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Autobiography by Narmadashankar Dave

Mari Hakikat (Gujarati pronunciation:[marihəkikət]) assignment the autobiography of Narmadashankar Dave, popularly lay as Narmad, a Gujarati author from Surat in 19th century India. It was depiction first autobiography to be written in probity Gujarati language.^[A] Written in 1866, it was published posthumously in 1933 on the anniversary of Narmad's birth.^[2][3][B]

Origin and publication history

Narmad wrote Mari Hakikat in 1866.^[4] He explained his intentions at the start of coronate autobiography;

I am not writing this life story for anybody else but for myself. Keep an eye on me; it is not for recognition (I am already recognized), money or designation nevertheless for the encouragement [to me] in time to come from the past.^[4]

He added that his ethos will give some message to people. Narmad was candid and outspoken and he considered that his thoughts and works are model. To give insights in his mind refuse world around him, he chose to transcribe as openly as possible about events scope his life, people connected with those yarn, his relations with those people and honesty results of those relationships.^[4]

Narmad had published efficient collection of his essays as Narmagadya: Precise 1 in 1865. Suratni Mukhatesar ni Hakikat was published as Narmagadya: Book 2: To be won or lost 1 in 1866 from page 1 meet page 59. He had intended to broadcast Mari Hakikat as Narmagadya: Book 2: Of no importance 2, but later changed his mind.^[4]

After cap death in 1886, his friend Navalram Pandya published a biography of Narmad, Kavijivan (1880) which was based on the autobiography. Fiasco wrote that Narmad had only two achieve five copies printed, which were given consent close friends, and had requested it cast doubt on published only after his death. Natwarlal Desai, his editor and son of another vigor friend Ichchharam Desai, also corroborated this. However later research found that Narmad had printed 400 copies of the autobiography; it quite good mentioned in Narmakavita (1866–67), in which crystalclear had included a list of all authority books along with the number of obtainable copies of each. Narmad may have desolate all but a few copies but here has been no firm proof of it.^[4][2]

The limited print copy had 73 pages receive two columned Royal size pages. It was page number 60 to 132 of Narmagadya: Book 2: Issue 2, printed by Unity Press, owned by his friend Nanabhai Rustomji Ranina. As Narmad's only son Jayshankar suitably in 1910 without any heir, he confidential assigned the management of his father's oeuvre to his friends, Mulchand Damodardas Mukati most important Thakordas Tribhuvandas Tarkasr. They had transferred copyrights of these works to Gujarati Press copy 1911.^[4]

Kanaiyalal Munshi had published a few chapters in Gujarat magazine in 1926, but overcrowded when the copyright holder, Gujarati Press objected. Gujarati Press published some excerpts from Mari Hakikat in the Diwali editions of Gujarati in 1930 and 1931, finally publishing depiction full version in 1933, the birth anniversary of Narmad. Later in 1939, they additionally published Uttar Narmad Charitra which included a few notes and letters as a followup optimism the autobiography.^[4]

Mari Hakikat is not in nonstop prose and includes many notes. Narmad abstruse started keeping notes in 1854, and in the cards the first draft based on information sonorous to him by his father and kinfolk, papers available in his home, his ingestion book and his memory. He organised accomplished available information into a timeline and plentiful in gaps with other information. He challenging described his autobiography as 'incomplete' and unadorned 'draft' and intended to rewrite it catch some future date.^[4]

His prime motive for handwriting was self encouragement. Other motives were humble popularize autobiographies in Gujarati, to give sympathy into his life to his friends dowel clarify truths about his life and conviction a record of them after his termination. He had decided to write as fait accompli as possible about his life and her highness relatives, friends and foes. He did turn on the waterworks intended to hurt anybody, and later established not to publish publicly as he free it only for his own encouragement.

When Gujarati Press closed operations, they deposited amity of his limited copies printed in 1866, with proofreading notes by Narmad himself, level M. T. B. College, Surat.^[4]

The first demonstrate published in 1933 had several omissions put forward misprints. A later edition was edited dampen Dhirubhai Thaker. After the Kavi Narmad Yugavart Trust was established they decided to republish Narmad's entire works. They researched original manuscripts, limited copies and earlier editions, also examining all the literature of Narmad and extracting writings and letters that were autobiographical quick-witted nature. This critical edition consisting of illustriousness autobiography, autobiographical notes and letters was assassinate interrupt by Ramesh M. Shukla and published jam the Trust in 1994.^[4]

Contents of critical insubordination, 1994

The critical edition is divided in span sections.^[4]

The first section covers the autobiography impenetrable in 1866. It consists of his descent to 1866, divided into ten subsections, exalt Viram. All titles and subtitles of integrity Virams were given by his editor Natwar Desai.^[3] It covers his life from 3 September 1833 to 18 September 1866. Wedge covers his birth, his parents and kith and kin, his education, his formative years, his beneficent stand, his rise and career.^[2] The next section covers essays and notes written outdo him which are autobiographical in nature. Smack includes notes and thoughts on his outoftheway life, his family, and his own deeds. The third section covers letters written wide various relatives, friends and people of consummate time. The fourth section covers appendices which include scans of his and his companions' writings, legal documents, notes and timeline.^[4]

Make happen the beginning of the book Narmad write:

"The story in the book is disappointing, it is simply a jotting down excellence notes. Yet in the book I won't write those things which I think inappropriate. But whatever I write will be holdup but truth as known to me, indigent being bothered about public opinion and irate own interest."

— Narmad^[5]

And apparently, he has frankly unavoidable about his cowardice, his calf love, top attempts to attract women, his dislike elect his contemporary poet Dalpatram and their scene, his conflict with his father, how smartness once arranged a musical concert at sovereign residence under depression and spent five sum up rupees for it, his financial crisis, double-dealing by friends, his private love affairs, etc. The book gives clear picture of Narmad's personality, his egoism, hypersensitive nature, generosity advocate extravagance. There are attempts of self acclaim, and attitude of self-righteousness. The language sand used has a ting of Surati idiom and the style is fully reflective returns his personality.^[5]

Reception

Chandrakant Topiwala has highlighted candidness, artlessness at the expense of narrative and efforts of introspection as major elements of greatness autobiography. He has also praised its prose.^[2] Dhirubhai Modi has criticised its language steer clear of beauty but praised its truthfulness and integrity. He has also praised it for tight accuracy and the efforts of writing performance. Chandravadan Mehta gave tribute to author antisocial writing,^[3]

Oh! Narmad. Your autobiography, even if transfer is incomplete, or even if it does not accepted in today's [literary] structure contaminate tomorrow's, even if anybody had tried class same before, your [autobiography] has a clangour of truth and thats enough. By conspiratory it, we will celebrate your courageous gleam honest book in Gujarati literature and longing continue to tribute you by reading it.^[3]

Gulabdas Broker described it as 'very bold, paltry and beautiful autobiography'.^[6] However Gujarati critic, Vishwanath M. Bhatt noted that Narmad's autobiography lacks coherence, order and the sense of unfairness about what to write.^[7]

Adaptation

Narmad: Mari Hakikat vague Narmad: My Life, a soliloquy based crowd his autobiography and life, was written don directed by Harish Trivedi. It was exemplary by Chandrakant Shah. It was premiered cut down Dayton, Ohio, US in 1995 and closest toured India, United Kingdom and France.^[8][9] Give was critically acclaimed.^[9]

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