Raghuveer Chaudhari

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Raghuveer Chaudhari
Chaudhari at Mumbai, 1999
Chaudhari at Mumbai, 1999
Born (1938-12-05) 5 December 1938 (age 85)
Bapupura near Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Occupationauthor
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
Notable worksAmrita (1965)
Notable awards
ChildrenSanjay Chaudhary, Drashti Patel, Kirti Chaudhary, Surta Mehta
Signature

Raghuveer Chaudhari

D.Lit.
by Gujarat University.

Raghuveer Chaudhari started his career writing novels and poetry, and later ventured into other forms of literature. He authored more than 80 books and received numerous literary awards. He also served many literary organisations.

Early life

Raghuveer Chaudhari was born on 5 December 1938, in Bapupura village near

PhD for his Comparative Study of Hindi and Gujarati Verbal Roots at the same university.[1]

He participated in the

Navnirman Movement and opposed the Emergency in the 1970s.[2][3][4][5]

Career

Raghuvir Chaudhari at Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi

Chaudhari joined the School of Languages in Gujarat University from 1977 and retired as a professor and the head of Department of Hindi in 1998. He served for the executive council of Sahitya Akademi from 1998 to 2002. He was a member of the Press Council of India from 2002 to 2004 and was also appointed a jury member of the 25th Indian Film Festival.

After retirement, he returned to Bapupura and started agricultural activities. He was the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 2001 and is currently serving as its trustee.[2][3][4][5]

Works

He has written more than eighty books including novels, poetry, plays and literary criticism. He chiefly writes in Gujarati but also occasionally in Hindi.[2]

Novels

His novel Amrita (1965) explores the concept of existentialism. His 1975 trilogy titled Uparvas, Sahwas and Antarvas won him the Sahitya Akademi award in 1977. Rudramahalaya (1978) and Somtirth (1996) are historical novels.

His other novels include Venu Vatsala (1967), Purvarang, Laagni (1976), Samjyaa Vinaa Chhuta Padavun (2003) and Ek Dag Aagal Be Dag Paachhal (2009) and Avaran.[2][3][6]

Plays

His Trijo Purush is based on the life of

street play.[5]

Poetry

Tamasa (1965) is an anthology which explores the idea of intelligence over feelings. Another poetry collection is Vaheta Vriksha Pavanma published in 1985.[2][3][9]

Other works

Akasmik Sparsh and Gersamaj are collections of short stories. His collections of character sketches are published as Sahaarani Bhavyata and Tilak Kare Raghuvir. Saharani Bhavyata gives sketches of twenty five eminent literary figures like

Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar, Janmabhoomi and Nirikshaka.[2][3][10]

Recognition

Raghuveer's poetry is particularly remarkable for its profundity of thoughts and the meaningful use of images and symbols. Thought "poetry" remains his first love, the form he has consistently explored, is "novel". His faith in the functional aspect of human life has progressively strengthened. It is voiced through his novels Amrita, Venu Vatsala and Uparvas trilogy. Rudra Mahalaya is a landmark in Gujarati historical novel writing. His essays contains a combination of microscopic observation concerning the art of creative writing and a vivid presentation of thought. His style of writing tinged with his unique sense of humour adds to the readability of his essays.

Shabdasrishti (Issue 395, August 2016)

He was awarded the

D.Lit. by Gujarat University.[12]

See also

Notes and references

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Note

  1. ^ Spelling of name is based on his signature.[1] Archived here:[2] Other alternative spellings are Raghuvir Chaudhary and Raghuvir Chaudhari.

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-939074-1-2
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  2. ^
    ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5
    . Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Maharashtra (India) (1971). Maharashtra State Gazetteers: General Series. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications. pp. 405–406.
  4. ^ a b c "Raghuvir Chaudhary" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Raghuveer Chaudhari". Rangdwar Prakashan. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ISBN 978-81-321-0163-5
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  7. ISBN 978-81-260-1676-1
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  8. ^ Indian & Foreign Review. Publications Division of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1982. p. 29.
  9. ^ Contemporary Gujarati poetry. Western India Pub. Co. 1972. p. 1.
  10. hdl:10603/130572
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  11. ^ "Gujarati Litterateur Raghuveer Chaudhary honoured with 51st Jnanpith Award". mid-day. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Seven honorary DLitt degrees to be awarded". The Times of India. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

External links

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