https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Babubhai_P._Vaidya Babubhai P. Vaidya - Revision history 2026-07-31T18:20:55Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Babubhai_P._Vaidya&diff=286884&oldid=prev ->Editrite! at 08:21, 29 November 2021 2021-11-29T08:21:07Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}<br /> {{no footnotes|date=October 2013}}<br /> {{rewrite|date=August 2021}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Babubhai Pranjivan Vaidya&#039;&#039;&#039; (23 July 1909 – 12 December 1979) was an Indian independence activist, politician, social reformer, journalist and writer.<br /> <br /> == Early life ==<br /> Babubhai P. Vaidya was born in [[Dwarka]], [[Gujarat]] state, India, on 23 July 1909, into a family of physicians. His father was Dr. Pranjivandas M. Vaidya, who had offices in [[Baroda]]. His elder brother, Dr. Manubhai Vaidya, was a leader in the community and received the Best Teacher Award from the President of India, Dr. [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan|S. Radhakrishnan]]. Babubhai&#039;s two sisters, Sumati and Sushila, pioneered women&#039;s education in Western India.<br /> <br /> Vaidya joined the [[Indian Independence Movement]] after his graduation from the [[University of Mumbai]] in Bombay, where he had studied English Literature. <br /> <br /> == Political career ==<br /> <br /> Vaidya was elected to Saurashtra State Legislative Assembly in 1951 from Jetpur constituency as a candidate of Indian National Congress.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Sourastra, 1951|url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4095-sourastra-1951/|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}&lt;/ref&gt; He was elected to [[Gujarat Legislative Assembly]] from Rajkot constituency in 1962 as an independent candidate.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|title=Gujarat Assembly Election Results in 1962|url=https://www.elections.in/gujarat/assembly-constituencies/1962-election-results.html/|access-date=2021-08-17|website=Elections in India}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Literary career and journalism ==<br /> He was one of the first Indian authors to translate the works of [[Henrik Ibsen]], [[Oscar Wilde]], Pamela Walton, and Salam Alekum into the [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] language. Vaidya&#039;s first major novel was &#039;&#039;Upama&#039;&#039;. Along with [[Zaverchand Meghani]], he was co-editor of &#039;&#039;[[Phulchhab]]&#039;&#039;. Both Meghani and Vaidya set the stage for independent journalism in reaction to oppression under British rule. Vaidya became the editor of the first daily in Saurashtra; [[Makarand Dave]] was the co-editor of this daily.<br /> <br /> Vaidya wrote two major novels, &#039;&#039;[[Vishwamitra]]&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;Shakuntaleya Bharat&#039;&#039;, which depicts his vision of the future of India, based on its past before British colonization. He had visited the grave of [[Walt Whitman]], whose poetry was very dear to him.<br /> <br /> == Activism ==<br /> Vaidya inherited the reformist spirit from his Aryasamajist grandfather, Mayaram Sundarji Vaidya, an [[Ayurvedic]] physician. He broke away from rigid [[Hindu rituals]] and idolatry. Throughout his life he fought against oppression and injustice in the name of [[Caste system in India|caste]], creed, race, and wealth. His life and literature reflected his concern for human rights and dignity.<br /> <br /> He was involved in running a hostel where boys from the [[untouchable caste]] and the higher castes lived together.<br /> <br /> He proposed that the age-old system of health ([[Ayurveda]]) be discarded and the major new developments in biology be adopted instead. He wanted the Ayurveda University to be at the forefront of research. He stressed the need for evidence-based medical practice. This practice has been recently fulfilled by the use of Reverse Pharmacology in Ayurveda.<br /> <br /> == Death ==<br /> Babubhai died on 12 December 1979, in [[Mumbai]]. His 50-year anniversary was celebrated by a memorial trust in his name.<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> # BP Vaidya, Rakhe teno Dharma, Mumbai, Harshamaya Sahitya Bharati, 2004.<br /> # Babubai P. Vaidya, Jhaverchand Meghani, A brief biography, Surat, Gujarat State Social Education Committee, 1969.<br /> # Makarand Dave, Introduction to &#039;Shakuntaleya Bharat&#039; by BP Vaidya, Ahmedabad, Sastu Sahitya, 1979.<br /> # Babubhai P Vaidya, Vishvamitra (A historical novel of the Vedic period), Ahmedabad, Sastu Sahitya, 1996.<br /> # Babubhai P Vaidya, Khanadan and Lokashatru (Translations of dramas of Oscar Wilde and Henrik Ibsen), Rajkot, Harshad Granthmala, 1951.<br /> # Bipin Vaidya, Vidhina Vidhan (Gujarati translation of Ibsen&#039;s &#039;Warriors at Helgeland&#039;), Jetpur, Vaidya-Bhuvan, 1936.<br /> # Babubhai Vaidya, Hun Polioni Dardi (Gujarati translation of Pamela Walton&#039;s &#039;I- A Polio Patient&#039;), Ahmedabad, Arasi, 1965.<br /> # Makarand Dave, Introduction to Babubhai P Vaidya&#039;s drama on the Chinese revolution, &quot;Prerana&quot;, Ahmedabad, Bharati Sahitya, 1956.<br /> <br /> {{authority control}}<br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaidya, Babubhai P.}}<br /> [[Category:1909 births]]<br /> [[Category:1979 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:Indian human rights activists]]<br /> [[Category:Indian independence activists from Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:People from Dwarka]]<br /> [[Category:Gujarat MLAs 1962–1967]]<br /> [[Category:Indian journalists]]<br /> [[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Gujarati-language writers]]<br /> [[Category:Saurashtra MLAs 1952–1956]]</div> ->Editrite!