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Short stories collection by Chandrakant Bakshi[1]

NameYearEnglish meaning
Pyar1958Love
Ek sanjh ni mulaquat1961Meeting at one evening
Mira1965
Mashal1968Lamp
Kramashaha1971To be continued
Ketlic American vartao1972Some American stories
Bakshini ketlic vartao1972Some stories by Bakshi
Pashchim1976West
Aajni soviet vartao1977Soviet stories of today
Chandrakant bakshi ni shreshth vartao1977Greatest stories by Chandrakant Bakshi
139 vartao-11987139 stories-First part
139 vartao-21987139 stories-Second part
Chandrakant bakshi : Sadabahar vartao2002Chandrakant Bakshi : Evergreen stories
Bakshi ni vartao(Akademi)has not been publishedStories of Bakshi(Academy)

Novels by Chandrakant Bakshi[1]

NameYearEnglish meaning
Padgha dubi gaya1957Echoes sank
Roma1959
Ekaltana kinara1959Coast of loneliness
Aakar1963Shape
Ek ane Ek1965One and only
Paralysis1967Paralysis
Jatakkatha1969Self story
Honeymoon1971Honeymoon
Ayanvrutt1972The Equator
Atitavan1973Forest of the Past
Lagnani aagli rate1973The night before the marriage
Zindani1974The prison
Surkhab1974Pelican
Aakashe kahyu1975Sky told
Reef Marina1976
Yatrano ant(translated)1976End of the tour
Dishatarang1979Wave of the direction
Baki raat1979Remaining night
Hatheli par Badbaki1981Subscription on palm
Hu, Konaarak Shah1983I, Konaarak Shah
Lili nasoma Pankhar1984Autumn in the Green Veins
Vansh1986Family
Priy Nikki1987Dear Nikki
Chorus1991
Maru naam taru naam1995My name Your name
Samkal1998Contemporance

Columns

After Gujarat Government's case on his short story he more focused on writing columns in various Gujarati Newspapers and Magezines.

He started writing there and later moved to Mumbai for teaching career. 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 has also written in extensively in newspapers and 15 of his books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, English and other languages.

Born
Aug 20, 1932
Palanpur
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Died
Mar 25, 2006
Ahmedabad

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Chandrakant Bakshi

Chandrakant Bakshi

Chandrakant Bakshi
Born20 August 1932(1932-08-20)
Palanpur, Gujarat
Died25 March 2006(2006-03-25) (aged 73)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
NationalityIndian

Chandrakant Keshavlal Bakshi (Gujarati: ચંદ્રકાંત કેશવલાલ બક્ષી) (August 20, 1932 – March 25, 2006) was a Gujaratiauthor.

He never prepared more than one draft for his writings. His language was attractive mix-up of Gujarati and Urdu words. He criticised Indian politician, Bal Thackeray in his column and was asked to apologise by Thackeray"s party members.

He refused and never did.

His autobiography is adapted into play, Hu Chandrakant Bakshi, written by Shishir Ramavat and directed by Manoj Shah.

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  1. ^ ab Introduction of Samkal(Novel)
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NameBakshi, Chandrakant
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birthAugust 20, 1932
Place of birthPalanpur, Gujarat
Date of deathMarch 25, 2006
Place of deathAhmedabad, Gujarat
Categories:
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  • 1932 births
  • Gujarati literature
  • 2006 deaths
  • Gujarati writers
  • Sheriffs of Mumbai
  • People from Banaskantha district
In 1969, he moved to Mumbai and settled there and started teaching history at Raheja College.

His short stories have themes like complexities of urban life, emotional outbursts, atmosphere of war etc. He was regarded as Real Man in Gujarati media for his fearless writing. His novels and stories had impact of existentialism, his characters are suffering and frustrated yet surviving. He fought court case against government and later government withdrew all the charges against him.

He still has a huge fan following in Gujarati Public. He joined Mithibai College as professor of history and politics, in 1970 and retired as a principal in 1982. His biography Bakshinama was partially published in serialised form in Gujarati daily Samkalin. Bakshi never prepared more than one draft for his writings.

Membership

He was a senate member of Bombay University. His language was mix-up of Gujarati and Urdu words. 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.

Education

Born in Palanpur, he completed higher education and had business in Calcutta.

chandrakant bakshi biography of mahatma

Some parts were not published due to its violent imaginations like urinating on the dead body of his enemy.

His short story Kutti was banned by Government of Gujarat and the arrest warrant was issued against him. He had to fight long battle with government in court. He had married to Bakula who died in 2002.

Bakshi never prepared more than one draft for his writings.

There is a very active fan group dedicated to him is on a famous community portal Orkut.