Yazdi Karanjia

Yazdi Naoshriwan Karanjia (born 3 March 1937, Valsad)[1] is a Gujarati theatre person from India. He is based in Surat and widely noted as one of the doyens of Parsi theatre.[2][3][4]

Karanjia at Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, September 2018

For more than 60 years, his troupe has performed comedy plays. With Chandravadan Mehta, he has created Tapitate Tapidas, a comedy radio series on Akashvani, which ran for more than 400 episodes. Later it was also published as a book.[5] Some of his popular comedy plays include Bicharo Barjor, Dinshajina Dabba Gul and Kutarani Punchhadi Vanki. He rans Cambay Institute of Commerce, a coaching institute.[5]

He was awarded with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, for his services in the field of the arts.[6][7][8][9]

He married Vira in 1961; they have 3 children.[10][5]

References
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  2. "A unique theatre event entertains Barodians! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
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  5. "ભારત સરકાર દ્વારા ડો. હર્ષદ દેસાઈ અને યઝદી કરંજિયાને પદ્મશ્રીથી નવાજાયા". Gujarat Times (in Gujarati). 2020-02-02. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  6. "દેશ માટે અનન્ય સેવાઓ આપનાર 8 ગુજરાતીઓને પદ્મ પુરસ્કારથી નવાજવામાં આવ્યા". Zee News Gujarati. 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  7. Jan 26, Ahmedabad Mirror | Updated; 2020; Ist, 06:00. "Eight from state get Padma awards". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2020-01-26.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. "Performing arts: Thespians, craftsmen among 25 conferred Padma awards". Outlook India. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  9. "Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients". The Economic Times. 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  10. Sharma, Radheshyam (2016). Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches). Vol. 23. Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. pp. 328–338. ISBN 978-93-5200-310-5.
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