Narmadashankar Mehta
Narmadashankar Mehta | |
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| Born | Narmadashankar Devshankar Mehta 23 August 1871 Ahmedabad, British India |
| Died | 21 March 1939 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Writer, historian, and administrator |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Children | Yashodhar Mehta |
Dewan Bahadur Narmadashankar Devshankar Mehta (23 August 1871 – 21 March 1939) was a Gujarati writer, historian of philosophy, and administrator from British India. He was student of Anandshankar Dhruv, and a nephew of Balashankar Kantharia.
Biography
Mehta was born in Sathodara Nagar Brahmin family on 23 August 1871 in Ahmedabad, to his parents Devshankar, a revenue officer, and Rukshmani (Rukmini).[1]
He graduated from Bombay University in 1894.[2]
In 1934, he suffered a paralytic stroke which caused his death five years later, on 21 March 1939.[1][2] His son Yashodhar Mehta was also a Gujarati writer and novelist.[3] Mehta was a nephew of Gujarati writer Balashankar Kantharia.[1]
Works
Along with Gujarati, he also wrote in English and Sanskrit. He published around a hundred scholarly articles in various magazines.[2] His writings are marked by intensive study, clarity of thought, strictly scientific and objective approach and lucid style.[4]
His (History of Indian Philosophy) is a monumental work which, according to some scholars, maintains the historical sequence of the Darshanas of Indian philosophy more correctly than Surendranath Dasgupta and Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and notes some historical facts that other scholars have failed to do.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Shukla, Jayeshkumar R. (January 2002). Thaker, Dhirubhai (ed.). ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ [Gujarati Encyclopedia] (in Gujarati). Vol. XV (1st ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust. pp. 510–511. OCLC 248968453.
- ^ a b c Datta, Amaresh, ed. (1989). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: k to navalram. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 2657. ISBN 978-81-260-1804-8.
- ^ Shastri, Keshavram Kashiram (1977). ગુજરાતના સારસ્વતો Gujaratna Saraswato [Who's Who in Gujarati Literature] (in Gujarati) (1st ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarat Sahitya Sabha. p. 101. OCLC 900401455.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|script-title=: missing prefix (help) - ^ a b Jhaveri, Mansukhlal Maganlal (1978). History of Gujarati Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 142. OCLC 462837743.
Further reading
- Jośī, Umāśaṅkara; Raval, Anantrai Manishankar; Mahetā, Yaśodhara, eds. (1968). દી. બ. નર્મદાશંકર મહેતા સ્મારક ગ્રંથ [Dewan Bahadur Narmadashankar Mehta Commemoration Volume]. Gurjara Grantharatna Kāryālaya. OCLC 22407448.