Dolarrai Mankad | |
---|---|
Born | Cutch, British India | 23 January 1902
Died | 29 August 1970 | (aged 68)
Occupation | Critic Researcher Poet |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | Indian |
Notable works | Naivedya |
Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Award |
![]() |
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.
Dolarrai Mankad was born in Kutch on 23 January 1902. [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]
Dolarrai Mankad | |
---|---|
Born | Cutch, British India | 23 January 1902
Died | 29 August 1970 | (aged 68)
Occupation | Critic Researcher Poet |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | Indian |
Notable works | Naivedya |
Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Award |
![]() |
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.
Dolarrai Mankad was born in Kutch on 23 January 1902. [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]