વ્યક્તિ વિશેષ,યુવક મહોત્સવ 2018

ઉખડેલા આંબા ન ઉગે,

ઘરે ઉગેલા આભે પુગે...(શ્રીધરાણી)

Some people are like an iceberg,

only one-tenth of their personality would be visible. 

I am talking about

the person who worked hard for cultural events in the past. That's why the title of our various stage name was inspired or given by their name in Youth Festival, Mahendrasir Parmar gave this 'Title Idea' to cultural committee. I made my blog on that great artists.

Krishnalal Shridharani

Krishnalal Jethalal Shridharani was born in Umrala near Bhavnagar on 16 September 1911. He was an Indian poet, playwright, and journalist. He was writing many things same flaw with Umashankar Joshi but after some time he went America for study so he started to work in other field. He went to US for further studies on the advice of James Pratt and Rabindranath Tagore, which made a lasting impression on his attitude.

Education
Primary Education - Umrala

Secondary Education - Dakshinamurti Vinaymandir Bhavnagar

He joins Gujarat Vidhyapith in 1929 but didn't finish (joined Freedom Moment)

Graduation - Shantiniketan (1933) (Visva-Bharati University)

M.A. Degree - New York University with Sociology and Economics(1935)

MS- Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University. (1936)

Ph.D. -  Columbia University with Sociology and Political Philosophy.

            

               He started writing for Amrita Bazar Patrika in 1945 and returned in India in the year 1946 and he started work as a journalist. He presided over the history and economics department of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1946. He Considered the best journalist of India and America. He had a good relation with Jawaharlal Naheru at that time when he was working in Delhi. He worked with the Ministry of External Affairs for some time. He had wide-ranging contacts and was very friendly with a lot of leaders including Nehru, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, her husband, Phiroze Gandhi, and Dr. S.Radhakrishnan, as also a host of foreign dignitaries.

Works

Sixteen plays.

1) Vadlo (a children's play) (1931),

2) Peela Palash (1934),

3) Piya Gori,

4) Dusku,

5)Dungali no Dado,

6) Sonpari,

7) Vijali,

8) Vrushal,

9) Mor na Inda are his other plays.

10) Padmini is a historical play.

First Poetry Collection

 Kodiya (1934)

Short story

Insan Mita Doonga

based on his experiences with inmates during imprisonment.

Books

My India, My America (1941)

His original works in English include My India, My America (1941) which is about his experiences during his life in the US.

War without Violence

His book War without Violence had a great impact on the American civil rights movement

Warning to the West (1943)

Other Works
The Big Four of India (1941),

The Adventures of the Upside-Down Tree (1959),

Story of The Indian Telegraph (1953),

The Journalist in India (1956),

Smiles From Kashmir (1959)

The Mahatma and the World ( 1946). 

He contributed in several journals and newspapers including The New York Times and Vogue.

He married Sundari, artist daughter of noted Sindhi writer, philosopher, and nationalist, Dayaram Didumal, in March,1950. He was named for the Ranjitram gold medal for services to literature. Krihsnalal died unexpectedly on 23 July 1960, when he was hardly 49.

Khodidasbhai Parmar

(Jamini Roy Of Gujarat)

            He is considered as a Jamini Roy Of Gujarat.Jamini Roy is from Bengal. In India about folk paint art Jamini Roy is on top level.  As it is in the Folk Paint Art (Lok Chitra Kala) Khodidasbhai Parmar is on Top in Gujarat. He trained in art by Guru Somalal Shah.

Education

SSC - Bhavnagar (1951)
MA - Shamaldas (Gujarati,Sanskrit)

He was a lecturer at the V.A.M.C. College in Bhavnagar in Gujarat. He also wrote and published several award winning books on the region like the Folk Embroidery of Saurashtra, Gujarati Folk Tales Collection and Krishna: Legend in Gujarati. 

His works are a part of several permanent collections like the Museum of Modern Art and National Art Gallery, both in New Delhi.

Khodidas Parmar passed away in March 2004.

Kiritsinhji Gohil

He was Personal Secretary of our Maharaja Saheb (Krishnakumarsinhji).He was son of Colonel Joravarsinhji. Joravarsinhji was Colonel of Bhavnagar Royal Army Troop. Our one troop of soldier gone in Germany during world warr time. At that time Balaad (Rasda) written in our Bhavanagar.

Few Lines-
"Jorubha bapu Jarmar jitine vela avjo."

Kiritsinhji wrote various script of drama at that time. Royal Family also helps a lot to female artist for present drama in state. They got good place and good property and costumes for drama with high quality budget. Drama troop was getting all facilities for Drama at that time.

These photos are proof of that richness of art.

 

Rasiklal Andhariya

(Classic voice of Bhavnagar)

Rasiklal Andhariya and Yashvantrai Purohit both is considered best classical singer of our cultural city Bhavnagar.

I heard that they both were student of Omkarnathji

Kalaguru Dharamshibhai Shah

(Oldest teacher of classical dance)

            Dharamshibhai Shah was born on 5 April 1920, In the age of seven he lost his father, and he lost his supportive brother in the age of nighteen. Dharamshibhai came in Bhavnagar from his native place Mandvi. Mulshankar Bhatt given support to settle in Bhavnagar. In the age of fifteen he seen classical dance of Pandit Udayashankar in Bhavnagar and than he attracted to learn rich classical dance form of India. He said in one interview that I want to live my life with Kathak Dance.

He lived one year in karela to learn Kathak for good grace.

He learned Bharat Natyam from Madras

Dharamshibhai comleted his studies in Kathak from Gandharv Vidhyalay Mandal in 1963 and was the awarded the Gaurav Purskar by the state government. 

He entered into 

Limka Book of World Records as 

The Oldest Dance Teacher 

at the age of 96 in 2015.

He established 

Kalakshetra Sanstha in 1945 in Bhavnagar 

to teach classical dance. 

He wrote three Books

1) Gujarati,Hindi,English Dictionory

2) Nartan Darshan Part 1 (Discovery of Dance)

3) Nartan Darshan Part 2 (Discovery of Dance)

The Teacher Who 

Passed away with Dance

            

He always said that we have rich culture but why nobody trying to learn and enjoy our rich culture. Indian people given various seven Classical Dance to the world and others are from various country attracted towards our Dance form so it is our responsibility to save our rich culture.