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			{{Short description\|Indian poet, playwright, literary critic, Indologist, historian and editor (1897–1982)}}
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	==Works==		==Works==
	Parikh wrote extensively in literature, [[poetics]], [[philosophy]], drama, poetry, history, aesthetics and criticism.		Parikh wrote extensively in [[literature]], [[poetics]], [[philosophy]], drama, poetry, history, aesthetics and criticism.

	His first publication was a Gujarati translation of ''Kavyaprakasha'' by [[Mammata Bhatta\|Mammata]] with critical notes; he co-translated with [[Ramnarayan V. Pathak]]. It was published in 1924 by Gujarat Vidyapith. During his stay in Vidyapith, he also published ''Vaidik Pathavali'' in 1927, again a translation with critical notes of some parts of the Vedas and [[Brahmana]]. In 1938 he published [[Hemachandra]]'s ''Kavyanushasan'' (Vol. 1 – 2), including his account of the author's life, works and their historical background. This is considered a significant work in Gujarati historical writing as it gives a detailed historical outline from the ancient to the [[Chaulukya dynasty\|Solanki eras]].<ref name=jadav/>		His first publication was a Gujarati translation of ''Kavyaprakasha'' by [[Mammata Bhatta\|Mammata]] with critical notes; he co-translated with [[Ramnarayan V. Pathak]]. It was published in 1924 by Gujarat Vidyapith. During his stay in Vidyapith, he also published ''Vaidik Pathavali'' in 1927, again a translation with critical notes of some parts of the Vedas and [[Brahmana]]. In 1938 he published [[Hemachandra]]'s ''Kavyanushasan'' (Vol. 1 – 2), including his account of the author's life, works and their historical background. This is considered a significant work in Gujarati historical writing as it gives a detailed historical outline from the ancient to the [[Chaulukya dynasty\|Solanki eras]].<ref name=jadav/>
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	'''Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh''' (1897–1982) was a 20th-century [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] poet, playwright, literary critic, [[Indologist]], historian, and editor from [[Gujarat]], India. He was the president of [[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]] and was appointed as the president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] in 1964. He received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1960 for his play ''Sharvilak''. He is also a recipient of the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] and the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]].		'''Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh''' (1897–1982) was a 20th-century [[Gujarati language\|Gujarati]] poet, playwright, literary critic, [[Indologist]], historian, and editor from [[Gujarat]], India. He was the president of [[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]] and was appointed the president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] in 1964. He received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1960 for his play ''Sharvilak''. He is also a recipient of the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] and the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	Rasiklal Parikh was born on 20 August 1897 at the village of [[Pethapur State\|Pethapur]], now in [[Gandhinagar district]]. His father, Chhotalal Lalubhai Parikh, was a lawyer in Sadra, Gandhinagar. His mother, Chanchalbahen, belonged to a stock-broker family. Chanchalben was well educated for the time, when it was unusual for Gujarati women to study. She read both Sanskrit and Gujarati. She played an important role in shaping Rasiklal's interest in literature.		Rasiklal Parikh was born on 20 August 1897 at the village of [[Pethapur State\|Pethapur]], now in [[Gandhinagar district]]. His father, Chhotalal Lalubhai Parikh, was a lawyer in Sadra, Gandhinagar. His mother, Chanchalbahen, belonged to a stock-broker family. Chanchalben was well educated for the time, when it was unusual for Gujarati women to study. She read both Sanskrit and Gujarati. She played an important role in shaping Rasiklal's interest in literature.

	Rasiklal spent his childhood in Sadra, completing his primary school education there. He shifted to [[Ahmedabad]] for further education and attended Diwan Ballubhai High School, matriculating in 1913. In the same year he married Manekbahen, who also ~~belonged~~ Sadra.<ref name=jadav>{{cite thesis\|last=Jadav\|first=Dashrath\|script-title=gu:રસિકલાલ છો. પરિખ: એક અધ્યયન\|trans-title=Rasiklal Chho. Parikh: A Study\|date=2010\|publisher=[[Gujarat University]]\|place=Ahmedabad\|language=gu\|type=PhD\|chapter=Chapter 2 \|hdl=10603/47184}}</ref>		Rasiklal spent his childhood in Sadra, completing his primary school education there. He shifted to [[Ahmedabad]] for further education and attended Diwan Ballubhai High School, matriculating in 1913. In the same year he married Manekbahen, who also lived in Sadra.<ref name=jadav>{{cite thesis\|last=Jadav\|first=Dashrath\|script-title=gu:રસિકલાલ છો. પરિખ: એક અધ્યયન\|trans-title=Rasiklal Chho. Parikh: A Study\|date=2010\|publisher=[[Gujarat University]]\|place=Ahmedabad\|language=gu\|type=PhD\|chapter=Chapter 2 \|hdl=10603/47184}}</ref>

	After his matriculation, he moved to Pune and joined [[Fergusson College]] to obtain his bachelor of arts. While at college he studied under professors such as Dr Bhune, R. D. Ranade and Prof. Patvardhan. He was influenced by Abhyankar Shastri towards [[Vedas]] and [[Vedic and Sanskrit literature\|Sanskrit literature]]. He studied English literature, especially [[tragedy]], under Prof. Patvardhan, and was influenced by Ibsen and other playwrights. In 1918, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit and English.<ref name=jadav/><ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web \| title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: રસિકલાલ પરીખ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ \| website=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad \| url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Rasiklal-Parikh.html \| language=gu \| access-date=2018-02-01}}</ref>		After his matriculation, he moved to Pune and joined [[Fergusson College]] to obtain his bachelor of arts. While at college he studied under professors such as Dr Bhune, R. D. Ranade and Prof. Patvardhan. He was influenced by Abhyankar Shastri towards [[Vedas]] and [[Vedic and Sanskrit literature\|Sanskrit literature]]. He studied English literature, especially [[tragedy]], under Prof. Patvardhan, and was influenced by Ibsen and other playwrights. In 1918, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit and English.<ref name=jadav/><ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web \| title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: રસિકલાલ પરીખ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ \| website=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad \| url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Rasiklal-Parikh.html \| language=gu \| access-date=2018-02-01}}</ref>
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]		* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	* {{cite book\|author1=Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh\|author2=Gautama Vā Paṭela\|author3=Bharati Kirtikumar Shelat\|author3-link=Bharati Shelat\|title=Rasika-bhāratī: Prof. R.C. Parikh Commemoration Volume\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4DXAAAAMAAJ\|year=2005\|publisher=Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi([[Gujarat Sahitya Academy]])\|location=Gandhinagar\|oclc=867124952}}		* {{cite book\|author1=Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh\|author2=Gautama Vā Paṭela\|author3=Bharati Kirtikumar Shelat\|author3-link=Bharati Shelat\|title=Rasika-bhāratī: Prof. R.C. Parikh Commemoration Volume\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4DXAAAAMAAJ\|year=2005\|publisher=Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi([[Gujarat Sahitya Academy]])\|location=Gandhinagar\|oclc=867124952}}
	* {{cite book\|last=Shah\|first=Priyabala\|title=Rasiklal C. Parikh\|series=Makers of Indian literature\|date=2003\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|location=New Delhi\|oclc=122955631}}		* {{cite book\|last=Shah\|first=Priyabala\|title=Rasiklal C. Parikh\|series=Makers of Indian literature\|date=2003\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|location=New Delhi\|oclc=122955631}}

	~~==References==~~
	~~{{reflist}}~~

	==External links==		==External links==

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'''Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh''' (1897–1982) was a 20th-century [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet, playwright, literary critic, [[Indologist]], historian, and editor from [[Gujarat]], India. He was the president of [[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]] and was appointed as the president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] in 1964. He received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1960 for his play ''Sharvilak''. He is also a recipient of the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] and the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]].

==Biography==
Rasiklal Parikh was born on 20 August 1897 at the village of [[Pethapur State|Pethapur]], now in [[Gandhinagar district]]. His father, Chhotalal Lalubhai Parikh, was a lawyer in Sadra, Gandhinagar. His mother, Chanchalbahen, belonged to a stock-broker family. Chanchalben was well educated for the time, when it was unusual for Gujarati women to study. She read both Sanskrit and Gujarati. She played an important role in shaping Rasiklal's interest in literature.

Rasiklal spent his childhood in Sadra, completing his primary school education there. He shifted to [[Ahmedabad]] for further education and attended Diwan Ballubhai High School, matriculating in 1913. In the same year he married Manekbahen, who also belonged Sadra.<ref name=jadav>{{cite thesis|last=Jadav|first=Dashrath|script-title=gu:રસિકલાલ છો. પરિખ: એક અધ્યયન|trans-title=Rasiklal Chho. Parikh: A Study|date=2010|publisher=[[Gujarat University]]|place=Ahmedabad|language=gu|type=PhD|chapter=Chapter 2 |hdl=10603/47184}}</ref>

After his matriculation, he moved to Pune and joined [[Fergusson College]] to obtain his bachelor of arts. While at college he studied under professors such as Dr Bhune, R. D. Ranade and Prof. Patvardhan. He was influenced by Abhyankar Shastri towards [[Vedas]] and [[Vedic and Sanskrit literature|Sanskrit literature]]. He studied English literature, especially [[tragedy]], under Prof. Patvardhan, and was influenced by Ibsen and other playwrights. In 1918, he completed his Bachelor of Arts in Sanskrit and English.<ref name=jadav/><ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web | title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: રસિકલાલ પરીખ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Rasiklal-Parikh.html | language=gu | access-date=2018-02-01}}</ref>

While studying for his Master of Arts he worked at the [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]], where he came into close contact with Indologist and scholar [[Muni Jinvijay]] who gave him some insight into the Indology and history of Gujarat. At the same time he met [[Indulal Yagnik]], an Indian independence activist, who inspired him to join [[Gujarat Vidyapith]], established by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. So he dropped out of his master's degree education to join Vidyapith. Later, he started to edit ''Puratatva'', a quarterly journal.<ref name="Lal2007">{{cite book|last=Lal|first=Mohan|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Navaratri-Sarvasena|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOsbAAAAIAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=((978-81-260-1003-5))|page=3094}}</ref>

Parikh died on 1 November 1982, the day of [[Sharad Purnima]], in Ahmedabad.<ref>{{cite book|last=Parikh|first=Sushil|editor1=Gautama Vā Paṭela|editor2=Bharati Kirtikumar Shelat|editor2-link=Bharati Shelat|title=Rasika-bhāratī: Prof. R.C. Parikh Commemoration Volume|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4DXAAAAMAAJ|chapter=Chapter 1: Motabhai|year=2005|publisher=Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi([[Gujarat Sahitya Academy]])|location=Gandhinagar|oclc=867124952|pages= 1–5}}</ref>

==Works==
Parikh wrote extensively in literature, [[poetics]], [[philosophy]], drama, poetry, history, aesthetics and criticism.

His first publication was a Gujarati translation of ''Kavyaprakasha'' by [[Mammata Bhatta|Mammata]] with critical notes; he co-translated with [[Ramnarayan V. Pathak]]. It was published in 1924 by Gujarat Vidyapith. During his stay in Vidyapith, he also published ''Vaidik Pathavali'' in 1927, again a translation with critical notes of some parts of the Vedas and [[Brahmana]]. In 1938 he published [[Hemachandra]]'s ''Kavyanushasan'' (Vol. 1 – 2), including his account of the author's life, works and their historical background. This is considered a significant work in Gujarati historical writing as it gives a detailed historical outline from the ancient to the [[Chaulukya dynasty|Solanki eras]].<ref name=jadav/>

In 1931, he published his first play, ''Pahelo Kalal'', which was an adaptation of a story by [[Leo Tolstoy|Tolstoy]]. In the same year he published another play ''Rupiyanu Jhad'' under the pseudonym Sanjay. ''Pahelo Class'' (1931) and ''Premnu Mulya'' (1950) are plays he translated from other languages.<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/> He founded a school of drama known as Natya Vidya Mandir which gave rise to the amateur theatre troupe [[Natmandal]].<ref name="Kapoor2002">{{cite book|last=Kapoor|first=Subodh|title=The Indian Encyclopaedia: Gautami Ganga -Himmat Bahadur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nt4nbp1VIhsC&pg=PA2718|access-date=2 February 2018|year=2002|publisher=Cosmo Publications|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7755-266-9|page=2718}}</ref> His ''Mena Gurjari'', a musical play written in [[Bhavai]] folk form, is considered a landmark in Gujarati theatre and become popular among both scholars and the public.<ref name="(India)1983">{{cite book|author=National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|title=Quarterly Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1cvAAAAIAAJ|access-date=2 February 2018|volume=12–13|year=1983|page=50}}</ref><ref name="Lal2007"/> His full-length play ''Sharvilak'', published in 1957, is divided into five acts and is based on two different Sanskrit plays: ''[[Mṛcchakatika|Mrichchhakatika]]'' written by [[Śūdraka|Sudraka]]; and ''Daridra Charudatta'' written by [[Bhāsa|Bhasa]]. ''Sharvilak'' was translated into Hindi in 1966.<ref name="Lal1992">{{cite book|last=Lal|first=Mohan|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3988|access-date=2 February 2018|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-1221-3|page=3988}}</ref>

He delivered the Maharaja Sayajirao Lectures Series at [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda|M. S. University of Baroda]], which was published later as ''Anand Mimansa'' (1963). His radio talks were published as ''Aakashabhashit'' in 1974. He critiqued Bhasa's Sanskrit works in ''Sanskrit Natak Sahitya'' (1980). His ''Purovachan ane Vivechan'', published in 1965, is a collection of applied criticism. He delivered the Vidyaben Neelkanth Lectures Series on the novel [[Saraswatichandra (novel)|''Saraswatichandra'']] in 1972; these were published as a book in 1976 as ''Saraswatichandrano Mahima – Eni Patrasrishtima''.<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/>

He also contributed in the field of history, including ''Gujaratni Rajdhanio'' (1958), ''Itihas Swarup Ane Paddhati'' (1969) and ''Gujaratno Rajakiya Ane Sanskrutik Itihas'' (Vol. 1 to 6; with others).<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/>

''Jivan Na Vaheno'' is a collection of short stories. Rasiklal studied [[Dalpatram]]'s book on Gujarati prosody, ''Dalpat Pingal'', while at school. Due to the close association with [[Ramnarayan V. Pathak]], he was inspired to write poems, publishing frequently in ''Yugadharma'' magazine. His collected poems were published as ''Smriti''.<ref name=jadav/><ref name="Lal2007"/>

==Awards==
[[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]] awarded him the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1942. His play ''Sharvilak'' received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for 1960, and another play ''Mena Gurjari'' received the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] for 1977. In 1975 the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]] awarded its [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|fellowship]] to him for his contribution in the field of drama.<ref name=jadav/><ref name="Lal2007"/>

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

==Further reading==
* {{cite book|author1=Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh|author2=Gautama Vā Paṭela|author3=Bharati Kirtikumar Shelat|author3-link=Bharati Shelat|title=Rasika-bhāratī: Prof. R.C. Parikh Commemoration Volume|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4DXAAAAMAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi([[Gujarat Sahitya Academy]])|location=Gandhinagar|oclc=867124952}}
* {{cite book|last=Shah|first=Priyabala|title=Rasiklal C. Parikh|series=Makers of Indian literature|date=2003|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|oclc=122955631}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Gbooks-author|Rasiklal Chhotalal Parikh}}
* {{Internet Archive author|sname=Rasiklal Parikh}}

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