1. Bhogilal Jayachandbhai Sandesara was a literary critic, scholar and editor from Gujarat, India.
24 Facts About Bhogilal Sandesara
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Bhogilal Sandesara was a scholar of Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha and Old Gujarati language.
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Bhogilal Sandesara contributed to the field of historical and cultural research.
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Bhogilal Sandesara was appointed the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1987.
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Bhogilal Sandesara was born on 13 April 1917 in Sander village near Patan in a Vaishnava family of Jayachandbhai Ishwardas Sandesara and his wife Mahalaxmiben.
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Bhogilal Sandesara came in contact with Muni Jinvijayji in 1931 who introduced him to Muni Punyavijayji under whom he studied and used the preserved works in the ancient libraries of Patan.
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Bhogilal Sandesara was guided by his high school teacher and researcher Ramlal Chunilal Modi.
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Bhogilal Sandesara received his Bachelor of Arts in 1941 with first class from Gujarat College and Master of Arts in 1943 from Gujarat Vidhya Sabha with Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects.
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Bhogilal Sandesara received a PhD in 1950 for his research work Literary Circle Of Mahamatya Vastupala And Its Contribution To Sanskrit Literature.
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Bhogilal Sandesara was the director of Oriental Research Institute from 1958 to 1975.
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Bhogilal Sandesara served as an editor of Gujarati monthly Buddhiprakash.
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Bhogilal Sandesara was appointed the president of History and Archeology at the 59th convention of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad held at Nadiad in 1955.
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Bhogilal Sandesara served as the president of Prakrit languages and Jain religion department in Akhil Bharat Prachyavidya Parishad held at Bhuwaneshwar in 1959.
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Bhogilal Sandesara died on 18 January 1995 in New Jersey, US.
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Bhogilal Sandesara made several contributions to the fields of Indian archaeology, Indian culture, Gujarat history and culture, and medieval Indian literature.
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Bhogilal Sandesara was a scholar of several languages including Sanskrit, Prakrit, Ardha-Magadhi and Old Gujarati.
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Bhogilal Sandesara was a scholar of Jain religion, and studied the art and sculpture of India.
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Bhogilal Sandesara edited a few unpublished manuscripts of medieval Gujarati literature.
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Bhogilal Sandesara's Shabda Ane Arth is a work on historical semantics, probably the first such work in Gujarati.
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Bhogilal Sandesara traveled across the United States on the invitation of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York, and followed this with visits to Japan and Southeastern Asia.
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Bhogilal Sandesara serialized this tour as Ek Vidyayatra in Buddhiprakash, giving insights into the history and cultures of the regions.
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Bhogilal Sandesara has translated Sanghdasgani's Vasudevhindi from Prakrit which is widely studied in Indian narratology.
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Bhogilal Sandesara has translated Panchatantra in Gujarati along with its comparative study of various manuscripts.
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Bhogilal Sandesara received the Gujarati literary awards; Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1953 and Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1962.