Template:Infobox writer Manubhai Lallubhai Jodhani (28 October 1902 – 29 December 1979) was a Gujarati writer, folklorist, ornithologist, botanist and editor from Gujarat, India. He had published more than 15 books.[1]
Biography
Jodhani was born on 28 October 1902 in Barwala (now in Botad district, Gujarat, India).[2][3][4] He received his primary school education at Limbdi. He became a school teacher in Barwala 1920. In 1930 he resigned to join the Indian Independence Movement.[3][4] Following Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha, an independence activist Amrutlal Sheth decided to hold Satyagraha at Dholera. Jodhani played a leading role in Dholera Salt Satyagraha and the British Police had issued an arrest warrant for Jodhani.[5]
Later he joined the Jivanlal Amarshi Booksellers. He also worked with various magazines including Stribodh as a sub editor as well as Strijivan as an editor for 39 years.[3][4] He was a member of a committee formed by the Government of Gujarat to promote folk literature.[6][4]
He died on 29 December 1979.[4][7] His son Vasantkumar Jodhai was also a writer who published works on science and animals.[2]
Works
Jodhani has contributed considerably in the field of folk literature.[7][8][3] He was an ornithologist and botanist.[7][9] He pioneered story writings on flora and fauna of Gujarat.[10][11][4]
His works on folk literature include Sorathi Javahir (1930), Sorathi Vibhuto (1964), Randalna Geeto, Gujarati Loksahitya Mala (cowritten with Manjula Majmudar, Bachubhai Raval) and Janpad (1940, 1944, 1955; sketches).[12][4]
His short stories include Shilvati (1928) and Sundariona Shangar. Nagmati (1932) is his only novel. Khatimithi Balavato and Kumaroni Pravaskatha are works of children's literature.[2]
Padarni Vanaspati I-II (1954–55), Anganana Pankhi I-II (1955–56), Padarna Pankhi (1956) are his works on botany and ornithology.[2]
He translated Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Bindur Chhele as Bindu (1939).[13]
He helped to publish Manuben Gandhi's memoir, Last Glimpses of Bapu.
Recognition
There is a road named after him in Paldi, Ahmedabad.
See also
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Whos Who Of Indian Writers{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Sahitya Akademi(1961)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 મનુભાઈ જોધાણી. Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Amruta-Sameepe{{#if:Desai|, Desai}. Gurjar Granthratna Karyalaya(2003)
- ↑ આંખો આંસુથી વહેવા લાગી હતી: સૌરાષ્ટ્રના સ્વાતંત્ર્ય સૈનિકો અને લડતો, Madhad, Raghavji. Sandesh(2020-03-25). Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ↑ The Indian P.E.N.{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. P.E.N. All-India Centre.(1968)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Gujarat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Smt Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra, Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust(2007)
- ↑ Contribution of Gujarat to the Field of Folklore. Indian Folklore Research Journal({Template:Year).
- ↑ Petronia: Fifty Years of Post-independence Ornithology in India : a Centenary Dedication to Dr. Salim Ali, 1896-1996{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Bombay Natural History Society(2003). ISBN 978-0-19-566653-3
- ↑ Children's Literature in Indian Languages{{#if:JAMUNA|, JAMUNA}. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting(2017-06-01). ISBN 978-81-230-2456-1
- ↑ Children's literature in Indian languages{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India(1982)
- ↑ ગુજરાતી લોકસાહિત્યક્ષેત્રે થયેલ સંશોધન – સંપાદનની કામગીરીની રૂપરેખા. Sahitya Setu({Template:Date).
- ↑ Śaratcandra o Bhāratīẏa sāhitya{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Nikhila Bhārata Baṅga Sāhitya Sammelana, Dillī Sākhā(1976)