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{{Infobox writer
| name = Ramprasad Bakshi
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1894|6|27}}
| birth_place = [[Junagadh]], [[Gujarat]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1989|3|22|1894|6|27}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| occupation = Writer, scholar, translator and editor
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
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| notableworks = * ''Vangamaya Vimarsha'' (1963)
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| awards = * [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (1960-1964)
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| academic_advisors = {{plainlist|
* [[Anandshankar Dhruv]]
* [[Narsinhrao Divetia]]
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| doctoral_students = [[Sitanshu Yashaschandra]]
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'''Ramprasad Premshankar Bakshi''' (27 June 1894 – 22 March 1989) was a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] writer, scholar, translator and editor from India. He was a student of [[Anandshankar Dhruv]] and [[Narsinhrao Divetia]], and was appointed as the president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] during 1976–1977.

==Life==
Ramprasad Bakshi was born on 27 June 1894 in [[Junagadh]]. His family was native of [[Morbi]]. He completed his schooling from [[Rajkot]], [[Wadhwan]] and matriculated in 1910. He graduated in 1914 from [[Gujarat College]], [[Ahmedabad]], with [[Sanskrit]], and moved to [[Mumbai]] in 1915. He started his career as a teacher at Anandilal Poddar High School and retired from there from the post of its principal. He also served as the professor of Gujarati at [[Mithibai College]], Mumbai for several years. He was the president of the 28th session (1976–1977) of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web | title=રામપ્રસાદ બક્ષી, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Ramprasad-Bakshi.html | language=gu | access-date=2018-04-21}}</ref><ref name="Datta1987">{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=PA332|accessdate=21 April 2018|year=1987|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-1803-1|page=332}}</ref>

He died on 22 March 1989 at Mumbai.<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/>

==Works==
Ramprasad Bakshi was a student of Anandshankar Dhruv and Narsinhrao Divetia.<ref>{{cite book|title=Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Language and literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lMBd9PJ1sCoC|accessdate=19 April 2018|year=1953|publisher=Directorate of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications|page=381}}</ref> He studied profoundly both Sanskrit and English literature, and is regarded as the representative of the period known in the history of [[Gujarati literature]] as 'Panditayuga'.<ref name="Datta1987"/><ref name="Nagendra1976">{{cite book|author=Nagendra|title=Literary Criticism in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TYASAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=21 April 2018|year=1976|publisher=Sarita Prakashan|page=44}}</ref>

His works ''Natyarasa'' (1959) and ''Karunarasa'' (1963) are based on Indian dramatic theories. In ''Natyarasa'', he explained the process of [[Rasa (aesthetics)|Rasa nishpatti]] and other elements of Indian dramatics. ''Karunarasa'' deals with the Greek concept of [[tragedy]] and the idea of Karunarasa discussed by Indian theoreticians. His ''Vangamaya Vimarsha'' (1963) is a collection of articles of literary criticism, in which, he included articles about Sanskrit and Western poetics, analytical studies about literary terms and concepts and reviews of some literary works, movements and forms. His work ''Govardhanramnum Manorajya'' (1976) focus on the life, works and philosophy of Gujarati author [[Govardhanram Tripathi]].<ref name="Datta1987"/><ref name="JhaveriAkademi1978">{{cite book|author=Mansukhlal Maganlal Jhaveri|authorlink=Mansukhlal Jhaveri|title=History of Gujarati Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DA0RAAAAMAAJ|year=1978|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|page=174}}</ref>

Being a student of Narsinhrao Divetia, he translated Narsinhrao's Wilson Philological Lectures entitled ''Gujarati Language and Literature'' (Vol I and II) into Gujarati as ''Gujarati Bhasha ane Sahitya'' (Vol. I and II, 1936-1957). He also edited Narsinhrao's diary, known as ''Rojanishi'', in collaboration with [[Dhansukhlal Mehta]]. His other significant works include ''Kathasarita'' (1977) based on ''[[Kathasaritsagara]]'' and Gujarati translation of ''Sukhamani'' (1935), a [[Sikhism|Sikh]] religious book.<ref name="JhaveriAkademi1978"/><ref name="Datta1987"/>

==Awards==
He received [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (1960-1964) for his work ''Vangamaya Vimarsha''.<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author|search=Bakshi,ramprasad}}
* {{Gbooks-author|Ramprasad Premshanker Bakshi}}

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