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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Mehta was born on 16 June 1938 at [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]) to Gujarati writer [[Gunvantrai Acharya]]. Her family belonged to [[Jamnagar]]. She completed her schooling from Jamnagar, Rajkot and Mumbai. She completed BA with Gujarati in 1958 from [[Ramnarain Ruia College]] and MA in 1960. She taught at Ruia College from 1960 to 1967 and later at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] from 1970 to her retirement in 2000.<ref name=AGSI>{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)|first=Prasad|last=Brahmabhatt |publisher=Parshwa Publication|location=Ahmedabad|year=2010|pages=265–266|language=gu|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7}}</ref><ref name=sa>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/library/meettheauthor/ila_arab_mehta.pdf|title=Meet The Author: Ila Arab Mehta|website=Sahitya Akademi, Delhi | Mehta was born on 16 June 1938 at [[Bombay]] (now [[Mumbai]]) to Gujarati writer [[Gunvantrai Acharya]]. Her family belonged to [[Jamnagar]]. She completed her schooling from Jamnagar, Rajkot and Mumbai. She completed BA with Gujarati in 1958 from [[Ramnarain Ruia College]] and MA in 1960. She taught at Ruia College from 1960 to 1967 and later at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] from 1970 to her retirement in 2000.<ref name=AGSI>{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)|first=Prasad|last=Brahmabhatt |publisher=Parshwa Publication|location=Ahmedabad|year=2010|pages=265–266|language=gu|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7}}</ref><ref name=sa>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/library/meettheauthor/ila_arab_mehta.pdf|title=Meet The Author: Ila Arab Mehta|website=Sahitya Akademi, Delhi|date=26 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223130220/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/library/meettheauthor/ila_arab_mehta.pdf|archive-date=23 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="George1992">{{cite book|author=K. M. George|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&pg=PA143|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-7201-324-0|page=143}}</ref><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=PA743|year=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|pages=743–744}}</ref> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
In her early days, Mehta wrote in ''Akhand Anand'', ''Navneet'' and ''Stree Jeevan'' magazines. She has written several novels including ''Trikonni Tran Rekhao'' (1966), ''Thijelo Akar'' (1970), ''Radha'' (1972), ''Ek Hata Diwan Bahadur'' (1976),''Batris Laksho'' (1976), ''Varasdar'' (1978), ''Avati Kalno Sooraj'' (1979), ''Batris Putalini Vedana'' (1982), ''Ane Mrityu'' (1982), ''Dariyano Manas'' (1985), ''Vasant Chhlake'' (1987), ''Nag Pariksha'', ''Panch Pagala Prithvi Par'' (1995), ''The New Life'' (2004), ''Parpotani | In her early days, Mehta wrote in ''Akhand Anand'', ''Navneet'' and ''Stree Jeevan'' magazines. She has written several novels including ''Trikonni Tran Rekhao'' (1966), ''Thijelo Akar'' (1970), ''Radha'' (1972), ''Ek Hata Diwan Bahadur'' (1976), ''Batris Laksho'' (1976), ''Varasdar'' (1978), ''Avati Kalno Sooraj'' (1979), ''Batris Putalini Vedana'' (1982), ''Ane Mrityu'' (1982), ''Dariyano Manas'' (1985), ''Vasant Chhlake'' (1987), ''Nag Pariksha'', ''Panch Pagala Prithvi Par'' (1995), ''The New Life'' (2004), ''Parpotani Aankh'' (1988), ''Zili Me Kumpal Hathelima'' (2007). ''Jaherkhabarno MAnas'' (1985), ''Shabne Naam Hotu Nathi'' (1981) are novels with different subjects.<ref name=AGSI/><ref name=sa/><ref name="Dutt1999"/> Her novel ''Vaad'' (2011) is translated in English as ''Fence'' (2015) by [[Rita Kothari]].<ref name="Desai 2015">{{cite web | last=Desai | first=S. D. | title=Who is That Across the Fence? | website=The Indian Express | date=18 July 2015 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/who-is-that-across-the-fence/ | accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref> Her novel ''Batris Putlini Vedna'' is a story of women's struggle against injustice done to them and their attempt to establish their own identity. It centred around Anuradha, a main protagonist of the novel, and presents her anger against male [[chauvinism]] in the same way as [[Kundanika Kapadia]]'s ''Saat Paglan Akashman'' (Seven Steps in the Sky; 1994).<ref name="DasguptaLal2007">{{cite book|author1=[[Sanjukta Dasgupta]]|author2=[[Malashri Lal]]|title=The Indian Family in Transition: Reading Literary and Cultural Texts|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4r-GAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA181|accessdate=26 March 2017|date=13 November 2007|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-81-321-0163-5|page=181}}</ref> | ||
''Ek Cigarette Ek Dhupsali'' (1981), ''Viena-Woods'' (1989), ''Bhagyarekha'' (1995), ''Balavo Balvi Balvu'' (1998), ''Yom Kippur'' (2006). ''Ila Arab Mehtano Varta Vaibhav'' (2009) are her collections of stories. She has edited ''Varsha Adaljani Shreshth Vartao'' (1991), selected stories of [[Varsha Adalja]].<ref name=AGSI/><ref name=sa/><ref name="Dutt1999"/> | ''Ek Cigarette Ek Dhupsali'' (1981), ''Viena-Woods'' (1989), ''Bhagyarekha'' (1995), ''Balavo Balvi Balvu'' (1998), ''Yom Kippur'' (2006). ''Ila Arab Mehtano Varta Vaibhav'' (2009) are her collections of stories. She has edited ''Varsha Adaljani Shreshth Vartao'' (1991), selected stories of [[Varsha Adalja]].<ref name=AGSI/><ref name=sa/><ref name="Dutt1999"/> | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
She | She has been awarded by [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]], Maharashtra Gujarati Sahitya Akademi, and [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]].<ref name=sa/> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
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[[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]] | [[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Indian feminist writers]] | [[Category:Indian feminist writers]] | ||
[[Category:Novelists from Gujarat]] | [[Category:Novelists from Gujarat]] | ||
[[Category:Writers from Mumbai]] | [[Category:Writers from Mumbai]] | ||
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| Born | 16 June 1938 Mumbai |
| Occupation | Novelist and short story |
| Language | Gujarati |
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Ila Arab Mehta (born 16 June 1938) is a Gujarati novelist and story writer from Gujarat, India.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Mehta was born on 16 June 1938 at Bombay (now Mumbai) to Gujarati writer Gunvantrai Acharya. Her family belonged to Jamnagar. She completed her schooling from Jamnagar, Rajkot and Mumbai. She completed BA with Gujarati in 1958 from Ramnarain Ruia College and MA in 1960. She taught at Ruia College from 1960 to 1967 and later at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai from 1970 to her retirement in 2000.[1][2][3][4]
Works[edit | edit source]
In her early days, Mehta wrote in Akhand Anand, Navneet and Stree Jeevan magazines. She has written several novels including Trikonni Tran Rekhao (1966), Thijelo Akar (1970), Radha (1972), Ek Hata Diwan Bahadur (1976), Batris Laksho (1976), Varasdar (1978), Avati Kalno Sooraj (1979), Batris Putalini Vedana (1982), Ane Mrityu (1982), Dariyano Manas (1985), Vasant Chhlake (1987), Nag Pariksha, Panch Pagala Prithvi Par (1995), The New Life (2004), Parpotani Aankh (1988), Zili Me Kumpal Hathelima (2007). Jaherkhabarno MAnas (1985), Shabne Naam Hotu Nathi (1981) are novels with different subjects.[1][2][4] Her novel Vaad (2011) is translated in English as Fence (2015) by Rita Kothari.[5] Her novel Batris Putlini Vedna is a story of women's struggle against injustice done to them and their attempt to establish their own identity. It centred around Anuradha, a main protagonist of the novel, and presents her anger against male chauvinism in the same way as Kundanika Kapadia's Saat Paglan Akashman (Seven Steps in the Sky; 1994).[6]
Ek Cigarette Ek Dhupsali (1981), Viena-Woods (1989), Bhagyarekha (1995), Balavo Balvi Balvu (1998), Yom Kippur (2006). Ila Arab Mehtano Varta Vaibhav (2009) are her collections of stories. She has edited Varsha Adaljani Shreshth Vartao (1991), selected stories of Varsha Adalja.[1][2][4]
Mrityu Naam Parpota Mare (1984) is her compilation of literary works by various authors on death.[2]
Her writing is considered feminist.[7][8]
Awards[edit | edit source]
She has been awarded by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, Maharashtra Gujarati Sahitya Akademi, and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.[2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
She married Arab Mehta, a doctor, in 1964 and has a son, Salil and a daughter, Sonali. She lives in Mumbai. Her father Gunvantrai Acharya and her younger sister Varsha Adalja are also Gujarati writers.[2][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era) (in ગુજરાતી). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 265–266. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Meet The Author: Ila Arab Mehta" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi, Delhi. 26 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2016.
- ↑ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 143. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 743–744. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
- ↑ Desai, S. D. (18 July 2015). "Who is That Across the Fence?". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ↑ Sanjukta Dasgupta; Malashri Lal (13 November 2007). The Indian Family in Transition: Reading Literary and Cultural Texts. SAGE Publications. p. 181. ISBN 978-81-321-0163-5. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Sathian, Sanjena (16 May 2016). "When a Respected Author Becomes an Accidental Feminist". OZY. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7.