Dhirubhai Thaker, the Glossary
Dhirubhai Premshankar Thaker (27 June 1918 – 22 January 2014) was an Indian Gujarati writer, who was best known for creating the Gujarati Vishwakosh, a 25-volume encyclopedia of the Gujarati language.[1]
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32 relations: Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad district, Bachelor of Arts, Chanasma, Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award, Elphinstone College, Gujarat College, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, Gujarati language, Gujarati literature, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Gujarati Vishwakosh, Honours degree, Kodinar, Kumarpal Desai, List of Gujarati-language writers, Manilal Dwivedi, Manilal H. Patel, Master of Arts, Matriculation, Narmad Suvarna Chandrak, Pablo Neruda, Padma Bhushan, Pravin Darji, Ramnarayan V. Pathak, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar, Sanskrit, Siddhpur, Uncho Parvat, Undi Khin, University of Mumbai, Viramgam.
- Indian encyclopedists
- Indian literary historians
- People from Ahmedabad district
- People from Junagadh district
- Presidents of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
- Translators of Pablo Neruda
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad (is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per the 2011 population census) makes it the fifth-most populous city in India, and the encompassing urban agglomeration population estimated at 6,357,693 is the seventh-most populous in India.
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Ahmedabad district
Ahmedabad district or Amdavad district, is a district comprises the city of Amdavad, in the central part of the state of Gujarat in western India.
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Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin baccalaureus artium, baccalaureus in artibus, or artium baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines.
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Chanasma
Chanasma is a small town and a municipality in Chanasma Taluka of Patan district in the state of Gujarat, India.
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Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award
The Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award is an honour in Gujarat, India, given annually to the person who has contributed significantly in the field of Arts.
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Elphinstone College
Elphinstone College is one of the constituent colleges of Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, a state cluster university.
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Gujarat College
Gujarat Arts & Science College, popularly and previously known as Gujarat College, is one of the oldest educational institutions of India and the second arts and science college of Gujarat, near Ellis Bridge, Ahmedabad.
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Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
The Gujarat Sahitya Akademi (ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી) or Gujarat Sahitya Academy, established in 1981, is a government institution dedicated to the development of the languages spoken in Gujarat, India and their literature.
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Gujarati language
Gujarati (label) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people.
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Gujarati literature
The history of Gujarati literature (ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય) may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present.
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Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad is a literary organisation for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
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Gujarati Vishwakosh
Gujarati Vishwakosh (ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ) is an encyclopedia in Gujarati, one of the official languages of India, published by Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
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Honours degree
Honours degree has various meanings in the context of different degrees and education systems.
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Kodinar
Kodinar is a town and municipality in Gir Somnath district, in the Indian state of Gujarat, west of Una.
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Kumarpal Desai
Kumarpal Balabhai Desai is an author, critic, editor, journalist, columnist and translator from Gujarat, India. Dhirubhai Thaker and Kumarpal Desai are Gujarati-language writers, Indian literary critics, Presidents of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and writers from Gujarat.
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List of Gujarati-language writers
Well known laureates of Gujarati literature are Hemchandracharya, Narsinh Mehta, Mirabai, Akho, Premanand Bhatt, Shamal Bhatt, Dayaram, Dalpatram, Narmad, Govardhanram Tripathi, Mahatma Gandhi, K. M. Munshi, Umashankar Joshi, Suresh Joshi, Pannalal Patel and Rajendra Keshavlal Shah. Dhirubhai Thaker and List of Gujarati-language writers are Gujarati-language writers.
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Manilal Dwivedi
Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi (26 September 1858 – 1 October 1898) was a Gujarati-language writer, philosopher, and social thinker from British India, commonly referred to as Manilal in literary circles. Dhirubhai Thaker and Manilal Dwivedi are Gujarati-language writers and Indian autobiographers.
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Manilal H. Patel
Manilal Haridas Patel (born 9 November 1949) is a Gujarati poet, essayist, novelist, and literary critic from Gujarat, India. Dhirubhai Thaker and Manilal H. Patel are 20th-century Indian essayists, Gujarati-language writers and Indian literary critics.
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Master of Arts
A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.
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Matriculation
Matriculation is the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by fulfilling certain academic requirements such as a matriculation examination.
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Narmad Suvarna Chandrak
Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Gujarati: નર્મદ સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક), also known as the Narmad Gold Medal or Narmad Chandrak, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India.
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Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda (born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto; 12 July 190423 September 1973) was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri.
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Pravin Darji
Pravin Darji (born 23 August 1944) is Gujarati essayist, poet, critic and editor from India. Dhirubhai Thaker and Pravin Darji are 20th-century Indian essayists, Gujarati-language writers, Indian literary critics and Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak.
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Ramnarayan V. Pathak
Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak was a Gujarati poet and writer from India. Dhirubhai Thaker and Ramnarayan V. Pathak are 20th-century Indian essayists, Gujarati-language writers, Indian literary critics, people from Ahmedabad district and Presidents of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
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Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, also known as the Ranjitram Gold Medal, was founded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and is considered the highest literary award in Gujarati literature.
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Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
The Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (Gujarati: સાહિત્ય ગૌરવ પુરસ્કાર), also known as Sahitya Gaurav Award, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India.
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Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
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Siddhpur
Siddhpur, also spelled Sidhpur, is a town, municipality and headquarter of Sidhpur taluka in Patan district, in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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Uncho Parvat, Undi Khin
Uncho Parvat, Undi Khin is a biographical play by Dhirubhai Thaker based on life of Manilal Dwivedi.
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University of Mumbai
The University of Mumbai (previously University of Bombay) is a public state university in Mumbai. Dhirubhai Thaker and university of Mumbai are university of Mumbai alumni.
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Viramgam
Viramgam is a town and former princely state in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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See also
Indian encyclopedists
- A. Singaravelu Mudaliar
- Anjan Chattopadhyay
- Balkrishna
- Binod Kanungo
- Dhirubhai Thaker
- Kahn Singh Nabha
- Krishna Mohan Banerjee
- Netha Hussain
- Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri
- Periyasaamy Thooran
- Shridhar Venkatesh Ketkar
- Vettam Mani
Indian literary historians
- Ankhi Mukherjee
- Ba. Na. Sundara Rao
- Bhogilal Sandesara
- C. D. Narasimhaiah
- Dhirubhai Thaker
- Govardhanram Tripathi
- Harbhajan Singh (poet)
- Harivallabh Bhayani
- Jayant Kothari
- K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar
- Krishna Dhar
- Krishnalal Jhaveri
- M. R. Chandrasekharan
- Mangharam Udharam Malkani
- Manju Jaidka
- Mansukhlal Jhaveri
- N. Krishna Pillai
- Narsinhrao Divatia
- Rakhshanda Jalil
- Raman Soni
- Sisir Kumar Das
- Sisir Kumar Ghosh
- Subrata Dasgupta
People from Ahmedabad district
- Ankit Trivedi
- Ashok Chavda
- Ashok Dave
- Bakul Tripathi
- Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure
- Bhavesh Bhatt
- Bhavin Gopani
- C. N. Patel
- Dhiru Parikh
- Dhirubhai Thaker
- Hardik Patel
- Harish Chandra Patel
- Harji Lavji Damani
- Harsh Brahmbhatt
- Harshad Trivedi
- Joravarsinh Jadav
- Kirit Premjibhai Solanki
- Kishore Jadav
- M. C. Bhatt
- Madhav Ramanuj
- Manubhai Jodhani
- Neerav Patel
- Payal Kukrani
- Pravin Pandya
- Rajendra Patel
- Rajesh Vyas
- Rambha Gandhi
- Ramnarayan V. Pathak
- Ratilal Kalidas Varma
- Reshma Patel
- Rita Kothari
- Saumya Joshi
- Someshvara (13th-century poet)
- Sonalben Patel
- Swami Ramanand Shastri
- Vinod Bhatt
- Yogesh Joshi (poet)
- Z. A. Desai
People from Junagadh district
- Anil R. Joshi
- Bhavna Chikhalia
- Bhikha Bapa
- Bilquis Edhi
- Chirag Pathak
- Dhirubhai Thaker
- Hemaben Acharya
- Ismail Ibrahim
- Jashuben Korat
- Kavi Daad
- Keshavram Kashiram Shastri
- Keshubhai Patel
- Kirit Balubhai Patel
- Milind Gadhavi
- Omar Bagasra
- Prahalad Chunnilal Vaidya
- Rajeshbhai Chudasama
- Ramprasad Bakshi
- Shrikant Shah
- Vallabhbhai Marvaniya
- Vishnu Pandya
Presidents of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
- Ambalal Sakarlal Desai
- Anandshankar Dhruv
- Anantrai Raval
- Ardeshar Khabardar
- Bakul Tripathi
- Bhagwatikumar Sharma
- Bhogilal Sandesara
- Bholabhai Patel
- Chandrakant Topiwala
- Chandravadan Mehta
- Dhiru Parikh
- Dhiruben Patel
- Dhirubhai Thaker
- Govardhanram Tripathi
- Gulabdas Broker
- Hargovinddas Kantawala
- Harshad Trivedi
- Jayant Pathak
- Jhinabhai Desai
- Jyotindra Dave
- Kaka Kalelkar
- Kamlashankar Trivedi
- Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
- Keshavlal Dhruv
- Keshavram Kashiram Shastri
- Krishnalal Jhaveri
- Kumarpal Desai
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Manubhai Pancholi
- Narayan Desai
- Narsinhrao Divatia
- Niranjan Bhagat
- Prakash N. Shah
- Raghuveer Chaudhari
- Rajendra Shah (author)
- Ramanbhai Neelkanth
- Ramnarayan V. Pathak
- Ramprasad Bakshi
- Ranchhodbhai Dave
- Rasiklal Parikh
- Sitanshu Yashaschandra
- Tribhuvandas Luhar
- Umashankar Joshi
- Ushnas
- Varsha Adalja
- Vidyagauri Nilkanth
- Vinod Bhatt
- Vishnuprasad Trivedi
Translators of Pablo Neruda
- Alastair Reid (poet)
- Danai Stratigopoulou
- Dhirubhai Thaker
- Forrest Gander
- Kjartan Fløgstad
- Robert Hass
- Suman Pokhrel