Chandravadan Mehta
| Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 6, 1901 Surat, British India |
| Died | 1992 |
| Occupation | Playwright, Critic, Self-writer, Poet,Travel writer |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Notable works | Natya Gathariyan |
| Notable awards |
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Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta, (Hindi: चंद्रवदन मेहता Gujarati: ચંદ્રવદન મહેતા; April 6, 1901 – 1992), also referred as C. C. Mehta or Chan. Chi. Mehta, was a Gujarati playwright, critic, self-writer, poet and travel writer, based in Vadodara.
Chandravadan Mehta was born on 6 April 1901 in Surat. His primary education was in Vadodara and secondary education in Surat. He matriculated in 1919 and completed Bachelor of Arts from Elphinstone College in 1924. In 1928, he joined Mahatma Gandhi in Bardoli Satyagraha. He also joined Navbharat as an editor in 1928. From 1933 to 1936, he taught at New Era High School, Mumbai. He joined Akashvani in 1938 and became the director of Akashvani, Ahmedabad in 1954.
His play Aag Gadi (Fire Engine), about an ailing fireman, marked the rise of amateur theatre movement in Gujarati theatre. Mehta went to write over 25 plays, numerous one act plays and radio plays; then in 1970, he himself translated his most known work, Aag Gadi as Iron Road.
Mehta also composed the Anthem of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
In 1960, at Vienna Conference at the International Theatre Institute under the aegis of UNESCO, he moved a resolution to celebrate March 27, as World Theatre Day. A play based on his life, Trijo Purush was written by Raghuveer Chaudhari.
He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1936 and Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1942. He rejected Kumar Chandrak awarded to him in 1950. In 1962, He was awarded Padma Shri.
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