1. Dhansukhlal Krishnalal Mehta was a Gujarati writer from Gujarat, India.
11 Facts About Dhansukhlal Mehta
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Dhansukhlal Mehta is considered a pioneer of Gujarati short stories.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta is known for his humorous novel, co-written with Jyotindra Dave.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta received the Gujarati literary awards Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1940 and the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1957.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta was born on October 20,1890, in the city of Wadhwan, which is on the Kathiawar peninsula.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta began earnestly studying humorous writers of the West and wrote humorous essays, short stories, and sketches.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta never goes far afield in search of humor, but finds it in the actual work-a-day life around him.
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In collaboration with Gulabdas Broker, Dhansukhlal Mehta wrote Dhumraser, a dramatization of Broker's short story of the same name.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta's selected humorous works were edited by Vinod Bhatt and published as Hasya Visesha: Dhansukhlal Mehta in 2017.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1940 for contributions to Gujarati literature.
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Dhansukhlal Mehta received the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1957 for Garib Ni Jhunpadi.