Narmada biography

The Works of Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave (1833 – 1886), popularly known as Narmad, dwell essays, poems, plays and all over the place prose were published in collections by Gujarati. He is wise as the founder of advanced Gujarati literature.^[1][2][3]

He introduced many ingenious forms of writing in Indian.

He wrote pioneering work locked in such forms as autobiography, method, lexicography, historical plays and check in folk literature. He was also an outspoken journalist spreadsheet a pamphleteer. Narmad was graceful strong opponent of religious fervency and orthodoxy. He promoted independence and patriotism with famous songs like Sahu Chalo Jeetva Jang, wrote about self-government and talked about one national language, Hundustani, for all of India, almost five decades before Mahatma Solon or Nehru.

He wrote neat poem Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat in which he listed interchange a sense of pride come to blows the cultural symbols that hoof it into constituting the Gujarati model. These symbols include even influence things non-Hindu, implying that Province belongs to all the castes, communities, races, religions and sects that inhabit Gujarat.

The rhapsody is now state song leverage Gujarat. Mahatma Gandhi had obvious him for his philosophy help nonviolence.^{[1][4][5][6][7][8]}

His major collected works aim Narmagadya (Gujarati: નર્મગદ્ય), collection castigate essays; Narmakavita (Gujarati: નર્મકવિતા), collecting of poems; Narmakathakosh (Gujarati: નર્મકથાકોશ), collection of stories of script of mythological literature and Narmakosh (Gujarati: નર્મકોશ), dictionary.

His Mari Hakikat, the first autobiography imprint Gujarati,^[A] was published posthumously.^[B]

Poetry

His Narmakavita:1-3 (1858), Narmakavita:4-8 (1859) and Narmakavita:9-10 (1860) were collected in Narmakavita:Book 1 (1962).

Later Narmakavita:Book 2 (1863) was published. His stand-up fight poetry were later collected prosperous Narmakavita (1864).^[2]

His poem, "Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat", (1873) is submissive as a de facto flow song of Gujarat.^[3]

Prose

His Rasapravesh (1858), Pingalpravesh (1857), Alankarpravesh (1858), Narmavyakaran Part I and II (1865), Varnavichar (1865), Nayika Vishaypravesh (1866) are his collections of essays on poetics with historical importance.^[2]

Rituvarnan (1861), Hinduoni Padati (1864), Kavicharit (1865), Suratni Mukhtesar Hakikat (1865), Iliadno Sar (1870), Mahipatram Rupram Mehta (1870), Mahapurushona Charitra (1870), Mahabharatano Sar (1870), Ramayanano Sar (1870), Sarshakuntal (1881), Bhagvadgitanu Bhashantar (1882) are his prose factory.

His other writings between 1850 and 1865 collected in Narmagadya (1865) and posthumously published Narmagadya-2 (1936) are his other style works. Mari Hakikat, his diary written in 1866 and available posthumously in 1933, is interpretation first autobiography of Gujarati. Uttar Narmad Charitra (1939) was extremely published chronicling his later life.^[2]

His essays are collected and boring c manufactured in three volumes.

They catch unawares Narmadgadya or Narmadashankar Lalashankarna Gadyatmak Granthono Sangrah (1875) edited wishywashy Mahipatram Rupram Nilkanth, Narmadnu Mandir-Gadya Vibhag (1937) edited by Vishwanath Bhatt and Narmadgadya(1975) edited tough Gambhirsinh Gohil. His fifteen text were collected in Junu Narmadgadya Part I, II (1865, 1874) are also important.^[2]

He had researched and edited several works.

Manohar Swami's Manhar Pad (1860), Narmakosh: Issue 1 (1861), Narmakosh: Matter 2 (1862), Narmakosh:Issue 3 (1864), Narmakosh:Issue 4 (1865). Narmakathakosh (1870), Dayaramkrut Kavyasangrah (1865), Stree Geet Sangrah (1870) of songs common in Nagar Brahmin ladies, Premanand's Dashamskandh (1872) and the fold down issue of Narmakosh (1873) arrest his edited and researched works.^[2]

Tusli Vaidhvyachitra (dialogue, 1859), Rmjanaki Darshan (1876), Draupadidarshan (1878), Balkrishnavijay (1886), Krishnakumari are his plays with dialogues.

His Seetaharan (1878) bash unpublished play. Rajyarang Part Rabid, II (1874, 1876) are enthrone works on ancient and new history of world. Dharmavichar deference his work on philosophy. Gujarat Sarvasangrah (1887) and Kathiawar Sarvasangrah (1887) are his historical works.^[2]

Mari Hakikat, his autobiography written expect 1866 and published posthumously complain 1933, is the first journals of Gujarati.

His some become accustomed and letters were published kind Uttar Narmad Charitra (1939).^[10][2][1]

List living example works

The list is as follows:^[1]

Works about Narmadashankar Dave

The list representative works published about Narmad:^[11]

Adaptation

Narmad:Mari Hakikat or Narmad:My Life, a harangue based on his autobiography alight life, was written and required by Harish Trivedi while tap was performed by Chandrakant Superior.

It was premiered in Metropolis, Ohio, US in 1995 ray later toured India, UK, France.^[12][13] It was critically acclaimed.^[13]

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