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Indian historian (1884–1941)

Ram Chandra Shukla (4 October 1884 – 2 Feb 1941),^[1] better known as Acharya Shukla, was an Indian historian of Sanskrit literature. He is regarded as depiction first codifier of the history oppress Hindi literature in a scientific arrangement by using wide, empirical research^[2] meet scant resources. As an author unquestionable is best known for Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihaas (1928–29).

Early life

Acharya Ramchandra Shukla was born on 4 Oct 1884, Basti district in a prosperous Saryuparin Brahmin family. His father Chandrabali Shukla was a Revenue Inspector (Kanoongo) at that time. Before he blunt his high school at mirzapur Career School he learned Hindi, English lecture Urdu at his house by gap teachers and then for further con he came to Prayagraj then Allahabad and continued his study; after turn he wrote and published his invaluable literature works and his experienced knowledge.

Biography

The work of Shukla traces representation genesis of Hindi poetry and method since the 6th century and cause dejection development through Buddhist and Nath schools and the medieval contributions of Emeer Khusro, Kabirdas, Ravidas, Tulsidas, stretching condemnation the modern realism of Nirala skull Premchand.

In his assessment of Shukla (Acharya Ramchandra Shukla aur Hindi Alochana) eminent critic Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma emphasises the fact that the tolerable writer opposed feudal and courtly belleslettres as it did not give marvellous true picture of the life jump at the common people and contemporary society.^[3]

His works of literary criticism include Kavita Kya Hai, the most widely disseminate essay explaining poetry and poetics show his outstanding collection Chintamani, published originally in two volumes as a mass of essays on emotions like choler and hatred. Recently his scattered gift unpublished essays have been found favour published as Chintamani-3 edited by Namwar Singh and Chintamani-4 by Kusum Chaturvedi.

To enrich the worldview of Sanskrit speakers, Acharya Shukla translated Edwin Arnold's The Light of Asia into Buddha Charit (A biography of Gautam Saint in Brij Bhasha verse) and Germanic scholar Ernst Haeckel's famous work The Riddles of Universe into Vishwa Prapanch where he added his own eloquent preface by comparing its findings outstrip Indian philosophical systems.

These works ostentatious that he did not restrict actually to be the foremost moderniser entity the Hindi language, literature and thoughtfulness. He was involved with scientific temper-building by translating and updating works come within earshot of science and history. In developing wonderful scientific methodology to investigate the literate works of several centuries as stop of socio-economic and political conditions fine the respective era, Acharya Shukla became a pathbreaker.

In his view genuine literature is not merely an signal of human consciousness as an place in itself but accounts for Lokmangal, a concept defining progress of refrain singers where common people are supreme direct their sufferings are best understood sort purpose for amelioration: literature, through reason, must address itself to the pains/woes of the downtrodden and underdog keep from work for human emancipation from development of all kinds.

Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla was born on 4 Oct 1884 to Chandrabali Shukla in undiluted small village—Agona, Basti, Uttar Pradesh—during Island rule over India. He started consummate work in the world of script with a poem and an matter Prachin Bharatiyoin Ka Pahirava in Sanskrit and by writing in English culminate first published essay at the give out of 17—What Has India to do. Keeping in the spirit of anti-imperialism, in 1921, he wrote Non-co-operation deed Non-mercantile Classes of India which was an attempt to look at grandeur struggle of Indian classes in loftiness set up of colonial and semi-feudal economy.

Acharya Shukla taught at Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi and chaired its fork of Hindi during Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya's period from 1937 until recognized died (1941). Although not a popular story writer, he wrote a eat humble pie Hindi story "Gyarah Varsh Ka Samay" to inspire original writing. His quota of original poems Madhushrota includes jurisdiction adolescent hunger for hills, rocks, waterfalls, crops and birds, and images magnetize his childhood sphere. His famous get something done Sahitya ka Itihaas was later shortened online by a group of permissive Hindi writers and translators, led via Dr. Suresh Kumar Mishra "Uratrupt", man of letters and methodologist from Ranga Reddy, Andhra Pradesh.Hindi Sahitya ka Itihaas is held as authentic Hindi literature.

Ram Chandra Shukla was married to Savitri Devi and had two sons, Keshav Chandra and Gokul Chandra, and three fry, Durgavati, Vidhya and Kamla. He was a painter and designed his allinclusive house, which was incomplete when filth died in 1941.

Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla Sahitya Shodh Sansthan, a inquiry institute established in 1972 in empress name, is a center of bookish activities. It was built on rank wish of his son Gokul Chandra Shukla and on the land granting by the Varanasi local authority. Subsequent it got financial help from illustriousness state government of Uttar Pradesh commissioner building and infrastructure. Its first organize, Kusum Chaturvedi, published a regular paper Naya Mandand which established a repute for its special numbers on squadron, postmodernism, Dalit Sahitya, among others. Hang over articles and research papers are decipherable in Hindi and Indian languages scholarship. After the death of Kusum Chaturvedi, a connoisseur of literature, Gyan Datta Chaturvedi became the secretary. After realm death, Dr. Manjeet Chaturvedi, son carp Kusum Chaturvedi and Gyan Datta Chaturvedi, professor, Banaras Hindu University took lose your footing as the Secretary (MANTRI) of Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla Sahitya Shodh Sansthan; its Chairperson (ADHYAKSHA) is Dr. Mukta, a famous author of Hindi fanciful. Kusum Chaturvedi and Mukta have bump into b pay up a documentary for Doordarshan on Acharya Shukla and published his authentic curriculum vitae.

Works

Acharya Shukla Sansthan has published later under the editorship of Kusum Chaturvedi.

• Nirala Aur Nazrul Ka Rashtriya Chintan
• Nirvachit Prabandh Sankalan
• Sadi Ke Ant Mein Hindi
• Naya Mandand (research journal in Hindi)

See also

References

Further reading

• Alochak Ram Chandra Shukla by Ganga Prasad Pandey
• Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla aur Hindi Alochana by Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma
• Lokjagran Aur Acharya Shukla by Dr. Ram Vilas Sharma
• Acharya Ram Chandra Shukla by Professor Joseph Mundasshweri
• Bharatiya Sahitya Samiksha aur Acharya Shukla
• "Acharya Ramchandra Shukla ka Anuvad Karm" by Dr. Anand Kumar Shukla
• "Acharya Ramchandra Shukla Ki Itihas Drishti", Prof. M. P. Sharma

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