Chandravadan Mehta
| Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 6, 1901 Surat, British India |
| Died | 1992 |
| Occupation | Playwright, Critic, Self-writer, Poet,Travel writer |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Gujarati |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Notable works | Natya Gathariyan |
| Notable awards |
Sahitya Academy Award (1971) Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1984) |
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Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta, (Hindi: चंद्रवदन मेहता Gujarati: ચંદ્રવદન મહેતા; April 6, 1901 – 1992),[1] also referred as C. C. Mehta,[1] was a Gujarati playwright, critic, self-writer, poet and travel writer, based in Vadodara.[2] His play Aag Garhi (Fire Engine), about an ailing fireman, marked the rise of amateur theatre movement in Gujarati theatre.[3][4][5] Mehta went to write over 25 plays, numerous one act plays and radio plays; then in 1970, he himself translated his most known work, Aag Garhi as Iron Road.[6]
He won the 1971 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his travelogue Natya Gathariyan.[1][7] He was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Playwriting in Gujarati in 1971, given by India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama.[8] In 1984, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.[9]
Early life
Chandravadan Mehta was born on April 6, 1901 in Surat.[1] His primary education was in Vadodara and secondary education in Surat.[1]
Legacy
In 1960, at Vienna Conference at the International Theatre Institute under the aegis of Unesco, he moved a resolution to celebrate March 27, as World Theatre Day.[2] A play based on his life, Trijo Purush was written by Raghuveer Chaudhari.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Topiwala, Chandrakanth. "સાહિત્યસર્જક: ચંદ્રવદન મહેતા" [Writer: Chandravadan Mehta] (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First Gujarati theatre group came up in 1878". The Times of India. Mar 27, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ↑ Hochman, p. 37
- ↑ Chambers, p. 382
- ↑ Tevani, p. 50
- ↑ George, p. 179
- ↑ "Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007". Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 2008.
- ↑ "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees". Sangeet Natak Akademi Official website.
- ↑ "SNA: List of Sangeet Natak Akademi Ratna Puraskarwinners (Akademi Fellows)". Official website.
- ↑ Śaileśa Ṭevāṇī (1 January 2003). C.C. Mehta. Sahitya Akademi. p. 87. ISBN 978-81-260-1676-1.
Bibliography
- Stanley Hochman; McGraw-Hill, inc (1984). "Indian theatre". McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama. VNR AG. ISBN 0070791694.
- Colin Chambers (2006). The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 1847140017.
- Shailesh Tevani (2003). C.C. Mehta: Makers of Indian Literature Series. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 8126016760.
- K. M. George (1995). "Modern Gujarati Drama". Modern Indian Literature: An Anthology. Plays and prose. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 8172017839.
See also
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati – List of Gujarati language writers who have won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
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| Preceded by Nagindas Parekh |
Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati 1971 |
Succeeded by Umashankar Joshi |
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