Rajendra Keshavlal Shah (28 January 1913– 2 January 2010) was a lyrical poet who wrote in Gujarati. Born in Kapadvanj, he authored more than 20 collections of poems and songs, mainly on the themes of the beauty of nature, and about the everyday lives of indigenous peoples and fisherfolk communities. In his poems using Sanskrit metrics, he was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore. He is considered one of the giants of post Gandhi-era in Gujarati literature.[1]
(1913-01-28)28 January 1913 Kapadvanj, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died
2 January 2010(2010-01-02) (aged96) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
Author
Nationality
Indian
Almamater
MSU Baroda
Period
1947-2003
Notable works
Dhvani (1951)
Shant Kolahal (1962)
Notable awards
Kumar Chandrak (1947)
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1956)
Sahitya Akademi Award (1963)
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (1992)
Narsinh Mehta Award (1999)
Jnanpith Award (2001)
Among his various professions, Shah was also a publisher in Mumbai, where he launched the poetry magazine Kavilok in 1957.[2] The press itself became an important Sunday meeting-place for Gujarati poets. Apart from writing poetry, Shah also translated into Gujarati Tagore's poetry collection Balaaka; Jayadeva'sGita Govinda; Coleridge'sThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner; and Dante's The Divine Comedy.[3]
Shah won the Jnanpith Award for 2001.
Biography
Shah was born in 1913 in Kapadvanj, a town in the erstwhile Bombay Presidency of British India (in present-day Kheda district of Gujarat, India). After attending Wilson College in Mumbai, he graduated with a degree in philosophy from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. Shah's first poem came in print in Wilsonian, the college magazine of the Wilson College, in 1933.[4]
In 1930, he discontinued from the study, as he was arrested in Civil disobedience movement and sentenced to the jail. In 1931, he married Manjula Agrawal.[5]
Later, in 1934, he earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, and thereafter, started his career by teaching school students in Ahmedabad.[6]
He won Kumar Chandrak in 1947, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1956.
He received Sahitya Akademi Award (1963) for his book Shant Kolahal.[9] He is also a recipient of Aurobindo Suvarna Chandrak presented (1980) by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (1992) and Narsinh Mehta Award (1999). He received Jnanpith Award, considered to be India's highest literary award, in 2001. The judges noted, "his intensity of emotion and innovation in form and expression which set him apart as a poet of great significance. The mystical tone of his poetry stems from the tradition of great medieval masters like Narsinh Mehta, Kabir and Akho."[10][3]
Lal, Mohan, ed. (1992). "Shah, Rajendra Keshavlal". Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Vol.5 (2001ed.). Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp.3944–45.
Shah, Rajendra Keshavlal (25 July 2003). "'I Write What My Inner Voice Says'". Outlook (Interview). Interviewed by Darshan Desai. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
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