{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=886","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=884","results":[{"id":14695,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gulabdas Broker","bio":"Gulabdas Broker was a Gujarati language writer from India. He is primarily known for his short stories and one-act plays in Gujarati literature.\nBroker was born at Porbandar on 20 September 1909. He completed his education in Gujarati and English literature from Bombay University in 1930. He briefly worked at the Bombay Stock Exchange. Later he started his writing in 1932 when he was jailed during the Satyagraha movement. His first short story collection was Ane Biji Vato (\"And Other Talks\").\nBroker served as the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1973 to 1974. He died on 10 June 2006 at Pune, Maharashtra.","raw_bio":"Gulabdas Broker was a Gujarati language writer from India. He is primarily known for his short stories and one-act plays in Gujarati literature. Broker was born at Porbandar on 20 September 1909. He completed his education in Gujarati and English literature from Bombay University in 1930. He briefly worked at the Bombay Stock Exchange. Later he started his writing in 1932 when he was jailed during the Satyagraha movement. His first short story collection was Ane Biji Vato (\"And Other Talks\"). Broker served as the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1973 to 1974. He died on 10 June 2006 at Pune, Maharashtra.","slug":"gulabdas-broker","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/gulabdas-broker","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.908013","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14696,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gulfam","bio":"\nGulfam, born Jahangir Nasharvanji Patel alias Pestonji, was  a Gujarati humour writer and journalist from Bombay, India.\nGulfam was born on 14 July 1861 in Parsi Patel family living in a large and one of the oldest houses in Fort area of Bombay which was used as a court and jail during Portuguese rule in city. His father was a translator. He started writing at the age of nine and published his first book Sonarna Gadh at the age of 13.  He started writing in spreads then. As he believed that his host would not like it, he published in spreads under name of his sister. His first writing was published in Gul-afshan spreadsheet. He received a nickname Gulfam as he played a role of it in a play in his school. Initially he did not like it but he later proudly accepted it. At the age 16, his ghazal was published in Gyanvardhak magazine. At the age of 53, in 1931, he had written his autobiography Mari Potani Jindagino Hewal and wished it to be published posthumously which was later published by Jahangir B. Karani & Sons. He died on 24 August 1936.","raw_bio":"Gulfam, born Jahangir Nasharvanji Patel alias Pestonji, was  a Gujarati humour writer and journalist from Bombay, India. Gulfam was born on 14 July 1861 in Parsi Patel family living in a large and one of the oldest houses in Fort area of Bombay which was used as a court and jail during Portuguese rule in city. His father was a translator. He started writing at the age of nine and published his first book Sonarna Gadh at the age of 13.  He started writing in spreads then. As he believed that his host would not like it, he published in spreads under name of his sister. His first writing was published in Gul-afshan spreadsheet. He received a nickname Gulfam as he played a role of it in a play in his school. Initially he did not like it but he later proudly accepted it. At the age 16, his ghazal was published in Gyanvardhak magazine. At the age of 53, in 1931, he had written his autobiography Mari Potani Jindagino Hewal and wished it to be published posthumously which was later published by Jahangir B. Karani & Sons. He died on 24 August 1936.","slug":"gulfam","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/gulfam","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.916578","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14697,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gunvant Shah","bio":"\nGunvant Shah is an essayist, educationist, columnist and philosophy writer and critic from Gujarat, India. He taught at various universities and participated in various education oriented events and organisations. His large number of essays, including philosophical essays, are published as books. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1997 and Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015. In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by Gujarat University.\nGunvant Shah was born on 12 March 1937 in Rander, Surat, Gujarat to Premiben and Bhukhanlal Shah. He completed his primary education from Rander and secondary education from Jain high school, Surat. He completed B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1957. He received his B.Ed. from M. S. University, Vadodara in 1959. He continued at the university to finish his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in 1961 and 1964 respectively.","raw_bio":"Gunvant Shah is an essayist, educationist, columnist and philosophy writer and critic from Gujarat, India. He taught at various universities and participated in various education oriented events and organisations. His large number of essays, including philosophical essays, are published as books. He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1997 and Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015. In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by Gujarat University. Gunvant Shah was born on 12 March 1937 in Rander, Surat, Gujarat to Premiben and Bhukhanlal Shah. He completed his primary education from Rander and secondary education from Jain high school, Surat. He completed B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1957. He received his B.Ed. from M. S. University, Vadodara in 1959. He continued at the university to finish his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in 1961 and 1964 respectively.","slug":"gunvant-shah","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/gunvant-shah","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.924679","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14698,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Gunvantrai Acharya","bio":"Gunvantrai Popatbhai Acharya (9 September 1900 – 25 November 1965) was a Gujarati language novelist and journalist from India. His experience with seafarers impacted his adventure and novel writings. His works include several historical fiction novels.\nAcharya was born on 9 September 1900 in Jetalsar near Nawanagar (now Jamnagar, Gujarat, India). He completed his school education from Mandvi, Kutch where he came in contact with seafarers. His father Popatbhai was in police department. He joined college but dropped out after a brief period. He joined Saurashtramitra daily in 1927. He was also associated with several news dailies like Saurashtra, Phulchhab, Prajabandhu and Gujarat Samachar. He was the director of Mojmajah, a film weekly. He was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1945. He died on 25 November 1965.\nHis daughters, Ila Arab Mehta and Varsha Adalja, are also authors.","raw_bio":"Gunvantrai Popatbhai Acharya (9 September 1900 – 25 November 1965) was a Gujarati language novelist and journalist from India. His experience with seafarers impacted his adventure and novel writings. His works include several historical fiction novels. Acharya was born on 9 September 1900 in Jetalsar near Nawanagar (now Jamnagar, Gujarat, India). He completed his school education from Mandvi, Kutch where he came in contact with seafarers. His father Popatbhai was in police department. He joined college but dropped out after a brief period. He joined Saurashtramitra daily in 1927. He was also associated with several news dailies like Saurashtra, Phulchhab, Prajabandhu and Gujarat Samachar. He was the director of Mojmajah, a film weekly. He was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1945. He died on 25 November 1965. His daughters, Ila Arab Mehta and Varsha Adalja, are also authors.","slug":"gunvantrai-acharya","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Jetalsar near Jamnagar, Gujarat, India","url":"/sootradhar/gunvantrai-acharya","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.932596","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14699,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"H. N. Golibar","bio":"H. N. Golibar or Bholabhai Golibar, also known by his pen name Atom Golibar, is editor of Gujarati weekly Chakram Chandan. He is also prolific Gujarati pulp fiction writer who writes mostly horror and crime thrillers.\nGolibar was born 24 November 1949 at Ahmedabad, India in Kutchi Memon family. He completed the Bachelor of Arts in English literature and a Diploma in Journalism. He later completed a Diploma in Printing from the Heidelberg Pressman School in West Germany. In 1971, Golibar joined his father Noormohammad Jussabhai Golibar, better known as N. J. Golibar, who published Chakram weekly since 1947 from Ahmedabad. The magazine was later renamed Chakram Chandan and stopped accepting advertisements in 1976, a practice still continues. H. N. Golibar edits and writes several columns in his weekly which does not have any advertisement revenue and solely depends on his readers.\nHe is prolific Gujarati pulp fiction writer who has written more than 85 books, mostly crime and horror fictions.","raw_bio":"H. N. Golibar or Bholabhai Golibar, also known by his pen name Atom Golibar, is editor of Gujarati weekly Chakram Chandan. He is also prolific Gujarati pulp fiction writer who writes mostly horror and crime thrillers. Golibar was born 24 November 1949 at Ahmedabad, India in Kutchi Memon family. He completed the Bachelor of Arts in English literature and a Diploma in Journalism. He later completed a Diploma in Printing from the Heidelberg Pressman School in West Germany. In 1971, Golibar joined his father Noormohammad Jussabhai Golibar, better known as N. J. Golibar, who published Chakram weekly since 1947 from Ahmedabad. The magazine was later renamed Chakram Chandan and stopped accepting advertisements in 1976, a practice still continues. H. N. Golibar edits and writes several columns in his weekly which does not have any advertisement revenue and solely depends on his readers. He is prolific Gujarati pulp fiction writer who has written more than 85 books, mostly crime and horror fictions.","slug":"h-n-golibar","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/h-n-golibar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.940862","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14700,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Hajimahamad Allarakha","bio":"\nHaji Mohammed Allarakha Shivji (13 December 1878 – 21 January 1921), also spelled Hajji Mohammad Alarakhiya, was a Gujarati literary journalist and author.\nHaji Mohammed Allarakha Shivji was born on 13 December 1878 in Bombay to a Khoja Ismaili businessman. He was a native of Kutch. He studied Gujarati initially at home, and later studied up to the sixth grade at Fort Highschool in Bombay. After 1895, he studied Hindi, English and Marathi. To bring magazine like The Strand Magazine in Gujarati, he founded Visami Sadi (The Twentieth Century), a pictorial periodical in 1914 and published it from 1916 to 1920. He sold three family mansions and invested around Rs 15 million for the magazine. It became popular but he never recovered any money from it. He was a connoisseur of art. He died in an accident in Bombay on 21 January 1921.","raw_bio":"Haji Mohammed Allarakha Shivji (13 December 1878 – 21 January 1921), also spelled Hajji Mohammad Alarakhiya, was a Gujarati literary journalist and author. Haji Mohammed Allarakha Shivji was born on 13 December 1878 in Bombay to a Khoja Ismaili businessman. He was a native of Kutch. He studied Gujarati initially at home, and later studied up to the sixth grade at Fort Highschool in Bombay. After 1895, he studied Hindi, English and Marathi. To bring magazine like The Strand Magazine in Gujarati, he founded Visami Sadi (The Twentieth Century), a pictorial periodical in 1914 and published it from 1916 to 1920. He sold three family mansions and invested around Rs 15 million for the magazine. It became popular but he never recovered any money from it. He was a connoisseur of art. He died in an accident in Bombay on 21 January 1921.","slug":"hajimahamad-allarakha","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Bombay, British India","url":"/sootradhar/hajimahamad-allarakha","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.949646","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14701,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Hansa Jivraj Mehta","bio":"\nHansa Jivraj Mehta (3 July 1897 – 4 April 1995) was a reformist, social activist, educator, independence activist, feminist and writer from India.\nHansa Mehta was born in a Nagar Brahmin family on 3 July 1897. She was a daughter of Manubhai Mehta, Dewan of Baroda State, and the granddaughter of Nandshankar Mehta, the author of the first Gujarati novel Karan Ghelo.","raw_bio":"Hansa Jivraj Mehta (3 July 1897 – 4 April 1995) was a reformist, social activist, educator, independence activist, feminist and writer from India. Hansa Mehta was born in a Nagar Brahmin family on 3 July 1897. She was a daughter of Manubhai Mehta, Dewan of Baroda State, and the granddaughter of Nandshankar Mehta, the author of the first Gujarati novel Karan Ghelo.","slug":"hansa-jivraj-mehta","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Baroda state","url":"/sootradhar/hansa-jivraj-mehta","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.958743","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14702,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Hardwar Goswami","bio":"Hardwar Goswami (Gujarati: હરદ્વાર ગોસ્વામી) is a Gujarati language poet, writer, and playwright from Gujarat, India. He wrote the poetry collection Hawa Ne Kinare (2005), and his poems have been published in several Gujarati magazines. He won the Yuva Gaurav Award in 2009 for his contributions to Gujarati poetry.\nGoswami was born on 18 July 1976 in Talaja, a taluqa of Bhavnagar district, to Manrupgiri Goswami and Charulata Goswami. He finished his primary education in 1990 from Talaja Taluqa Prathamik Shala and completed Std. 12 in 1995 from M.J. Doshi High School, Talaja. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar University, and a Master of Arts in 2000 from Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan, Bhavnagar University, with Gujarati literature as one of his subjects. He earned his M.Phil. in 2002 from Gujarat Vidyapith under Usha Upadhyay. His thesis for his M.Phil. was 3 Ghazalkaro: Ek Abhyas, a study on the works of three major Gujarati ghazal poets: Mareez, Rajendra Shukla and Manhar Modi.\nGoswami started to write during his school days and was first published in Kavilok when he was studying in Std. 11. Subsequently, he published in other Gujarati literary magazines including Kumar, Shabdasrishti, Gazalvishwa, Dhabak, Tadarthya, Navneet Samarpan and Kavita. He started his career as a lecturer on Gujarati literature at Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, in 2000. Later, he served as a lecturer at M.P. Arts & M.H. Commerce College and S.L.U. College of Ahmedabad. Since 2013 he has been a full-time poet and playwright.","raw_bio":"Hardwar Goswami (Gujarati: હરદ્વાર ગોસ્વામી) is a Gujarati language poet, writer, and playwright from Gujarat, India. He wrote the poetry collection Hawa Ne Kinare (2005), and his poems have been published in several Gujarati magazines. He won the Yuva Gaurav Award in 2009 for his contributions to Gujarati poetry. Goswami was born on 18 July 1976 in Talaja, a taluqa of Bhavnagar district, to Manrupgiri Goswami and Charulata Goswami. He finished his primary education in 1990 from Talaja Taluqa Prathamik Shala and completed Std. 12 in 1995 from M.J. Doshi High School, Talaja. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1998 from Samaldas Arts College, Bhavnagar University, and a Master of Arts in 2000 from Gujarati Bhasha Sahitya Bhavan, Bhavnagar University, with Gujarati literature as one of his subjects. He earned his M.Phil. in 2002 from Gujarat Vidyapith under Usha Upadhyay. His thesis for his M.Phil. was 3 Ghazalkaro: Ek Abhyas, a study on the works of three major Gujarati ghazal poets: Mareez, Rajendra Shukla and Manhar Modi. Goswami started to write during his school days and was first published in Kavilok when he was studying in Std. 11. Subsequently, he published in other Gujarati literary magazines including Kumar, Shabdasrishti, Gazalvishwa, Dhabak, Tadarthya, Navneet Samarpan and Kavita. He started his career as a lecturer on Gujarati literature at Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, in 2000. Later, he served as a lecturer at M.P. Arts & M.H. Commerce College and S.L.U. College of Ahmedabad. Since 2013 he has been a full-time poet and playwright.","slug":"hardwar-goswami","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/hardwar-goswami","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.967171","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14703,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Hargovinddas Kantawala","bio":"\nRao Bahadur Hargovinddas Dwarkadas Kantawala (16 July 1844 – 31 March 1930) was an Indian Gujarati language writer, editor and researcher from British India. He is known for his research and editing works on medieval Gujarati literature. He was the president of the sixth session of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.\nHargovinddas Kantawala was born on 16 July 1844 in Umreth, a town in Anand district (now Anand) of Gujarat, British India. He started his career as a teacher, and then became headmaster. He later became clerk in a collector's office. He was appointed assistant deputy educational inspector, and then principal of the Teacher's Training College, Rajkot. He worked as the dewan (minister) of the principality of Lunavada State in 1905. In 1912, he started a textile mill.","raw_bio":"Rao Bahadur Hargovinddas Dwarkadas Kantawala (16 July 1844 – 31 March 1930) was an Indian Gujarati language writer, editor and researcher from British India. He is known for his research and editing works on medieval Gujarati literature. He was the president of the sixth session of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Hargovinddas Kantawala was born on 16 July 1844 in Umreth, a town in Anand district (now Anand) of Gujarat, British India. He started his career as a teacher, and then became headmaster. He later became clerk in a collector's office. He was appointed assistant deputy educational inspector, and then principal of the Teacher's Training College, Rajkot. He worked as the dewan (minister) of the principality of Lunavada State in 1905. In 1912, he started a textile mill.","slug":"hargovinddas-kantawala","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/hargovinddas-kantawala","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.976543","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14704,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Harikrishna Pathak","bio":"\nHarikrishna Pathak is a Gujarati poet, short story writer, editor and children's writer from Gujarat, India.\nPathak was born on 5 August 1938 at Botad (now in Gujarat, India) to Monghiben and Ramchandra. His family was from Bholad village in Ahmedabad district. He matriculated in 1956. He completed his B. Sc. from Gujarat University in 1961. He worked as a teacher at Songadh near Bhavnagar in 1961–62. In 1963, he joined Department of Revenues, Government of Gujarat as an assistant. He was later promoted as the divisional officer and later retired as the deputy secretary. He has managed literary groups such as Mijlas and Brihaspatisabha for years. He has also served as a vice president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He is also painter, sketcher and singer.","raw_bio":"Harikrishna Pathak is a Gujarati poet, short story writer, editor and children's writer from Gujarat, India. Pathak was born on 5 August 1938 at Botad (now in Gujarat, India) to Monghiben and Ramchandra. His family was from Bholad village in Ahmedabad district. He matriculated in 1956. He completed his B. Sc. from Gujarat University in 1961. He worked as a teacher at Songadh near Bhavnagar in 1961–62. In 1963, he joined Department of Revenues, Government of Gujarat as an assistant. He was later promoted as the divisional officer and later retired as the deputy secretary. He has managed literary groups such as Mijlas and Brihaspatisabha for years. He has also served as a vice president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He is also painter, sketcher and singer.","slug":"harikrishna-pathak","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/harikrishna-pathak","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.985123","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14705,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Harilal Dhruv","bio":"Harilal Harshadrai Dhruv (10 May 1856 – 19 June 1896) (Gujarati: હરિલાલ ધ્રુવ) was a lawyer, poet, editor, indologist and scholar of Sanskrit literature. Educated in Arts and Law, he served as a teacher and later as a judge of Baroda state. He was interested in oriental studies. He wrote poetry and edited some works too.\nDhruv was born in Hindu Nagar Brahmin family in 1856. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1873 and LL.B in 1880.  Dhruv worked as a teacher from 1881 to 1885. Later he started his law career as a pleader from Surat, and was elevated to post of District and Session Judge of Baroda state. He was sent as a representative of Bharuch in the annual session of Indian National Congress in 1898 by Baroda state.\nIn 1882, Dhruv founded Prajahita Vardhak Sabha in Surat with Ukabhai Parabhudas. He left by SS. Maria Theresa and attended the eighth International Congress of Orientalists at Stockholm and Christiania as representative of Baroda in 1889 where he was honoured with Doctor of Literature and Arts. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Anthropological Society of London.  Dhruv received Ph.D. from Berlin University. His brother Keshavlal Dhruv was also author, editor and translator. He died in 1896.","raw_bio":"Harilal Harshadrai Dhruv (10 May 1856 – 19 June 1896) (Gujarati: હરિલાલ ધ્રુવ) was a lawyer, poet, editor, indologist and scholar of Sanskrit literature. Educated in Arts and Law, he served as a teacher and later as a judge of Baroda state. He was interested in oriental studies. He wrote poetry and edited some works too. Dhruv was born in Hindu Nagar Brahmin family in 1856. He completed his Bachelor of Arts in 1873 and LL.B in 1880.  Dhruv worked as a teacher from 1881 to 1885. Later he started his law career as a pleader from Surat, and was elevated to post of District and Session Judge of Baroda state. He was sent as a representative of Bharuch in the annual session of Indian National Congress in 1898 by Baroda state. In 1882, Dhruv founded Prajahita Vardhak Sabha in Surat with Ukabhai Parabhudas. He left by SS. Maria Theresa and attended the eighth International Congress of Orientalists at Stockholm and Christiania as representative of Baroda in 1889 where he was honoured with Doctor of Literature and Arts. He was a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Anthropological Society of London.  Dhruv received Ph.D. from Berlin University. His brother Keshavlal Dhruv was also author, editor and translator. He died in 1896.","slug":"harilal-dhruv","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Bahiyal, Gandhinagar District, (Then Sabarkantha district)","url":"/sootradhar/harilal-dhruv","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:21.994090","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20},{"id":14708,"image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Hariprasad Shastri","bio":"Hariprasad Gangashankar Shastri (17 October 1919 – 9 August 2014) was an Indian scholar, historian, epigraphist, Indologist and editor primarily known for his work on the political and cultural history of Gujarat state. He spent much of his career at the B. J. Institute of Learning and Research, Ahmedabad, as a lecturer, professor, deputy director and then as director.\nHariprasad Shastri was born on 17 October 1919 at Malataj, a village near Petlad. He was the youngest son of Gangashankar Shastri, a physician and ritualist. His elder brother, Shankarlal Shastri, was a professor of Sanskrit at the Bahauddin College, Junagadh and a Gujarati literary critic. His grandfather, Vrajlal Kalidas Shastri (1825–1892) was a scholar of Sanskrit and Prakrit languages as well as a pioneer philologist of Gujarati and the youngest brother of the saint-poet, Chhotam (1812–1885).\nAs he pursued higher studies, his PhD guide, Rasiklal Parikh served as a key source of inspiration. Shastri was also influenced by the views of Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.","raw_bio":"Hariprasad Gangashankar Shastri (17 October 1919 – 9 August 2014) was an Indian scholar, historian, epigraphist, Indologist and editor primarily known for his work on the political and cultural history of Gujarat state. He spent much of his career at the B. J. Institute of Learning and Research, Ahmedabad, as a lecturer, professor, deputy director and then as director. Hariprasad Shastri was born on 17 October 1919 at Malataj, a village near Petlad. He was the youngest son of Gangashankar Shastri, a physician and ritualist. His elder brother, Shankarlal Shastri, was a professor of Sanskrit at the Bahauddin College, Junagadh and a Gujarati literary critic. His grandfather, Vrajlal Kalidas Shastri (1825–1892) was a scholar of Sanskrit and Prakrit languages as well as a pioneer philologist of Gujarati and the youngest brother of the saint-poet, Chhotam (1812–1885). As he pursued higher studies, his PhD guide, Rasiklal Parikh served as a key source of inspiration. Shastri was also influenced by the views of Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.","slug":"hariprasad-shastri","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"none","url":"/sootradhar/hariprasad-shastri","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:20:22.022009","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":20}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}