Ravji Patel
Ravji Patel (Gujarati: રાવજી પટેલ; 15 November 1939 – 10 August 1968) was a modernist poet, short story writer and novelist of Gujarati language.[1]
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| Native name | રાવજી છોટાલાલ પટેલ |
| Born | Ravji Chhotalal Patel 15 November 1939 Bhatpur, Anand, Gujarat, India |
| Died | 10 August 1968 (aged 28) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | Poet, Short story writer, Novelist |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | under graduate |
| Period | Post-modern Gujarati literature |
| Genres | Geet, Free verse, Sonnet, Ghazal |
| Subjects | Rural Nostalgia |
| Literary movement | Re Math |
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| Notable awards | Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (1966-67) |
Life
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He was born in Bhatpur village (now in Anand district, Gujarat) on 15 November 1939. His family was a native of Vallavpura village in Kheda district. He completed his primary education from his village, Vallavpura and moved to Ahmedabad for further education. He completed his S.S.C from Navchetan High School, Ahmedabad. Then he joined City Arts College, but he could only study up to the second year of college and dropped out owing to financial difficulties. He worked briefly at various places like mills, libraries, newspapers and universities. After staying in Amirgadh and Anand for few months, he died in Ahmedabad on 10 August 1968 due to tuberculosis and mental disorder.[2][3][4]
He married Mahalakshmi in 1960 and they had a daughter, Apeksha.
Works
He co-edited poetry journal Shabda with Mukund Parikh.[5]
His only collection Angat (1970) was published posthumously which includes fourteen songs. One of his song, "Mari Aankhe Kankuna Suraj Athamya" is considered as the landmark in Gujarati literature.[2][3] The song flags a great change in the trends and styles of writing in Gujarati literature, bringing it into what is now known as the modern Gujarati literary trend.
Ashrughar (1966; House of Tears) is his novel about a person suffering from tuberculosis. Jhanjha (1967; Foggy) is his another novel. Both are considered experimental novels.[6] Vrutti ane Varta (1977) includes his incomplete story Vrutti. Rakh Pan Bole Chhe is his one-act play published in third issue of Kriti magazine. His some letters to fellow authors are published in Ravji Patel by Mafat Oza.[3]
In 2018, Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust published his biography entitled Mol Bharelu Khetar, written by Manilal H. Patel.[7]
Recognition
He received Uma-Snehrashmi Prize for the year 1966-67. Gujarati film Kashino Dikro includes his famous song Mari Aankhe Kankuna Suraj Athamya.
Further reading
- Patel, Manilal H. (2016). Ravji Patel. Sahitya Sarjak Shreni (2nd ed.). Ahmedabad: Parshva Publication. ISBN 978-93-5108-580-5.
- Patel, Manilal H. (2018). Mol Bharelu Khetar (biographical sketch of Ravji Patel). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. ISBN 978-93-83975-73-0.
References
- Joshi, S. (1969). "Life against Death: The Poetry of Ravji Patel". Books Abroad. 43 (4): 499–503. doi:10.2307/40123774. JSTOR 40123774.
- Saccidānandan (2001). Indian Poetry: Modernism and After : a Seminar. Sahitya Akademi. p. 94. ISBN 978-81-260-1092-9.
- Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 54–59. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
- K. Satchidanandan (1 January 2000). One Hundred Indian Poets. National Book Trust, India. p. 435. ISBN 978-81-237-2865-0. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. January 2009. p. 263. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 141. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0.
- Raval, Praful (August 2018). "વિશ્વકોશ-પ્રકાશન" [Vishwakosh-Publications]. Vishwavihar (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. pp. 28–29. ISSN 2321-6999.
