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| name = Bhogilal Sandesara
| image = BhogilalSandesaraPic.jpg
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| native_name = ભોગીલાલ જયચંદભાઈ સાંડેસરા
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| birth_name = Bhogilal Jayachandbhai Sandesara
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1917|4|13}}
| birth_place = Sander near [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]], British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1995|1|18|1917|4|13}}
| death_place = [[New Jersey]], US
| occupation = Writer, historian, scholar
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
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| nationality = Indian
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| education = MA, PhD
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat College]], [[Gujarat Vidhya Sabha]]
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| awards = {{plainlist|
* [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] (1953)
* [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (1962)
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| doctoral_advisor = [[Rasiklal Parikh]]
| thesis_title = Literary Circle of Mahamatya Vastupala and Its Contribution to Sanskrit Literature
| thesis_url = https://archive.org/details/LiteraryCircleOfMahatmyaVastupulaAndHisContributionToSanskritLiteratureEd.BhogilalSandesaraJ.
| thesis_year = 1950
| doctoral_students= [[Suresh Joshi]]
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'''Bhogilal Jayachandbhai Sandesara''' (13 April 1917 – 18 January 1995) was a literary critic, scholar and editor from [[Gujarat]], India. He was a scholar of [[Sanskrit]], [[Prakrit]], [[Middle Indo-Aryan languages|Apabhramsha]] and [[Old Gujarati]] language. He also contributed to the field of historical and cultural research. He has edited large number of historical works. He was appointed as the president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] in 1987.

== Early life ==
Bhogilal Sandesara was born on 13 April 1917 in Sander village near [[Patan, Gujarat|Patan]] (now in Gujarat, India) in a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] family of Jayachandbhai Ishwardas Sandesara and his wife Mahalaxmiben. He started his school education in [[Ahmedabad]]. Following death of his father when he was eight, his family moved to Patan where he completed his school education. He came in contact with [[Muni Jinvijayji]] in 1931 who introduced to Muni Punyavijayji under whom he studied and used the preserved works in the ancient libraries of Patan. He was also guided by his high school teacher and researcher Ramlal Chunilal Modi.<ref name="AGSI2">{{cite book|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ (ગાંધીયુગ અને અનુગાંધી યુગ)|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2007|location=Ahmedabad|pages=369–371|language=gu|script-title=gu:Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (Gandhiyug Ane Anugandhi Yug)|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature (Gandhi Era & Post-Gandhi Era)}}</ref><ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad" />

After [[matriculation]] in 1935, he worked on the editorial teams of Gujarati periodicals ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]'' and ''Prajabandhu'' from 1935 to 1937. He received his [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1941 with first class from [[Gujarat College]] and [[Master's degree|Master of Arts]] in 1943 from [[Gujarat Vidhya Sabha]] with Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects. He had received the Gold Medal in MA.<ref name="AGSI2" /><ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad" />

== Career ==
Sandesara worked at the Sheth Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Institute of Learning and Research in Ahmedabad as a lecturer and researcher of [[Middle Indo-Aryan languages|Ardha-Magadhi]] language from 1943 to 1950. He received a [[Ph.D.|PhD]] in 1950 for his research work ''Literary Circle Of Mahāmātya Vastupāla And Its Contribution To Sanskrit Literature''. In 1951, he joined the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] as a professor of Gujarati and retired as the head of the department Gujarati in on 5 April 1975. He was also the director of Oriental Research Institute (known as Prachya Vidya Mandir) from 1958 to 1975. During this period, he worked as an editor of ''Swadhyaya'', a quarterly journal of the institute.<ref name="AGSI2" /><ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web | title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: ભોગીલાલ સાંડેસરા, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Bhogilal-Sandesara.html | language=gu | access-date=2017-11-21}}</ref>

He also served as an editor of Gujarati monthly ''[[Buddhiprakash]]''. He was appointed as the president of History and Archeology at the 59th convention of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] (Gujarati Literary Council) held at [[Nadiad]] in 1955. He also served as the president of Prakrit languages and Jain religion department in Akhil Bharat Prachyavidya Parishad held at [[Bhubaneswar|Bhuwaneshwar]] in 1959. He also served as the president of Gujarat Itihas Parishad in 1962-64. In 1987, he was elected as the president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad|Gujarati Sahitya Paridhad]].<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad" /><ref name="AGSI2" />

He died on 18 January 1995 in [[New Jersey]], US.<ref name="GSP">{{cite web | title=ભોગીલાલ સાંડેસરા, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Bhogilal Sandesara, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Bhogilal-Sandesara.html | language=gu | access-date=2017-11-23}}</ref><ref name="AGSI2" />

== Works ==
Sandesara made several contributions to the fields of Indian archaeology, Indian culture, Gujarat history and culture, and medieval Indian literature. He was a scholar of several languages including Sanskrit, Prakrit, Ardha-Magadhi and Old Gujarati.<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/> He was also a scholar of [[Jainism|Jain religion]], and studied the art and sculpture of India. He also edited a few unpublished manuscripts of medieval Gujarati literature.<ref name="Mohan Lal">{{cite encyclopedia |author=Mohan Lal |title=Encyclopedia of Indian Literature (Navaratri to Sarvasena) |volume=Volume IV |year=2007 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |location=New Delhi |pages=3786–3787 |isbn=((978-81-260-1003-5)) }}</ref>

He published numerous historical and cultural research works. ''Vaghelaonu Gujarat'' (1939) is a study of the socio-political and cultural life of Gujarat during the reign of [[Vaghela dynasty|Vaghela kings]] while ''Literary Circle Of Mahāmātya Vastupāla And Its Contribution To Sanskrit Literature'' (translated as ''Mahamatya Vastupalnu Sahityamandal tatha Sanskrit Sahitya Teno Falo'' in Gujarati in 1957) is an account of the court of [[Vastupala]], the medieval minister of the king of Gujarat, who was a connoisseur of art. ''Jyesthimall Jnati ane Malla Puran'' (1948) is a Jain manuscript published with notes. ''Jagannathpuri ane Orissana Puratan Avashesho'' (1951) is a work on the old archaeological remains in [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Puri]] and [[Odisha|Orissa]]. ''Jain Agam Sahityama Gujarat'' (1952) is a research on references to Gujarat in Jain religious literature. His another historical research work include ''Itihasni Kedi'' (1945).<ref name="Mohan Lal"/><ref name="K M Jhaveri">{{cite book |last=Jhaveri |first=Mansukhlal |title=History of Gujarati Literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DA0RAAAAMAAJ |year=1978 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |location=New Delhi |page=209 |oclc=825734488}}</ref><ref name="AGSI2" />

Among his works on medieval Gujarati literature are ''[[Uttaradhyayana|Uttaradhyayana Sutra]]'', an edition of medieval Jain manuscript with notes and comments, and ''Prachin Gujarati Sahityama Vritta Rachna'' (1941), a research work on the [[Metre (poetry)|metres]] used in old and medieval Gujarati poetry.<ref name="Mohan Lal"/><ref name="AGSI2" /> His ''Shabda Ane Arth'' (1954) is a work on historical semantics, probably the first such work in Gujarati.<ref name="AGSI2" /> His other works include ''Dayaram'' (1960), ''Sanshodhanni Kedi'' (1961), ''Itihas Ane Sahitya'' (1966), ''Anveshana'' (1967), ''Anusmriti'' (1973) as well as a biography ''Muni Jinvijaji: Jeevan Ane Karya'' (1978).<ref name="AGSI2" />

He traveled across the United States on the invitation of the [[Rockefeller Foundation]] in New York, and followed this with visits to [[Japan]] and [[Southeastern Asia]]. Sandesara serialized this tour as ''Ek Vidyayatra'' in ''Buddhiprakash'', giving insights into the history and cultures of the regions. The series was later republished in a single volume as ''Pradakshina'' (1962).<ref name=jethava>{{cite thesis|last=Jethava|first=Bhavesh|script-title=gu:સ્વાતંત્રોત્તર ગુજરાતી પ્રવાસસાહિત્યઃ સ્થિત્યંતરો અને ગતિ|trans-title=Post-Independence Gujarati Travelogue Writings: Shifts and Dynamics|date=2003|publisher=[[Gujarat University]]|place=Ahmedabad|language=gu|type=PhD|chapter=Chapter 3 |hdl=10603/47201|pages=129}}</ref><ref name="AGSI2" />

he has edited large number of historical works including Sanghvijay's ''Simhasanbatrisi'' (1933), Madhava's ''Roopsundarkatha'' (1934), Veersinh's ''Ushaharan'', ''Matisar Karpurmanjari'' (1941), Mahiraj's ''Naladamayantiras'' (1954), ''Prachin Fagu Sangrah'' (1955), ''Varnasamuchchaya'' Volume I-II (1956-1959), Someshwardeva's ''Ullas-Raghav Natakam'' (1961), Yashodhir's ''Panchakhyan Balavabodh'' volume I (1963), ''Mallapuran'' (1964), Someshwardeva's ''Ramshatakam'' (1965), Gangadhar's ''Gangadaspratapvilas Natakam'' (1973) and Amritkalasha's ''Hammirprabandh'' (1973).<ref name="AGSI2" /> ''Sattarma Satak na Prachin Gujarjarkavyo'' (1948) is a compilation of some previously unknown Gujarati poems of the seventeenth century.<ref name="AGSI2" /> He has translated Sanghdasgani's ''Vasudevhindi'' (1946) from Prakrit which is widely studied in Indian [[narratology]]. He has also translated ''[[Panchatantra]]'' in Gujarati along with its comparative study of various manuscripts.<ref name="AGSI2" />

== Recognition ==
Sandesara received the Gujarati literary awards; [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1953 and [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1962.<ref name="Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/><ref name="AGSI2" />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author|sname=Bhogilal Sandesara}}
* {{Gbooks-author|Bhogilal Jayachandbhai Sandesara}}

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