Ramanlal Soni was born on 25 January 1908 in Kokapur near Modasa in north Gujarat.
11 Facts About Ramanlal Soni
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Ramanlal Soni came back to Modasa and joined Modasa high school as a principal.
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Ramanlal Soni left a job in 1945 to be involved in social work.
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Ramanlal Soni went to Yerwada Central Jail during satyagraha movement in 1932 where he learned Bengali language.
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Ramanlal Soni was married to Rasikbala Soni and had three children.
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Ramanlal Soni wrote original as well as translated and adapted children's literature.
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Ramanlal Soni wrote stories, poems, rhymes, plays, and biographies for them.
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Ramanlal Soni's autobiography titled Rakh nu Pankhi was published in 1999.
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Ramanlal Soni translated works of Tarashankar Bandopadhyay and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
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Ramanlal Soni was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest literary award in the Gujarati language, in 1996.
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Ramanlal Soni received Gujarat Gaurav Puraskar by the Government of Gujarat in 1999.