Balashankar Kantharia
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| Born | Balashankar Ullasram Kantharia 17 May 1858 Sathodar village, Nadiad, Gujarat |
| Died | 1 April 1898 (aged 39) Vadodara, Gujarat |
| Pen name | Kalant Kavi, Bal |
| Occupation | poet, translator |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Hariprem Panchdashi |
Balashankar Ullasram Kantharia[1] was a Gujarati poet.
Life
Balashankar Kantharia was born on 17 May 1858 in Sathodar Nagar Brahmin family in Nadiad (now in Gujarat, India).[2][3] He had studied till the first year of his college. He was polyglot and knew Gujarati, Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Braj and Hindi languages as well as music and archeology.[2] His wife's name was Manilaxmi.[4]
He briefly worked in government service. He managed Bharati Bhusan, Itihas Mala, Krishna Mahoday magazines. He served as an editor of Buddhiprakash magazine briefly.[2] He is considered as the founder of the modern Gujarati poetry and Ghazal. Manilal Dwivedi was his close friend. He considered himself as a follower of Dalpatram and was expert in poetry in Shikharini metre.[2] It is believed that Kalapi had learned Ghazal poetry from him and Manilal Dwivedi.[5]
He died on 1 April 1898 at Baroda (now Vadodara, Gujarat).[2]
Works
Kalant Kavi, Bal were his pen names. He is credited for bringing Persian style poetry such as Ghazal in Gujarati literature.[3] Kalant Kavi and Hariprem Panchdashi are his collections of poetry. He had translated Karpūramañjarī by Rajasekhara, Mṛcchakatika and Sufi Ghazals of Hafez in Gujarati.[2]
"Gujare Je Shire Tare" is his popular ghazal poetry composed in Bah’r Hazaj Saalim metre.[6]
References
- ^ Sisir Kumar Das (2000). History of Indian Literature. Vol. 1. p. 245.
- ^ a b c d e f "બાલાશંકર કંથારીયા" (in Gujarati). 3 July 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ^ a b Jeṭhālāla Nārāyaṇa Trivedī (1987). Love Poems & Lyrics from Gujarati. p. 145.
- ^ Suhrud, Tridip (1999). "Love, Desire and Moksha: Manibhai Nabhubhai and the Loss of Svadharma" (PDF). Narrations of a Nation: Explorations Through Intellectual Biographies (Ph.D). Ahmedabad: School of Social Sciences, Gujarat University. p. 106. hdl:10603/46631.
- ^ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. p. 124.
- ^ Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra (2007). Gujarat. Vol. 2. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust.
External links
- Balashankar Kantharia on GujLit
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