The Characters Of Jhaverchand Meghani's Historical Novels
2.7.3 Jhaverchand Meghani (1897-1947)
Jhaverchand Meghani, popularly known as a poet of powerful sentiments, tried his hand at writing historical novels too. He wrote historical novels like Samarangan (1938), Sorath Taran Vahetan Pani, Ra Gangajaliyo (1939) and Gujarat-no Jay (Part I (1939), Part II (1942)). Comparing Meghani with Munshi, Mansukhlal Jhaveri comments:
“If Munshi’s major women characters are much-pampered adolescent daughters and Ramanlal Desai’s are charming beloveds, then Meghani’s major women characters are models of Indian motherhood. Meghani excels in the portrayal of family life. 25
Meghani has remained very close to history in his depiction of events in his historical novels. His novels reveal heroism, mystery, intrigues and romantic fervor. Meghani has made an …show more content…
His fascinating fusion of imaginary characters along with the real historical characters in the novels created a feeling of awe in the readers.
The trail of historical novel was further accelerated by Yashodhar Mehta with his trilogy Vahi jati Jhelam (Continuously Flowing Jhelam) (1955), Tungnath (1957) and Mohammed Gazni (1966) based on the history of Kashmir. The contribution of Chunilal Dhami and his son Vimalkumar Chunilal Dhami is also significant who based their novels on Jain literature. The modern age witnessed the upsurge of the novelist of a very high stature, Raghuvir Chaudhary who gave to Gujarat the historical novels like Venu Vatsala (1972), Rudra Mahalaya (1978) and Somatirth (1996). Mohanlal Patel’s Antimdeep (The Last Light) (1960) and Lancchan (Stigma) (1997) along with Pannalal Patel’s Galalsingh (1972) furthered the trend of historical novel in the postmodern age. The contribution of Chandrakant Bakshi with his novels Anayvrut (1972) and Atitvan (1974) is also
Jhaverchand Meghani, popularly known as a poet of powerful sentiments, tried his hand at writing historical novels too. He wrote historical novels like Samarangan (1938), Sorath Taran Vahetan Pani, Ra Gangajaliyo (1939) and Gujarat-no Jay (Part I (1939), Part II (1942)). Comparing Meghani with Munshi, Mansukhlal Jhaveri comments:
“If Munshi’s major women characters are much-pampered adolescent daughters and Ramanlal Desai’s are charming beloveds, then Meghani’s major women characters are models of Indian motherhood. Meghani excels in the portrayal of family life. 25
Meghani has remained very close to history in his depiction of events in his historical novels. His novels reveal heroism, mystery, intrigues and romantic fervor. Meghani has made an …show more content…
His fascinating fusion of imaginary characters along with the real historical characters in the novels created a feeling of awe in the readers.
The trail of historical novel was further accelerated by Yashodhar Mehta with his trilogy Vahi jati Jhelam (Continuously Flowing Jhelam) (1955), Tungnath (1957) and Mohammed Gazni (1966) based on the history of Kashmir. The contribution of Chunilal Dhami and his son Vimalkumar Chunilal Dhami is also significant who based their novels on Jain literature. The modern age witnessed the upsurge of the novelist of a very high stature, Raghuvir Chaudhary who gave to Gujarat the historical novels like Venu Vatsala (1972), Rudra Mahalaya (1978) and Somatirth (1996). Mohanlal Patel’s Antimdeep (The Last Light) (1960) and Lancchan (Stigma) (1997) along with Pannalal Patel’s Galalsingh (1972) furthered the trend of historical novel in the postmodern age. The contribution of Chandrakant Bakshi with his novels Anayvrut (1972) and Atitvan (1974) is also