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| '''Hasmukhray Vrajlal Yajnik''' (12 February 1938{{spnd}}10 December 2020), better known as '''Hasu Yajnik''', also spelled '''Hasu Yagnik''' was an Indian ] novelist, short story writer, critic, editor, folklorist and children's writer. Born and educated in ], he served as a professor of Gujarati in various government colleges in Gujarat. He had written twenty novels, three short story collections, two jail stories, four medieval |
'''Hasmukhray Vrajlal Yajnik''' (12 February 1938{{spnd}}10 December 2020), better known as '''Hasu Yajnik''', also spelled '''Hasu Yagnik''' was an Indian ] novelist, short story writer, critic, editor, folklorist and children's writer. Born and educated in ], he served as a professor of Gujarati in various government colleges in Gujarat. He had written twenty novels, three short story collections, two jail stories, four medieval story collections, criticism of four medieval works, and edited twelve folk works and six works of children's literature. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Yagnik was born on 12 February 1938 in ] (now in Gujarat) to Vrajlal Yajnik and Pushpaben (Prasannaben). He was their eighth child.<ref name="Shodh1">{{cite thesis|last=Prajapati|first=Hetal C.|script-title=gu:હસુ યાજ્ઞિકનું સમગ્ર સાહિત્ય: એક અધ્યયન|title=Hasu Yajniknu Samagra Sahitya: Ek Adhyayan|trans-title=Hasu Yajnik's Complete Works: A Study|language=gu|publisher=Department of Gujarat, ]|date=2018|type=PhD|hdl=10603/254212|chapter=1: અભ્યાસભૂમિકા, જીવન અને કાર્યની રૂપરેખા|pages=1–20}}</ref><ref name=":1"/> His father was clerk in British Agency in Rajkot while his grandfather Govindalal was a survey officer in ]. He was raised by his grandfather and was heavily influenced by him.<ref name="Shodh1"/> He completed his primary and secondary school education from Rajkot. Frem 1950 to 1954, he studied in ].<ref name="Shodh1" /> He completed BA in 1960 and MA in Gujarati-Sanskrit in 1962 from Dharmendrasinhji Arts College in Rajkot. He received PhD for his thesis on ''Madhyakalin Gujarati Kamkatha'' in 1972.<ref name="Shodh1" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ|last=Kanijiya|first=Baldevbhai|publisher=Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad|date=April 2003 |
Yagnik was born on 12 February 1938 in ] (now in Gujarat) to Vrajlal Yajnik and Pushpaben (Prasannaben). He was their eighth child.<ref name="Shodh1">{{cite thesis|last=Prajapati|first=Hetal C.|script-title=gu:હસુ યાજ્ઞિકનું સમગ્ર સાહિત્ય: એક અધ્યયન|title=Hasu Yajniknu Samagra Sahitya: Ek Adhyayan|trans-title=Hasu Yajnik's Complete Works: A Study|language=gu|publisher=Department of Gujarat, ]|date=2018|type=PhD|hdl=10603/254212|chapter=1: અભ્યાસભૂમિકા, જીવન અને કાર્યની રૂપરેખા|pages=1–20}}</ref><ref name=":1"/> His father was clerk in British Agency in Rajkot while his grandfather Govindalal was a survey officer in ]. He was raised by his grandfather and was heavily influenced by him.<ref name="Shodh1"/> He completed his primary and secondary school education from Rajkot. Frem 1950 to 1954, he studied in ].<ref name="Shodh1" /> He completed BA in 1960 and MA in Gujarati-Sanskrit in 1962 from Dharmendrasinhji Arts College in Rajkot. He received PhD for his thesis on ''Madhyakalin Gujarati Kamkatha'' in 1972.<ref name="Shodh1" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ|last=Kanijiya|first=Baldevbhai|publisher=Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad|date=April 2003|editor-last=Thaker|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|volume=XVII|location=]|pages=77–78|language=gu|trans-title=Gujarati Encyclopaedia|oclc=551875907}}</ref> | ||
| After MA, he joined M. P. Shah College in ] as a professor of Gujarati in 1963. He moved to M. N. College in ] in 1964 and later joined ] in ] in 1965 and served there till 1973. He also served as a professor with DKB College in Jamnagar from 1965 to 1979. He then moved to M. P. Shah College in Surendranagar in 1979 to 1982.<ref name="Shodh1" /><ref name=":1" /> He served as the registrar of the ], ] from 1982 to 1996 and retired.<ref name="Shodh1" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XkraAAAAMAAJ&q=hasu+yajnik |
After MA, he joined M. P. Shah College in ] as a professor of Gujarati in 1963. He moved to M. N. College in ] in 1964 and later joined ] in ] in 1965 and served there till 1973. He also served as a professor with DKB College in Jamnagar from 1965 to 1979. He then moved to M. P. Shah College in Surendranagar in 1979 to 1982.<ref name="Shodh1" /><ref name=":1" /> He served as the registrar of the ], ] from 1982 to 1996 and retired.<ref name="Shodh1" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XkraAAAAMAAJ&q=hasu+yajnik|title=Indian Folklore Research Journal|last=Bardi|first=Pietro|publisher=National Folklore Support Centre|year=2002|pages=78|language=en|issue=2–5|access-date=16 August 2019|archive-date=14 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214193302/https://books.google.com/books?id=XkraAAAAMAAJ&q=hasu+yajnik&dq=hasu+yajnik&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiq7sOx_bPgAhUIWysKHWnxCzQQ6AEIUjAI|url-status=live}}</ref> He was a founder and managing trustee of the Meghani Lokvidya Sanshodhan Bhavan, Ahmedabad from 1996 to 2005.<ref name="Shodh1" /><ref name=":1"/> | ||
| He died on 10 December 2020 due to ] |
He died on 10 December 2020 in Ahmedabad due to ].<ref name="d1">{{Cite web|last=Pandya|first=Pravin|author-link=Pravin Pandya|date=11 December 2020|title=સાહેબની વિદાય|url=https://opinionmagazine.co.uk/details/6683/sahebnee-vidaay?fbclid=IwAR1h37I7bogCEcJBewQW3ATk2ChbeuzAPRKDDsVKQ1tezNYHkiH5txj3DGU|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214193317/https://opinionmagazine.co.uk/details/6683/sahebnee-vidaay|archive-date=14 December 2020|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Opinion Magazine|language=gu}}</ref><ref name="tej">{{Cite web|date=2020-12-11|title=વાર્તાકાર.નવલકથાકાર,વિવેચક,લોકસાહિત્યકાર,મધ્યકાલીન સાહિત્ય,આદિવાસી સાહિત્યના સર્જક હસુ યાજ્ઞિકનું 83 વર્ષની વયે દુઃખદ અવસાન.|url=https://tejgujarati.com/?p=63011|access-date=2020-12-15|website=Tej Gujarati|language=gu|archive-date=3 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303203549/https://tejgujarati.com/?p=63011|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
| == Works == | == Works == | ||
| Yajnik had written under various pen names: Upamanyu, Pushpadhanva, B. Kashyap, Vajranandan Jani and Shridhar. He had written twenty novels, three short story collections, two jail stories, four medieval stories, criticism of four medieval works, edited twelve folk works and six works of children's literature.<ref name=":1"/> His first short story "Lapsi" was published in 1954.<ref name="Shodh1" /> | Yajnik had written under various pen names: Upamanyu, Pushpadhanva, B. Kashyap, Vajranandan Jani and Shridhar. He had written twenty novels, three short story collections, two jail stories, four medieval stories, criticism of four medieval works, edited twelve folk works and six works of children's literature.<ref name=":1"/> His first short story "Lapsi" was published in 1954.<ref name="Shodh1" /> | ||
| His populist novels with simple themes and language include ''Dagdha'' (1968), ''Highway Par Ek Rat'' (1981), ''Biji Savarno Sooraj'' (1982), ''Sol Pachhi'' (1986), ''Neera Kausani'' (1987). ''Diwal Pachhalni Duniya'' is a |
His populist novels with simple themes and language include ''Dagdha'' (1968), ''Highway Par Ek Rat'' (1981), ''Biji Savarno Sooraj'' (1982), ''Sol Pachhi'' (1986), ''Neera Kausani'' (1987). ''Diwal Pachhalni Duniya'' is a collection of 28 semi-fictionalised true stories.<ref name=":1"/> ''Mandani Maya'' (1985), ''Ek Jubanimanthi'' (1985) and ''Pachhitna Paththaro'' (1985) are his short story collections.<ref name=":1" /> | ||
| ''Madhyakalin Gujarati Premkatha'' (1974), ''Madhyakalin Kathasahitya'' (1987), ''Shamal'' (1978, on ]) and ''Sanskrit Kathasahitya'' (1997) are his research works. ''Kamkatha'' (1987) includes stories of Gujarati females from medieval Sanskrit Prakrit works while ''Kamkatha:Suda Bahontari'' (1987) has stories of |
''Madhyakalin Gujarati Premkatha'' (1974), ''Madhyakalin Kathasahitya'' (1987), ''Shamal'' (1978, on ]) and ''Sanskrit Kathasahitya'' (1997) are his research works. ''Kamkatha'' (1987) includes stories of Gujarati females from medieval Sanskrit Prakrit works while ''Kamkatha:Suda Bahontari'' (1987) has stories of female characters.<ref name=":1"/> | ||
| ''Futati Pankhono Pahelo Fafadat'' (1972) is co-edited by him. ''Gujarati Lokkathao'' (1996), ''Saurabh Vratkathao'' (1996), ''Saurabh Navrat Garba'' (1996), ''Saurabh Lagnageet Sangrah'' (1999), ''Saurabh Padabhajanavali'' (1999), ''Lagnollas'' (2001) are folk literature collections edited by him.<ref name=":1"/> | ''Futati Pankhono Pahelo Fafadat'' (1972) is co-edited by him. ''Gujarati Lokkathao'' (1996), ''Saurabh Vratkathao'' (1996), ''Saurabh Navrat Garba'' (1996), ''Saurabh Lagnageet Sangrah'' (1999), ''Saurabh Padabhajanavali'' (1999), ''Lagnollas'' (2001) are folk literature collections edited by him.<ref name=":1"/> | ||
| He had notated traditional devotional songs edited by ] in ''Hari Ven Vay Chhe Re Ho Vanma'' (1988). He has also notated ''Gokulma Tahukya Mor'' (1989) and ''Jharmar Meh Jhabooke Veej'' (1989).<ref name=":1"/><ref name="Thakar1999">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3NjAAAAMAAJ|title=Glimpses of Gujarati literature|last=Thaker|first=Dhirubhai|publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademy|year=1999|page=35| |
He had notated traditional devotional songs edited by ] in ''Hari Ven Vay Chhe Re Ho Vanma'' (1988). He has also notated ''Gokulma Tahukya Mor'' (1989) and ''Jharmar Meh Jhabooke Veej'' (1989).<ref name=":1"/><ref name="Thakar1999">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H3NjAAAAMAAJ|title=Glimpses of Gujarati literature|last=Thaker|first=Dhirubhai|publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademy|year=1999|page=35|author-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|isbn=81-7227-061-5|access-date=11 February 2019|archive-date=14 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214193308/https://books.google.com/books?id=H3NjAAAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| He had also written some works on music: ''Violin-vadan'' (1992), ''Ragdarshan'' (1993), ''Harmonium-vadan'' (1997), ''Bansari-vadan'' (1998). His ''Krishnacharit'' and ''Ramkatha'' are translated in ], ] and ].<ref name=":1"/> | He had also written some works on music: ''Violin-vadan'' (1992), ''Ragdarshan'' (1993), ''Harmonium-vadan'' (1997), ''Bansari-vadan'' (1998). His ''Krishnacharit'' and ''Ramkatha'' are translated in ], ] and ].<ref name=":1"/> | ||
| == Awards == | == Awards == | ||
| Yajnik had received a silver medal from Dharmendrasinhji College for his short stories in 1954. His ''Diwal Pachhalni Duniya'' received a prize from the ]. He also received an award from the Skylark, London (1994) and a fellowship from the Gujarati Sahitya Academy, London (1997). He also received the first prize from the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi for his work ''Gujaratni Lokvidya''.<ref name=":1"/><ref name="Shodh1" /> | Yajnik had received a silver medal from Dharmendrasinhji College for his short stories in 1954. His ''Diwal Pachhalni Duniya'' received a prize from the ]. He also received an award from the Skylark, London (1994) and a fellowship from the Gujarati Sahitya Academy, London (1997). He was the recipient of ] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kag Award – Kavi Shree Dula Bhaya Kag |url=https://kavikag.com/kag-award/ |access-date=2023-05-03 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.selfstudys.com/sitepdfs/NvvzDpl1pAgdJT50IqzK |title=આપણો લોકવારસો હસુ યાજ્ઞિક}}</ref> He also received the first prize from the ] for his work ''Gujaratni Lokvidya''.<ref name=":1"/><ref name="Shodh1" /> | ||
| ==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
| Yajnik married Hasumati Vanravandas Dave in 1964. Their daughter Yuva Aiyer was born in the same year.<ref name="Shodh1" /> | Yajnik married Hasumati Vanravandas Dave in 1964. Their daughter Yuva Aiyer was born in the same year.<ref name="Shodh1" /> Nayan Yajnik is their son.<ref name="tej"/> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Gujarati novelist from India (1938–2020)
| Hasu Yajnik | |
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 Hasu Yajnik in November 2018 at Amdavad National Book Fair | |
| Born | Hasmukhray Vrajlal Yajnik (1938-02-12)12 February 1938 Rajkot, Rajkot State, British India |
| Died | 10 December 2020(2020-12-10) (aged 82) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Pen name | Upamanyu, Pushpadhanva, B. Kashyap, Vajranandan Jani and Shridhar |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer, critic, editor, folklorist, children's writer |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MA, PhD |
| Alma mater | Dharmendrasinhji College, Rajkot |
| Spouse |
Hasumati (m. 1964) |
| Children | Yuva Aiyer Nayan Yajnik |
Hasmukhray Vrajlal Yajnik (12 February 1938 – 10 December 2020), better known as Hasu Yajnik, also spelled Hasu Yagnik was an Indian Gujarati language novelist, short story writer, critic, editor, folklorist and children's writer. Born and educated in Rajkot, he served as a professor of Gujarati in various government colleges in Gujarat. He had written twenty novels, three short story collections, two jail stories, four medieval story collections, criticism of four medieval works, and edited twelve folk works and six works of children's literature.
Biography
Yagnik was born on 12 February 1938 in Rajkot (now in Gujarat) to Vrajlal Yajnik and Pushpaben (Prasannaben). He was their eighth child. His father was clerk in British Agency in Rajkot while his grandfather Govindalal was a survey officer in Palitana State. He was raised by his grandfather and was heavily influenced by him. He completed his primary and secondary school education from Rajkot. Frem 1950 to 1954, he studied in Dhrangadhra. He completed BA in 1960 and MA in Gujarati-Sanskrit in 1962 from Dharmendrasinhji Arts College in Rajkot. He received PhD for his thesis on Madhyakalin Gujarati Kamkatha in 1972.
After MA, he joined M. P. Shah College in Surendranagar as a professor of Gujarati in 1963. He moved to M. N. College in Visnagar in 1964 and later joined Gujarat College in Ahmedabad in 1965 and served there till 1973. He also served as a professor with DKB College in Jamnagar from 1965 to 1979. He then moved to M. P. Shah College in Surendranagar in 1979 to 1982. He served as the registrar of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, Gandhinagar from 1982 to 1996 and retired. He was a founder and managing trustee of the Meghani Lokvidya Sanshodhan Bhavan, Ahmedabad from 1996 to 2005.
He died on 10 December 2020 in Ahmedabad due to COVID-19.
Works
Yajnik had written under various pen names: Upamanyu, Pushpadhanva, B. Kashyap, Vajranandan Jani and Shridhar. He had written twenty novels, three short story collections, two jail stories, four medieval stories, criticism of four medieval works, edited twelve folk works and six works of children's literature. His first short story "Lapsi" was published in 1954.
His populist novels with simple themes and language include Dagdha (1968), Highway Par Ek Rat (1981), Biji Savarno Sooraj (1982), Sol Pachhi (1986), Neera Kausani (1987). Diwal Pachhalni Duniya is a collection of 28 semi-fictionalised true stories. Mandani Maya (1985), Ek Jubanimanthi (1985) and Pachhitna Paththaro (1985) are his short story collections.
Madhyakalin Gujarati Premkatha (1974), Madhyakalin Kathasahitya (1987), Shamal (1978, on Shamal Bhatt) and Sanskrit Kathasahitya (1997) are his research works. Kamkatha (1987) includes stories of Gujarati females from medieval Sanskrit Prakrit works while Kamkatha:Suda Bahontari (1987) has stories of female characters.
Futati Pankhono Pahelo Fafadat (1972) is co-edited by him. Gujarati Lokkathao (1996), Saurabh Vratkathao (1996), Saurabh Navrat Garba (1996), Saurabh Lagnageet Sangrah (1999), Saurabh Padabhajanavali (1999), Lagnollas (2001) are folk literature collections edited by him.
He had notated traditional devotional songs edited by Harivallabh Bhayani in Hari Ven Vay Chhe Re Ho Vanma (1988). He has also notated Gokulma Tahukya Mor (1989) and Jharmar Meh Jhabooke Veej (1989).
He had also written some works on music: Violin-vadan (1992), Ragdarshan (1993), Harmonium-vadan (1997), Bansari-vadan (1998). His Krishnacharit and Ramkatha are translated in Marathi, Odia and Hindi.
Awards
Yajnik had received a silver medal from Dharmendrasinhji College for his short stories in 1954. His Diwal Pachhalni Duniya received a prize from the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He also received an award from the Skylark, London (1994) and a fellowship from the Gujarati Sahitya Academy, London (1997). He was the recipient of Kavi Kag Award in 2011. He also received the first prize from the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi for his work Gujaratni Lokvidya.
Personal life
Yajnik married Hasumati Vanravandas Dave in 1964. Their daughter Yuva Aiyer was born in the same year. Nayan Yajnik is their son.
See also
References
- ^ Pandya, Pravin (11 December 2020). "સાહેબની વિદાય". Opinion Magazine (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ "વાર્તાકાર.નવલકથાકાર,વિવેચક,લોકસાહિત્યકાર,મધ્યકાલીન સાહિત્ય,આદિવાસી સાહિત્યના સર્જક હસુ યાજ્ઞિકનું 83 વર્ષની વયે દુઃખદ અવસાન". Tej Gujarati (in Gujarati). 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Prajapati, Hetal C. (2018). "1: અભ્યાસભૂમિકા, જીવન અને કાર્યની રૂપરેખા". Hasu Yajniknu Samagra Sahitya: Ek Adhyayan હસુ યાજ્ઞિકનું સમગ્ર સાહિત્ય: એક અધ્યયન [Hasu Yajnik's Complete Works: A Study] (PhD) (in Gujarati). Department of Gujarat, Gujarat University. pp. 1–20. hdl:10603/254212.
- ^ Kanijiya, Baldevbhai (April 2003). Thaker, Dhirubhai (ed.). ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ [Gujarati Encyclopaedia] (in Gujarati). Vol. XVII. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust, Ahmedabad. pp. 77–78. OCLC 551875907.
- Bardi, Pietro (2002). Indian Folklore Research Journal. National Folklore Support Centre. p. 78. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
- Thaker, Dhirubhai (1999). Glimpses of Gujarati literature. Gujarat Sahitya Akademy. p. 35. ISBN 81-7227-061-5. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- "Kag Award – Kavi Shree Dula Bhaya Kag". Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- આપણો લોકવારસો હસુ યાજ્ઞિક.
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