Dolarrai Mankad

Dolarrai Mankad
Born	January 23, 1902(1902-01-23) Cutch, British India
Died	January 23, 1902(1902-01-23) (aged -69)
Occupation	Critic Researcher Poet
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Notable work(s)	Naivedya
Notable award(s)	Sahitya Academy Award
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Dolarrai Mankad, (Hindi: डोलरराय मांकद Gujarati: ડોલરરાય માંકડ; January 23, 1902 – August 29, 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.

Early life and Academic life

Dolarrai Mankad was born in Kutch on August 29, 1970.^[1] After completing his primary and secondary education in Saurashtra, he went to Karachi.^[1] There he joined Bharat Sarasvati Mandir as a assistant teacher for 1923&ndash25, 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 the same office in Darbar Gopaldas University.^[3] Then he became the director of Haribhai Research Center.^[3] Then he went forward to became the first vice-chancellor of Saurashtra University, and held this position until his death.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Gadit, Jayanth. "સાહિત્યસર્જક: ડોલરરાય માંકડ [Writer: Dolarrai Mankad]" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Dolarrai-Mankad.html. 
2. ^ "Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007". Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 2008. http://tesla.websitewelcome.com/~sahit/old_version/awa10318.htm#gujarati. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Dr. Dolarrai's Life". Jamnagar: Dr. Dolarrai Mankad Center for Indological studies and research. http://www.indology.org.in/life.html. Retrieved November 2, 2011. 

See also

	Biography portal
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	Literature portal
	Poetry portal
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• List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati – List of Gujarati language writers who have won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Awards
Preceded by Rajendra Shah	Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati 1964	Succeeded by Kakasaheb Kalelkar

Persondata
Name	Mankad, Dolarrai
Alternative names	Mankad, Dolarrai Rangildas‏; Dolarrai Mankad; Dolarrai Rangildas Mankad
Short description	Gujarati critic, researcher and poet
Date of birth	January 23, 1902
Place of birth	Kutch, India
Date of death	August 29, 1970
Place of death