Arvachin Kavita

Arvachin Kavita (pronounced [ərvɑːtʃiːn kʌvɪtɑ]) is a 1946 critical work by Gujarati writer, poet and critic Tribhuvandas Luhar, pen-name 'Sundaram'. The book offers a historical and critical survey of modern Gujarati poetry from 1845 to 1945.[1]

Arvachin Kavita
Cover page, 2004 ed.
AuthorTribhuvandas Luhar 'Sundaram';
Original titleઅર્વાચીન કવિતા
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati
SubjectGujarati poetry
GenreHistory of literature
PublisherGujarat Vernacular Society
Publication date
1946
AwardsMahida Prize (1946)
OCLC9732439
TextArvachin Kavita online

Publication history

As mentioned in the preface, Sundaram was asked by Gujarat Vernacular Society to write a history of Gujarati poetry written during 1845 to 1945.[2] Sundaram consulted the works of about 350 poets, and out of these he assessed 250 poets and their work in this book.[3] The book was first published in 1946. Its third edition was published in 1965 by Gujarat Vidhya Sabha.[1][2]

Content

The book presents an outline of the history of modern Gujarati poetry, and deals with the main currents of modern Gujarati poetry as it developed during a period of eighty years (1845–1945).[1][4] The poems evaluated here are divided into two sections: new current and old current.[3]

The appendix includes information about translations from Sanskrit, English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu; and about some collection of ghazals, folk-songs and devotional songs, Rasa, patriotic poems and songs. An index of books and authors is given at the end of the book.[1]

Reception

Since it publication, Arvachin Kavita remained as the most significant critical landmark of Gujarati literature. It has been described as 'classic' and 'monumental' work.[5][6][7] It was awarded Mahida Prize in 1946.[6]

Gujarati poet and critic Mansukhlal Jhaveri called it 'unique and unparalleled in Gujarati literature'.[4] Chandrakant Topiwala acclaimed the book and wrote that, "...this is a trustworthy historical study of modern Gujarati poetry conducted with close reading and careful analysis of the texts".[3] Babu Suthar, a critic of new generation, noted in one of his articles that Arvachin Kavita is a kind of history that satisfies the conditions of Encyclopedic history and Narrative history.[2]

References
  1. Shastri, Prithvinath; Lal, P. (1974). The Writers Workshop Handbook of Gujarati Literature (A-F.). Vol. 1. Calcutta: Writers Workshop. p. 23. OCLC 2236764.
  2. Suthar, Babu (February 2008). Bhogayata, Jayesh (ed.). "સાહિત્યના ઈતિહાસની વિભાવના: 'અર્વાચીન કવિતા'ના આધારે" [The Concept of History of Literature: On the base of 'Arvācīna Kavitā']. Tathapi (in Gujarati). Vadodara (10): 62–73.
  3. Topiwala, Chandrakant (1990). "Arvācīna Kavitā". In Topiwala, Chandrakant (ed.). ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકોશ: અર્વાચીનકાળ [Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature: Modern Era] (in Gujarati). Vol. 2 (1st ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 11. OCLC 164924054.
  4. Jhaveri, Mansukhlal Maganlal (1978). History of Gujarati Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 196. OCLC 462837743.
  5. Datta, Amaresh, ed. (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 786. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1.
  6. Lal, Mohan, ed. (1992). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 4227. ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
  7. Banerjee, Anurag (25 July 2018). "Sundaram—The Poet by Anuben Ambalal Purani". Overman Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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