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Mohammad Mankad

1928 – 2022

Gujarati language novelist from India

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Lived 1928 – 2022 (aged 94). Mohammad Mankad was an Indian writer and novelist.

Mohammad Valibhai Mankad (13 February 1928 – 5 November 2022) was an Indian Gujarati language novelist, story writer, columnist, translator and children's author.

Biography Mohammad Valibhai Mankad was born on 13 February 1928 at Paliyad village of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. He studied for a B. A. and worked as a teacher in highschool at Botad. Later he settled at Surendranagar and took freelance writing. He served as the first chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi from 1982 to 1984. He was a member of Gujarat Public Service Commission from 1984 to 1990. He was also a member of Senate of Gujarat University. He died at Gandhinagar on 5 November 2022, at the age of 94.

Works Mankad wrote column titled Kaleidoscope in Sandesh for several years.

Mankad wrote twenty novels including Kayar (1956), Dhummas (1965), Ajanya Be Jan (1968), Grahanratri, Morpichchhna Rang, Vanchita, Manorama, Velana Vadhhu Tan, Matini Chadar, Heerni Ganth, Ek Pag Umbar Bahar, Raatvaaso, Khel, Dantkatha, Mandarvriksh Niche, two parts of Bandha Nagar (1986, 1987), Zankhana (1987), Anuttar (1988), Ashwa Dod (1993). His novel Velana Vadhhu Tan deals with the mental agony of a boy who incidentally finds letters written by his deceased mother to her lover, and who discovers that he is an illegitimate child. It focuses on unconscious and subconscious mind of protagonist. His novel Dhummas is based on existential philosophy. Influenced by psychoanalysis of Freud and Jung, he has employed various techniques in his novels, normally found in stream of consciousness novels.

His short stories collections are Matini Murtio (1952), Man na Marod (1961), Vat Vat Ma (1966), Tap (1974), Zankalna Moti and two parts of Mohammad Mankad ni Vartao (1988).

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Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak; Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar
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Mohammad Valibhai Mankad

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mohammad Mankad?

Gujarati language novelist from India

When was Mohammad Mankad born?

Mohammad Mankad was born on 13 February 1928 in Paliyad.

When did Mohammad Mankad die?

Mohammad Mankad died on 5 November 2022.

What was Mohammad Mankad's occupation?

Mohammad Mankad was a writer and novelist.

What nationality was Mohammad Mankad?

Mohammad Mankad was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mohammad Mankad

· Wikidata: Q19729685

· DBpedia: Mohammad Mankad

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