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“Dhumketu” -Prince of Gujarati

“DHUMKETU”–PRINCE OF GUJARATI
SHORT STORY

A great master of the Gujarati short story and novel, and a versatile creative genius who successfully wielded the pen in all branches of literature except poetry–that is how we may describe Shri Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshialias ‘Dhumketu.’ His passiing away on March 11 last year at Ahmedabad at the age of 72 has created a void in Gujarati literature which it is indeed hard to fill.

Born on December 12, 1892 at Veerpur, a remote little village in Saurashtra, Gaurishankar had to struggle hard for his secondary education. Facing still heavier odds, he took his B. A. in 1918 from the Bahauddin College, Junagadh.

In his childhood, he used to wander about on the outskirts of his village or in the hills nearby. He had a great attraction for streams, rivulets, valleys and ravines where he spent a great deal of his time, drinking deep in the beauty of nature around him. His intense love of nature, which caught him in its grip, was enriched in his later life by his visits to the Himalayas, to Simla, Naini

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Dhumketu (writer)

Indian writer (1892–1965)

For other uses, see Dhumketu.

Gaurishankar Govardhandas Joshi (1892–1965), better known by his pen name Dhumaketu, was an Indian Gujarati-language writer,^[1] who is considered one of the pioneers of the Gujarati short story. He published twenty-four collections of short stories, as well as thirty-two novels on social and historical subjects, and plays and travelogues. His writing is characterised by a dramatic style, romanticism and powerful depiction of human emotions.

Early life

Gaurishankar was the third son of Govardhanram Joshi and was a Baj Khedawal Brahmin by birth.^{[citation needed]} He was born on 12 December 1892 at Virpur, a place near Rajkot and Gondal (now in Gujarat, India). Gaurishankar served at Virpur School drawing a salary of four Rupees per month. During this period he was asked to read biographies, historical novels etc. before Khatijabibi, who was the wife of Ishan.^[who?] This habit made Guarishankar take a deep interest in literature. He has also written famous En

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Breaking Down the Translation Pyramid: On Translating Dhumketu’s Pioneering Short Stories from Gujarati

Dhumketu (1892-1965), one of the towering figures of Gujarati literature, often described the short story form as an incomparable flower in the garden of literature, as delicate as the juhi, as exquisitely beautiful as a golden bird, as electrifying as a bolt of lightning. For him, the short story roused the imagination and emotions by saying what it must through only allusions or sparks. This last idea was so important to him that he titled his first collection Tankha, meaning “sparks.” Later, he released three more story collections with the same title.

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To accomplish so much through allusions or sparks, writers need more than imaginative invention. What’s indispensable is a deeply insightful observance of one’s world with a superior technical skill for capturing hidden, nuanced, and unusual details. Stefan Zweig once wrote about Tolstoy: “One who sees so much and so well does not need to inv