Chhotalal Rukhdev Sharma
Chhotalal Rukhdev Sharma (died 1926) was a Gujarati playwright.[1]
Biography[edit]
He had studied Sanskrit in childhood and had studied Raghuvansh by Kalidas. His first play Madhav Vilas (1899) was produced by Amdavad Gujarati Natak Company. He had a long career with Deshi Natak Samaj. He used unconventional Savaiya, Shikharini and Totak metres in musical plays instead of popular Betabaji metre. He wanted to start his own theatre company so he had consulted poet Fulchandbhai Shah to write Rajhans based on Dashakumaracharitra but he died soon in 1926.[2]
Works[edit]
His plays are as follows:[2]
| Date | Title | Theatre company | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Madhav Vilas | Amdavad Gujarati Natak Company | |
| 1904 | Vijay Kamla | Deshi Natak Samaj | First act by Dahyabhai Dholshaji Zaveri |
| 1905 | Chandrasinh | Amdavad Gujarat Arya Natak Samaj | |
| 26 October 1905 | Sati Sita | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 1906 | Geetasundari | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 6 September 1906 | Bhagwadgeeta | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 1908 | Sati Draupadi | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 1910 | Jalim Tuliya | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 11 March 1912 | Saraswatichandra | Aryanitidarshak Natak Samaj | Based on Saraswatichandra by Govardhanram Tripathi |
| 6 July 1912 | Sanyasi | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 12 December 1912 | Kulin Nayika | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 12 April 1913 | Ajitsinh | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 1914 | Sati Sulochna | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 1915 | Sati Damayanti | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 1916 | Ashok | Deshi Natak Samaj | |
| 1917 | Siddha Satyendra | Kachchh Nitidarshak Natak Samaj | Based on Gulabsinh by Manilal Nabhubhai Dwivedi |
| 1918 | Ahalyabai | Kachchh Nitidarshak Natak Samaj | |
| 1918 | Rukmani Swayamvar | Kachchh Nitidarshak Natak Samaj |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Publications Division (10 September 2016). Indian Drama. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-230-2635-0.
- ^ a b Choksi, Mahesh; Somani, Dhirendra, eds. (2004). ગુજરાતી રંગભૂમિ: રિદ્ધિ અને રોનક (Gujarati Rangbhoomi: Riddhi Ane Ronak) [Compilation of Information regarding professional theatre of Gujarat]. Ahmedabad: Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust. p. 124. OCLC 55679037.
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