Chandrakant Bakshi
Chandrakant Bakshi | |
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| Chandrakant Bakshi Chandrakant Bakshi | |
| Nationality | Indian |
Chandrakant Keshavlal Bakshi (Gujarati:ચંદ્રકાંત કેશવલાલ બક્ષી) (born August 20, 1932 at Palanpur and died March 25, 2006 at Ahmedabad) was a Gujarati author. He was a son of Keshavlal and Chanchalbahen. He completed his primary education at Palanpur.
He completed his Master of Arts (postgraduate) in History and Bachelor of Laws from Calcutta. He was the Sheriff of Mumbai in the 1990s. He is author of 178 books, including 17 books on history and culture, 26 novels, 15 collections of short stories, six books on politics, eight travelogues, two plays and 25 books on varied subjects, besides his autobiography Bakshinama
He also has written in extensively in newspapers and 15 of his books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, English and other languages.
After his death still he has a huge fan following in Gujarati Public. His to the point and true writing style made a generation of Gujarati Speaking People fan of him.
The government of Gujarat alleged him for his short story Kutti and filed a case against him for writing bold and offensive literature. He had to fight long battle with government in court. Ultimately the Gujarat government withdrew all the charges.
After his death, his fan club in Rajkot recently released a DVD about him which is the first time for any Gujarati author. There is a very active fan group dedicated to him is on a famous community portal Orkut. Orkut Community
Literature
Short stories collection by Chandrakant Bakshi[1]
| Name | Year | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Pyar | 1958 | Love |
| Ek sanjh ni mulaquat | 1961 | Meeting at one evening |
| Mira | 1965 | |
| Mashal | 1968 | Lamp |
| Kramashaha | 1971 | To be continued |
| Ketlic American vartao | 1972 | Some American stories |
| Bakshini ketlic vartao | 1972 | Some stories by Bakshi |
| Pashchim | 1976 | West |
| Aajni soviet vartao | 1977 | Soviet stories of today |
| Chandrakant bakshi ni shreshth vartao | 1977 | Greatest stories by Chandrakant Bakshi |
| 139 vartao-1 | 1987 | 139 stories-First part |
| 139 vartao-2 | 1987 | 139 stories-Second part |
| Chandrakant bakshi : Sadabahar vartao | 2002 | Chandrakant Bakshi : Evergreen stories |
| Bakshi ni vartao(Akademi) | has not been published | Stories of Bakshi(Academy) |
Novels by Chandrakant Bakshi[1]
| Name | Year | English meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Padgha dubi gaya | 1957 | Echoes sank |
| Roma | 1959 | |
| Ekaltana kinara | 1959 | Coast of loneliness |
| Aakar | 1963 | Shape |
| Ek ane Ek | 1965 | One and only |
| Paralysis | 1967 | Paralysis |
| Jatakkatha | 1969 | Self story |
| Honeymoon | 1971 | Honeymoon |
| Ayanvrutt | 1972 | The Equator |
| Atitavan | 1973 | Forest of the Past |
| Lagnani aagli rate | 1973 | The night before the marriage |
| Zindani | 1974 | The prison |
| Surkhab | 1974 | Pelican |
| Aakashe kahyu | 1975 | Sky told |
| Reef Marina | 1976 | |
| Yatrano ant(translated) | 1976 | End of the tour |
| Dishatarang | 1979 | Wave of the direction |
| Baki raat | 1979 | Remaining night |
| Hatheli par Badbaki | 1981 | Subscription on palm |
| Hu, Konaarak Shah | 1983 | I, Konaarak Shah |
| Lili nasoma Pankhar | 1984 | Autumn in the Green Veins |
| Vansh | 1986 | Family |
| Priy Nikki | 1987 | Dear Nikki |
| Chorus | 1991 | |
| Maru naam taru naam | 1995 | My name Your name |
| Samkal | 1998 | Contemporance |
Columns
After Gujarat Government's case on his short story he more focused on writing columns in various Gujarati Newspapers and Magezines. like