18 Facts About Anantrai Raval

Anantrai Manishankar Raval was a Gujarati critic and editor from India.

Anantrai Raval taught at several colleges before joining government as a director of language department.

Anantrai Raval wrote criticism chiefly under the pen name Shaunak and edited several works of Gujarati literature and litterateurs.

Anantrai Raval completed his primary and secondary education from Amreli.

Anantrai Raval completed Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati and Sanskrit from Samaldas College, Bhavnagar and was a fellow of same college for two years.

Anantrai Raval completed Master of Arts with Gujarati and English in 1934 and was the first student in the University of Bombay to pass it with first class.

Anantrai Raval worked as a subeditor with Hindustan Prajamitra daily for three months.

Anantrai Raval served as Director of Language Department of Government of Gujarat for a decade and retired from the post in 1970.

Anantrai Raval was later appointed a professor of Gujarati in School of Languages and Literature, Gujarat University.

Anantrai Raval retired as the president of it in 1977.

Anantrai Raval served as a member of Law Commission of Government of Gujarat.

Anantrai Raval presided over the convention of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad at Vadodara in 1979.

Anantrai Raval's Gujarati Sahitya: Madhyakalin is a major work of criticism of medieval literature and litterateurs.

Anantrai Raval edited collection of plays of Gujarati playwright, Batubhai Umarvadiya, as Batubhai na Natako.

Anantrai Raval edited works of many Gujarati litterateurs, Botadkar ni Kavyasarita, Nhanalal no Madhukosh, Nalakhyan, Gujarat no Ekakisangrah, Snehmudra, Madanmohna, Kalapi no Kavyakalap, Chunilal V Shah ni Shreshtha Vartao.

Anantrai Raval coedited the fourth volume of Gujarati Sahitya no Itihas with Umashankar Joshi, published by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.

Anantrai Raval translated novellas of Leo Tolstoy with Vishwanath Bhatt.

Anantrai Raval was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for Taratamya in 1974.