Prahlad Brahmbhatt

Novelist
short story writer
biographer
journalist

LanguageGujaratiNationalityIndian

Prahlad Damodardas Brahmbhatt (22 August 1908 – 15 December 1997) was an Indian Gujarati-language novelist, short story writer, biographer and journalist from Gujarat, India, known for his social novels. He authored more than 90 novels, some of which were adapted into films.

Biography

Prahlad Brahmbhatt was born on 22 August 1908 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, British India.^[1] He started his career as a journalist with Sandesh newspaper, and then joined Sevak as an editor and Jansatta as co-editor.^[2] He died on 15 December 1997 in Ahmedabad.^[2]

Works

Brahmbhatt wrote more than 90 novels. Some of his novels were adapted into films.^[1] His notable novels are Adhuri Preet, Trusha ane Trupti (1961), Mati na Manvi (1962), Ek Panth : Be Pravasi (1963), Mobhe Bandhya Ver (1970), Zer na Parkha (1976), Reti nu Ghar (1979), Tutela Kach no Tukdo (1985), Man na Bandh Kamal (1988). His novel Trusha ane Trupti is noted for its autobiographical style and characterization.^[2]^[3]

His short stories are collected in Uma (1938), Adhura Fera (1946) and Jindagi na Rukh (1964).^[3] He wrote several biographies, notable among which are Lahorno Shahid Bhagatsinh (on Bhagat Singh), Netaji (on Subhas Chandra Bose) and Netaji na Sathidaro (on associates of Bose).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Dutt, K.C. (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 194. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dave, Ramesh R., ed. (2021). ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ: ગાંધીયુગીન-અનુગાંધીયુગીન ગદ્યસર્જકો (1895-1935) [History of Gujarati Literature: Gandhian and Post-Gandhian Era Prose Writers (1895-1935)] (in Gujarati). Vol. VI. Trivedi, Chimanlal; Desai, Parul Kandarp (reprint ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 158. OCLC 52268627.
^ ^a ^b ^c Topiwala, Chandrakant; Soni, Raman; Dave, Ramesh R., eds. (1990). ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય કોશ : અર્વાચીનકાળ Gujarati Sahitya Kosh : Arvachinkal [Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature : Modern Era] (in Gujarati). Vol. II. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 527. OCLC 26636333.