Chhotalal Rukhdev Sharma

Chhotalal Rukhdev Sharma (died 1926) was a Gujarati playwright.[1]

Biography

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

His plays are as follows:[2]

Works
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

References
  1. Publications Division (10 September 2016). Indian Drama. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. p. 58. ISBN 978-81-230-2635-0.
  2. 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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