| Dolarrai Mankad | |
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| Born | January 23, 1902 Cutch, British India |
| Died | January 23, 1902 (aged -69) |
| Occupation | Critic Researcher Poet |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Notable work(s) | Naivedya |
| Notable award(s) | Sahitya Academy Award |
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Dolarrai Mankad, (Hindi: डोलरराय मांकद Gujarati: ડોલરરાય માંકડ; January 23, 1902 – August 29, 1970),[1] full name Dolarrai Rangildas Mankad,[1] was a Gujarati critic, researcher and poet who won the 1964 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his essay Naivedya.[1][2] He was the first vice-chancellor of Saurashtra University.
Dolarrai Mankad was born in Kutch on August 29, 1970.[1] After completing his primary and secondary education in Saurashtra, he went to Karachi.[1] There he joined Bharat Sarasvati Mandir as a assistant teacher for 1923–25, after which he became the principal of the same institution again for a term of 2 years.[3] In 1927 he joined D. J. Science College as a professor for Gujarati language and Sanskrit. He held this office till the partition of India.[1][3]
Then he came to India and became the principal of Vithalbhai Patel University, again for a 2 year term.[3] In coming 7 years, he held the the same office in Darbar Gopaldas University.[3] Then he became the director of Haribhai Research Center.[3] Then he went forward to became the first vice-chancellor of Saurashtra University, and held this position until his death.[3]
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| Preceded by Rajendra Shah |
Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati 1964 |
Succeeded by Kakasaheb Kalelkar |