] from 1982 to 1984. He was a member of Gujarat Public Service Commission from 1984 to 1990. He was also a member of Senate of [[Gujarat University]].<ref name="Dutt1999">{{cite book|author=Kartik Chandra Dutt|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA721|date=1 January 1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|page=721}}</ref><ref name="GSP">{{cite web | title=મોહમ્મદ માંકડ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Mohammad Mankad, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Mohammad-Mankad.html | language=gu | accessdate=2015-04-01}}</ref>

==Works==
Mankad wrote column titled ''Kaleidoscope'' in ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]'' for several years.

He wrote twenty novels including ''Kayar'' (1956), ''Dhummas''(1965), ''Ajanya Be Jan''(1968), ''Grahanratri'', ''Morpichchhna Rang'', ''Vanchita'', ''Manorama'', ''Velana Vadhhu Tan'', ''Matini Chadar'', ''Heerni Ganth'', ''Ek Pag Umbar Bahar'', ''Raatvaaso'', ''Khel'', ''Dantkatha'', ''Mandarvriksh Niche'', two parts of ''Bandha Nagar'' (1986, 1987), ''Zankhana'' (1987), ''Anuttar'' (1988), ''Ashwa Dod'' (1993). His novel ''Velana Vadhhu Tan'' deals with the mental agony of a boy who incidentally finds letters written by his deceased mother to her lover, and who comes to know that he is an illegitimate child. It focuses on unconscious and subconscious mind of protagonist. His novel ''Dhummas'' is based on [[existential philosophy]]. Influenced by [[psychoanalysis]] of [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]] and [[Carl Jung|Jung]], he has employed various techniques in his novels, normally found in [[Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream of consciousness]] novels.<ref name="Dutt1999"/><ref name="Datta1989">{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: K to Navalram|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Ur27mKvc_kC|year=1989|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-1804-8|page=2547}}</ref>

His collection short stories are ''Matini Murtio'' (1952), ''Man na Marod'' (1961), ''Vat Vat Ma'' (1966), ''Tap'' (1974), ''Zankalna Moti'' and two parts of ''Mohammad Mankad ni Vartao'' (1988).<ref name="Dutt1999"/>

''Aajni Kshan'', four parts of ''Kaleidoscope'', ''Sukh Etle'' (1984), two parts of ''Aapne Manaso'' and ''Ujaas'' (1990) are his collections of essays.<ref name="Dutt1999"/>

''Champukathao'' are two part children's stories.

He translated ''Mahanagar''.

He has also authored a book on theoretical understanding of time: The other time. The book provides an account of the time felt by the living beings. A theory presented by him, which gets recognition gradually through the years.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}

==Awards==
He was awarded [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] for 2007.<ref name="GSP"/> He received [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] award in 1967 and 1992. He also received Gujarat Government Award in 1969, 1971 and 1973.<ref name="Dutt1999"/> In 2019, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him the [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] for the year 2018.<ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror 2019">{{cite web | title=Mohammad Mankad conferred with award | website=Ahmedabad Mirror | date=29 November 2019 | url=https://ahmedabadmirror.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hip-n-hap/mohammad-mankad-conferred-with-award/articleshow/72299579.cms | access-date=9 December 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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