Chandradhar Sharma ' Guleri ' (1883–1922), from the city of Jaipur

Jaipur

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 in India

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, was a scholar of Hindi

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, Sanskrit

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, Prakrit

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 and Pali

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. Described as a versatile genius , he is well known as the author of Usne kaha Tha ( Hindi उसने कहा था ), a short story in Hindi, first published in 1915, is debated to be the first short story in Hindi. He is also remembered for his efforts to preserve the observatory ( Jantar Mantar ) in Jaipur .

Academic career

Pandit Guleri graduated from Allahabad University

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 and later headed the Department of Sanskrit at Mayo College

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, Ajmer

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. In 1922, he was appointed to the Manindrachandra Nandi Chair in Ancient History and Religion at Banaras Hindu University

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 .

Commemorative Volume

• Guleri Sahityalok (Articles on works and sampling of writings; published to mark Pandit Guleri's birth centenary) by Dr. Manoharlal. Publisher: Kitab Ghar, Delhi 1984.

Edited work

• Prithvirajavijaya (Poem in Sanskrit on Prithviraja III by Jayanaka in 12th century CE and commentary of Jonaraja). Edited by Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha and Chandradhar Sharma Guleri. First published 1941. Publisher: Rajasthani Granthaghar, Jodhpur
  Jodhpur
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   1997.

Stage adaptation

• Buddhu ka Kanta ( Play based on short story by Pandit Guleri) Adaptation by Ashok Kumar Hans. Publisher: Rishabacharan Jain, New Delhi 1984.

Translation

• Buddha-charita (Hindi translation of Edwin Arnold
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  ’s The Light of Asia
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  ). Translated by Ram Chandra Shukla
  Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla
  Ram Chandra Shukla , better known as Acharya Shukla, is regarded as the first codifier of the history of Hindi literature in a scientific system by efforting great research with scanty resources and published ‘Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihaas’.This monumental work traces the genesis of Hindi poetry and...
  
   and Chandradhar Sharma Guleri. Publisher: Nagaripracharini Sabha, Kashi 1938.

Popular culture

The story Usne Kaha Tha was brought to the big screen in 1960. Produced by Bimal Roy

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, the film starred Sunil Dutt

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 and Nanda

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- Early life :Nanda was born in a show-business family to Vinayak Damodar Karnataki, a successful Marathi actor-director and Marathi actress, Meenakshi Shirodkar . Minakshi's granddaughters are actresses Namrata Shirodkar and Shilpa Shirodkar. Shirodkars belong to Gomantak Maratha Samaj or Nutan...

 and directed by Moni Bhattacharjee

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Further reading

• Chandradhar Sharma Guleri, vyaktitva aur krititva ( Articles on the life and works of Pandit Guleri ). Editor Prakash Atura. Publisher: Rajasthan Sahitya Academy, Udaipur 1983.
• Pandit Chandradhar Sharma Guleri ( Contributed articles on the works of Pandit Guleri ). Chief Editor: K R Bharati, Editor: Sudarshan Vashisht. Publisher: Nirmala Publications, Delhi 2000.

Source material (publications)

• Columbia University Library catalogue
• University of Chicago Library catalogue

External links

• Usne kaha tha at gadyakosh.org http://gadyakosh.org/gk/index.php?title=%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE_/_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE_%27%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%27
• The Troth (English translation of Usne kaha tha by Arti Shah) http://www.4to40.com/Story/index.asp?id=554
• History of Jaipur City at google books http://books.google.com/books?lr=&num=100&as_brr=0&as_pt=ALLTYPES&id=YN4BAAAAMAAJ&dq=chandradhar+sharma+guleri&q=Pandit+shivram&pgis=1#search_anchor
• Cultutal contours of India at google books http://books.google.com/books?id=nKJiBUFrmfoC&pg=PA40&dq=chandradhar+sharma+guleri
• Himvani.com http://www.himvani.com/news/2008/07/17/shreya-to-narrate-guleri%E2%80%99s-usne-kaha-tha-at-a-special-screening/1570/
• Columbia University Library catalogue http://clio.cul.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?Search_Arg=GULERI%20CANDRADHARA&SL=None&Search_Code=NAME_&CNT=50&HIST=1&DB=local
• University of Chicago Library catalogue http://libcat.uchicago.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1235D3I93Q281.216992&profile=ucpublic&uri=link=3100006~!1383591~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!horizon&term=Guler%C4%AB%2C+Candradhara+%C5%9Aarm%C4%81%2C+1883-1922&index=AUTHORP