Dolarrai Mankad

Dolarrai Mankad
Born (1902-01-23)23 January 1902
Cutch, British India
Died 29 August 1970(1970-08-29) (aged 68)
Occupation Critic
Researcher
Poet
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Ethnicity Indian
Citizenship Indian
Notable works Naivedya
Notable awards Sahitya Academy Award

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Dolarrai Mankad, (Hindi: डोलरराय मांकद Gujarati: ડોલરરાય માંકડ; 23 January 1902 – 29 August 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.

Early life and Academic life

Dolarrai Mankad was born in Kutch on 29 August 1970.[1] After completing his primary and secondary education in Saurashtra, he went to Karachi.[1] There he joined Bharat Sarasvati Mandir as an 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 same office in Darbar Gopaldas University.[3] Then he became the director of Haribhai Research Center.[3] Then he went forward to become the first vice-chancellor of Saurashtra University, and held this position until his death.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Gadit, Jayanth; Nanawati, Rajendra. "સાહિત્યસર્જક: ડોલરરાય માંકડ" [Writer: Dolarrai Mankad] (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
  2. "Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955–2007". Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Dr. Dolarrai's Life". Jamnagar: Dr. Dolarrai Mankad Center for Indological studies and research. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

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Awards
Preceded by
Rajendra Shah
Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati
1964
Succeeded by
Kakasaheb Kalelkar
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