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'''Chandrakant Amritlal Topiwala''' is a [[Gujarati language]] poet and critic from [[Gujarat]], India. | '''Chandrakant Amritlal Topiwala''' (born 7 August 1936) is a [[Gujarati language]] poet and critic from [[Gujarat]], India. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
Topiwala was born on 7 August 1936 at [[Vadodara]], to Amritlal and Lilavati.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Joshi |first=Yogesh |author-link=Yogesh Joshi (poet)|title= Sahitya Akademi, Delhi Dvara Award (in 'Aa Kshane') |magazine=Parab |date=February 2013 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |pages=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=374|journal=Muse India|issue=56|date=July–August 2014|issn=0975-1815|accessdate=16 July 2014|title=Chandrakant Topiwala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729030811/http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=374|archive-date=29 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati from the [[University of Bombay]]-affiliated Saint Xavier's College in 1958, and received his Masters in 1960. He completed his PhD in 1982 from [[Gujarat University]].<ref name=enc>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4365|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|volume=5|first=Mohan|last=Lal |publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=1992 |isbn= 9788126012213|page=4365}}</ref><ref name=gsp>{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Chandrakant-Topiwala.html|title=Chandrakant Topiwala|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|language =Gujarati|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref><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=317–319|language=gu|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7}}</ref> | |||
Topiwala was born on 7 August 1936 at [[Vadodara]], to Amritlal and Lilavati.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Joshi |first=Yogesh |author-link=Yogesh Joshi |title= Sahitya Akademi, Delhi Dvara Award (in 'Aa Kshane') |magazine=Parab |date=February 2013 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |pages=11}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=374|journal=Muse India|issue=56|date=July–August 2014|issn=0975-1815|accessdate=16 July 2014|title=Chandrakant Topiwala|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729030811/http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=374|archive-date=29 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati from the [[University of Bombay]]-affiliated Saint Xavier's College in 1958, and received his Masters in 1960. He completed his PhD in 1982 from [[Gujarat University]].<ref name=enc>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4365|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|volume=5|first=Mohan|last=Lal |publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=1992 |isbn= 9788126012213|page=4365}}</ref><ref name=gsp>{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Chandrakant-Topiwala.html|title=Chandrakant Topiwala|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|language =Gujarati|accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref><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=317–319|language=gu|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7}}</ref> | |||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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===Criticism=== | ===Criticism=== | ||
Topiwala is considered a modernist critic. His first book, ''Aparichit A Aparichit B'', was published in 1975 which has four sections. His collection ''Had Parna Hans Ane Albatross'' (1975) is a translation and criticism of [[ | Topiwala is considered a modernist critic. His first book, ''Aparichit A Aparichit B'', was published in 1975 which has four sections. His collection ''Had Parna Hans Ane Albatross'' (1975) is a translation and criticism of [[Symbolism (movement)|French symbolist]] poetry. ''Madhyamala'' (1983) is a collection of articles on medieval [[Gujarati literature]]. Other publications include ''Pratibhasha nu Kavach'' (1984), ''San-sarjanatamak Kavya-vigyan'' (1985), ''Vivechanno Vibhajit Pat'' (1990), ''Granth Ghatna'' (1994) and ''Gujarati Sakshibhasya''.<ref name=enc/><ref name=gsp/><ref name=AGSI/> | ||
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| Born | 7 August 1936 Vadodara, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | poet, critic |
| Language | Gujarati |
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| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Linguistic operations in modern Gujarati poetry criticism |
| Doctoral advisor | Self |
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Chandrakant Amritlal Topiwala (born 7 August 1936) is a Gujarati language poet and critic from Gujarat, India.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Topiwala was born on 7 August 1936 at Vadodara, to Amritlal and Lilavati.[1][2] He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati from the University of Bombay-affiliated Saint Xavier's College in 1958, and received his Masters in 1960. He completed his PhD in 1982 from Gujarat University.[3][4][5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Topiwala taught Gujarati language at K H Madhvani College, Porbandar from 1961 to 1965. In 1965, he joined Navjivan Commerce and Arts College, Dahod as head of Department of Gujarati, and served as principal of the college from 1971 to 1984. Later he became the director of Kasturbhai Lalbhai Swadhyay Mandir, run by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad.[3][4] He was the president of Parishad during 2016 to 2018.[5]
Works[edit | edit source]
Poetry[edit | edit source]
Maheraman, his first poetry collection, was published in 1962, followed by Kant Tari Rani in 1971, which gained him critical acclaim. Pakshitirth (1988) is further experimental poetry. Black Forest (1989) was written during his visit to Europe and was influenced by European culture. Avagaman (1999) and Apani Kavyasamriddhi (2004) are his other works of poetry.[3][4][5]
Criticism[edit | edit source]
Topiwala is considered a modernist critic. His first book, Aparichit A Aparichit B, was published in 1975 which has four sections. His collection Had Parna Hans Ane Albatross (1975) is a translation and criticism of French symbolist poetry. Madhyamala (1983) is a collection of articles on medieval Gujarati literature. Other publications include Pratibhasha nu Kavach (1984), San-sarjanatamak Kavya-vigyan (1985), Vivechanno Vibhajit Pat (1990), Granth Ghatna (1994) and Gujarati Sakshibhasya.[3][4][5]
Translations[edit | edit source]
He has translated works of the Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke into Gujarati: Duino Elegies as Duino Karunikao (1976) and Sonnets to Orpheus as Orpheus Prati Sonneto (1977).[3] He translated Samuel Beckett's short prose as Kalpo ke Kalpana Mari Parvari Chhe. He translated and published Contemporary Gujarati Poetry (1972) and Maithili Sahitya no Itihas (History of Maithili Literature, 1987) and Ishwarni Yatna (2004).[3][4][5]
Other[edit | edit source]
Topiwala co-edited Adhunik Sahitya Sangnya-Kosh (1986), a Gujarati dictionary of literary terms. He also edited Vishishta Sahitya Sangnya-Kosh (1988), Gujarati Tunki Varta Kosh (1990), Anuadhunikatavad (1993), Pavan Pagathiya (2004). He also edited Jayant Khatrini Shreshth Vartao (1994).[3][4][5]
Awards[edit | edit source]
He received a Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2002, Premanand Suvarna Chandrak in 2005, Anantrai Raval Criticism Award and a Sahitya Akademi Award for his critical study Gujarati Sakshibhasya in 2012.[6] He was conferred a Samanvay Bhasha Samman award in 2013 for his contributions to literature.[7][5]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Joshi, Yogesh (February 2013). "Sahitya Akademi, Delhi Dvara Award (in 'Aa Kshane')". Parab. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 11.
- ↑ "Chandrakant Topiwala". Muse India (56). July–August 2014. ISSN 0975-1815. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Lal, Mohan (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. Vol. 5. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4365. ISBN 9788126012213.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Chandrakant Topiwala" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 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. 317–319. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
- ↑ "Jeet Thayil among 24 selected for Sahitya Akademi Awards". The Hindu. New Delhi. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Gujarati poet conferred award". Business Standard. New Delhi. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.