Kishore Jadav

Kishore Jadav
At his home in Nagaland, December 2017
Born Kishore Kalidas Jadav
(1938-04-15)15 April 1938
Ambaliala, Dholka Taluka, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat
Died 1 March 2018(2018-03-01) (aged 79)
Dimapur, Nagaland
Occupation short story writer, novelist, scholar
Language Gujarati
Residence Kohima (till 1955), then Dimapur
Nationality Indian
Education
  • M.Com
  • PhD
Alma mater
Period Modern Gujarati literature
Notable works
  • Pragaitihasika ane Shoksabha (1969)
  • Nishachakra(1979)
  • Navi Tunki Vartani Kalamimansa (1986)
Spouse
Kumsangkola
(m. 1967; her death 2011)
Signature

Kishore Kalidas Jadav (15 April 1938 - 1 March 2018) was a novelist, critic, and short story writer from India. He wrote in the Gujarati language and was primarily responsible for the development of surreal and experimental Gujarati fiction writing.

Life

Kishore Jadav with his wife Kumsangkola
Kishore Jadav with his wife and children

Kishore Jadav was born on 15 April 1938 in Ambaliala village of Dholka Taluka in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, to Kalidas and Dahiben Jadav.

He matriculated in 1955 from R. C Commerce High School, Ahmedabad, and completed his B. Com. from M. S. University in 1960. In 1963, he moved to Nagaland.

In 1972, he completed M. Com. from Gauhati University and later received his Ph.D. for his research work American Black Writers from California International University.

He was awarded a D.Lit. by Harmony College of Applied Science, California, US. From 1965 to 1982, he worked as a secretary with various departments of the Government of Nagaland. It was there where he settled down after marrying Kumsangkola, a Naga tribal girl, in 1967. They had two sons and three daughters. Kumsangkola died in 2011.

Jadav served as a secretary of the Chief Secretary of the Government of Nagaland in 1982 and retired in 1995. He also served as a Registrar of Nagaland University, and later retired as the Special Secretary.

He served as a chairman of the Northeast Literary Academy from its foundation in 1976 to 1981 and later served as its vice president. He was a fellow and deputy governor of the American Biographical Institute. He lived in Kohima until his retirement in 1995, then moved to Dimapur.[1][2][3]

Jadav died on 1 March 2018 at Dimapur following kidney failure and a stroke.[4]

Works

Jadav experimented with fiction and adopted a surrealistic style of narration.[5][6]

In the beginning, his short stories were published in Ruchi, a magazine edited by Gujarati author Chunilal Madia. From his first short story collection, Jadav adopted an opposite and unconventional style from the traditional Gujarati short stories.

His short stories are not indulged towards the depiction of the external world and reality but towards the depiction of the inner world and the subtle emotions of characters. The story namely Labyrinth is one of the most celebrated examples of this approach.[2][3]

Pragaitihasik and Shoksabha (1969) was his first story collection, which features 20 experimental stories. His recurring character Vinayak (lit. anti-hero) appears in many stories.

Suryarohan (1972) includes 17 stories while Chhadmavesh (1982) has eight stories.

His stories are anthologised in Kishore Jadavni Vartao – Aswad Sahit (1982) and Kishore Jadavni Shreshth Varato (1990, 2009), both edited by Radheshyam Sharma. His fourth collection, Yugsabha was published in 1995.[7][3]

Nishachakra (1979) was his first experimental novel. In Nishachakra, the main character Hu (Lit. I) encounters three different women namely Anangleela, Kamsangkola and Lanula, with whom he engages in illicit affairs. Sexual behavior is depicted in the eighth chapter of the novel. Jadav also uses the techniques of stream of consciousness in this novel.[5] The locale of Nagaland culture is also depicted in his fiction.[2]

Riktarag (1989) also depicts a protagonist in relationships with three ladies, but the world explores a more tragic dimension. Jadav's other novels are Aatash (1993), Chihnakand and Kathatrayi (1998).[7][3]

Navi Tunki Vartani Kalamimansa (1986) is his critical work on modern short stories which was written in response to questions about the morality of his stories. Kmiyev (1995) is his other work of criticism.[7][3]

Kimartham (1995) is a collection of his interviews. He published four books in English and two in Hindi.[3]

Award

Jadav received awards from Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and the Gujarat Sahitya Academy.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 476. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "કિશોર જાદવ" [Kishore Jadav]. Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ [History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era] (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 224–227. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  4. ↑ "નાગાલૅન્ડ જેવા જુદા જ ભારતીય પરિવેશની ભૂમિકાએ માતૃભાષામાં સાહિત્યસર્જન થાય એવું છેલ્લાં ૫૦ વર્ષમાં બન્યું ન". opinionmagazine.co.uk (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  5. 1 2 Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra (2007). Gujarat. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust.
  6. ↑ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 142. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 "Whos's Who of Indian Writers". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
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