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'''Anwar Mohammadbhai Agewan''' (4 December 1936 – 6 July 1991) was | '''Anwar Mohammadbhai Agewan'''<ref name=":0" /> (4 December 1936 – 6 July 1991) was an Indian [[Gujarati language|Gujarati-language]] biographer, folklorist and editor. Born in [[Akola, Maharashtra|Akola]] and educated in [[Gujarat]] and [[Bombay]], he edited several publications. He wrote on religious thought and various saints of Gujarat. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Agewan was born on 4 December 1936 in [[Akola, Maharashtra|Akola]] (now in [[Maharashtra]], India). He completed his primary and secondary education in [[Shivrajgadh]] and [[Gondal, India|Gondal]] respectively. He passed matriculation from [[Bombay]]. He obtained graduation from Agra Hindi Vidyapith | Agewan was born on 4 December 1936 in [[Akola, Maharashtra|Akola]] (now in [[Maharashtra]], India). He completed his primary and secondary education in [[Shivrajgadh]] and [[Gondal, India|Gondal]] respectively. He passed [[matriculation]] from [[Bombay]]. He obtained a graduation from Agra Hindi Vidyapith. He worked with ''Jay Gujarat'' and ''Rooplekha'' weeklies in Bombay. He also edited ''Aastha'' magazine.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Vora |first=Niranjan |title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકોશ: અર્વાચીનકાળ |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |year=1990 |editor-last=Soni |editor-first=Raman |editor-link=Raman Soni |edition=1st |volume=II |location=Ahmedabad |pages=18 |language=gu |trans-title=Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature: Modern Era |oclc=312020358 |editor-last2=Dave |editor-first2=Ramesh R. |editor-last3=Topiwala |editor-first3=Chandrakant |editor-link3=Chandrakant Topiwala}}</ref><ref name="gsp">{{cite web|url=http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Anvar-Agewan.html|title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: અનવર આગેવાન, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ|website=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|language=gu|trans-title=Anwar Agewan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407193523/http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Anvar-Agewan.html|archive-date=7 April 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=2 August 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
He died on 6 July 1991.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતના સારસ્વતો - ૧|last=Shastri|first=Keshavram Kashiram|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]]|edition=Updated|location=Ahmedabad|publication-date=January 2013|pages=4–5|language=gu|script-title=gu:Gujaratna Saraswato - 1|trans-title=Who's Who in Gujarati Literature|oclc=900401455|author-link=Keshavram Kashiram Shastri}}</ref> | He died on 6 July 1991.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતના સારસ્વતો - ૧|last=Shastri|first=Keshavram Kashiram|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Sabha]]|edition=Updated|location=Ahmedabad|publication-date=January 2013|pages=4–5|language=gu|script-title=gu:Gujaratna Saraswato - 1|trans-title=Who's Who in Gujarati Literature|oclc=900401455|author-link=Keshavram Kashiram Shastri}}</ref> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
He wrote works on religious thoughts such as ''Vedsahityano Parichay'' (1965), | He wrote works on religious thoughts such as ''Vedsahityano Parichay'' (1965), story collection ''Advaita'' (1974), ''Sadhna ane Sakshatkar'' (1989), ''Chinmaya Gayatri ''(1989).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="gsp"/><ref name=":1" /> | ||
''Rahiman | ''Rahiman Ane Jamal'' (1952), ''Girdhar Kaviray'' (1952), ''Sai Deendarvesh'' (1953), ''Sant Deendayalgiri'' (1954), ''Dasi Jeevan'' (1956), ''Kavi Gang'' (1954), ''Sant Dadu'' (1987, on [[Dadu Dayal]]) are works on saints of Gujarat while ''Rannade'' (1966), ''Rajasthanni Rasdhar'' (1974) and ''Kasumbino Rang'' (1988) are compilations of folk literature of western India.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="gsp"/><ref name=":1" /> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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[[Category:Gujarati-language writers]] | [[Category:Gujarati-language writers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian editors]] | [[Category:Indian editors]] | ||
[[Category:Indian biographers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian biographers]] | ||
[[Category:People from Akola]] | [[Category:People from Akola]] | ||
[[Category:1936 births]] | [[Category:1936 births]] | ||
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Anwar Mohammadbhai Agewan[1] (4 December 1936 – 6 July 1991) was an Indian Gujarati-language biographer, folklorist and editor. Born in Akola and educated in Gujarat and Bombay, he edited several publications. He wrote on religious thought and various saints of Gujarat.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Agewan was born on 4 December 1936 in Akola (now in Maharashtra, India). He completed his primary and secondary education in Shivrajgadh and Gondal respectively. He passed matriculation from Bombay. He obtained a graduation from Agra Hindi Vidyapith. He worked with Jay Gujarat and Rooplekha weeklies in Bombay. He also edited Aastha magazine.[1][2]
He died on 6 July 1991.[3]
Works[edit | edit source]
He wrote works on religious thoughts such as Vedsahityano Parichay (1965), story collection Advaita (1974), Sadhna ane Sakshatkar (1989), Chinmaya Gayatri (1989).[1][2][3]
Rahiman Ane Jamal (1952), Girdhar Kaviray (1952), Sai Deendarvesh (1953), Sant Deendayalgiri (1954), Dasi Jeevan (1956), Kavi Gang (1954), Sant Dadu (1987, on Dadu Dayal) are works on saints of Gujarat while Rannade (1966), Rajasthanni Rasdhar (1974) and Kasumbino Rang (1988) are compilations of folk literature of western India.[1][2][3]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Vora, Niranjan (1990). Soni, Raman; Dave, Ramesh R.; Topiwala, Chandrakant (eds.). ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકોશ: અર્વાચીનકાળ [Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature: Modern Era] (in ગુજરાતી). Vol. II (1st ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 18. OCLC 312020358.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "સવિશેષ પરિચય: અનવર આગેવાન, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ" [Anwar Agewan]. Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in ગુજરાતી). Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shastri, Keshavram Kashiram (January 2013). ગુજરાતના સારસ્વતો - ૧ Gujaratna Saraswato - 1 [Who's Who in Gujarati Literature] (in ગુજરાતી) (Updated ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarat Sahitya Sabha. pp. 4–5. OCLC 900401455.