M.V. Rajadhyaksha
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Mangesh Vitthal Rajadhyaksha (Marathi: मंगेश विठ्ठल राजाध्यक्ष) (7 June 1913 – 19 April 2010) was a Marathi writer and critic.
He studied at Elphinstone College
in Mumbai, where he won the prestigious Wordsworth Prize for the best student in English Literature.
Rajadhyaksha later taught English Literature at Elphinstone College, Gujarat College (Ahmedabad) and Rajaram College
(Kolhapur).
He also served on several prestigious committees, including the National Book Trust
and the Jnanpith Trust that gives the Jnanpith Award
.
He was closely involved with Abhiruchi, a Marathi literary journal that was the launching pad for some of the greatest writers in the post-independence era.
The Times of India reported at the time of his death: "His essays, collected in seven volumes, brought to Marathi literary criticism a rare perspicacity, candour and impatience with cant. His style was economical, precise and always lined with irony. He also coauthored a seminal history of Marathi literature with Kusumavati Deshpande. Panch Kavi, (पाच कवी) a selection of the works of five poets who represented the new and modern in poetry at the turn of the 19th century, became a literary classic. His preface to the volume remains one of the most lucidly argued pieces of literary criticism."
The Marathi daily Loksatta, in an editorial, described his death as the passing away of a पुराणपुरुष, and one who was a scholar in the English critical tradition as well as a Marathi intellectual.
He was the husband of the well-known Marathi writer Vijaya Rajadhyaksha
.
He died on 19 April 2010 at the age of 96.
He studied at Elphinstone College
Elphinstone College
Elphinstone College is an institution of higher education affiliated to the University of Mumbai. Established in 1856, it is one of the oldest colleges of the University of Mumbai. It was exalted as a prestigious seat of learning during the British Raj and is generally observed for its vibrant alumni...
in Mumbai, where he won the prestigious Wordsworth Prize for the best student in English Literature.
Rajadhyaksha later taught English Literature at Elphinstone College, Gujarat College (Ahmedabad) and Rajaram College
Rajaram College
Rajaram College, Kolhapur is a Government college affiliated to Shivaji University in Kolhapur. It runs degree level courses in science, humanities, languages and arts. It also has a popular junior college offering higher secondary education courses in science and arts. very old collge Rajaram...
(Kolhapur).
He also served on several prestigious committees, including the National Book Trust
National Book Trust
National Book Trust, is an Indian publishing house, founded in 1957 as an autonomous body under the Ministry of Education within the Government of India....
and the Jnanpith Trust that gives the Jnanpith Award
Jnanpith Award
The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India. Along with the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country...
.
He was closely involved with Abhiruchi, a Marathi literary journal that was the launching pad for some of the greatest writers in the post-independence era.
The Times of India reported at the time of his death: "His essays, collected in seven volumes, brought to Marathi literary criticism a rare perspicacity, candour and impatience with cant. His style was economical, precise and always lined with irony. He also coauthored a seminal history of Marathi literature with Kusumavati Deshpande. Panch Kavi, (पाच कवी) a selection of the works of five poets who represented the new and modern in poetry at the turn of the 19th century, became a literary classic. His preface to the volume remains one of the most lucidly argued pieces of literary criticism."
The Marathi daily Loksatta, in an editorial, described his death as the passing away of a पुराणपुरुष, and one who was a scholar in the English critical tradition as well as a Marathi intellectual.
He was the husband of the well-known Marathi writer Vijaya Rajadhyaksha
Vijaya Rajadhyaksha
Vijaya Rajadhyaksha is a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.She studied at Rajaram College in Kolhapur, and obtained her doctorate from Mumbai University....
.
He died on 19 April 2010 at the age of 96.
Books
- पाच कवी (संपादित, 1946)
- आकाश्भाशिते (1963)
- खर्डेघाशी (1963)
- अम्लान (1983)
- शालजोडी (1983)
- पंचम (1984)
- पाक्षिकी (1986)
- शब्दयात्रा (1986)
- पुरुषराज अळूरपांडे (with P.L. Deshpande and R.V. Alurkar, 1988)
- A History of Marathi Literature (with Kusumavati DeshpandeKusumavati DeshpandeKusumavati Deshpande was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India.She was born on November 10, 1904 in Amravati, Maharashtra, her maiden having been Kusum Jaywant...
, 1988) - भाषाविवेक (1997)
- स्मरणसावल्या (2001)
- वाद संवाद (with Dattatraya Ganesh GodseDattatraya Ganesh GodseDattatraya Ganesh Godse was an Indian historian, playwright, art critic, art director, theater and costume designer, and illustrator...
, 2003)
Essays
- "Professor R. P. Kangle", Quelle: Perceptions on Kautilîya Artha´sâstra : in commemoration of Prof. R. P. Kangle's birth centenary, ed. K. P. Jog. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999. ISBN 8171546258. 207 - 216
- M.V. Rajadhakshya, "Shakespeare in Marathi", Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, vol.7 no.1 (1974), p. 83
- "Marathi Literature from A. D. 1800 to A. D. 1920". Maharashtra State Gazetteers, Government of Maharashtra Language and Literature
Translations
- Pendse, Shripad Narayan, The B.E.S.T. story, S. N. Pendsay ; rendered into English from the Marathi by M. V. Rajadhyaksha, Bombay Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking, Bombay: 1972