Krishnalal Jethalal Sridharani (born: September 16, 1911 - died: July 23, 1960) was a poet and dramatist of the Gujarati language.
Krishnalal Sridharani was born in Umrala (now in Bhavnagar district). His father's name was Jethalal and mother's name was Laheribehan. He had his primary education in Umrala and his secondary education in Dakshinamurthy Vinayamandir. In 1929, he joined Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad. He was selected as a soldier of the historic Dandikooch march of 1930. He was arrested in Karadi on his way to Dharasana and imprisoned in Sabarmati and Nasik. With the suspension of the Vidyapeeth, he joined Visvabharati – Shantiniketan in 1931. Graduated from there in 1933. The next year, Rabindranath Tagore also went to America for further studies on the advice of an American teacher. Krishnalal Sridharani e. MA in Sociology and Economics from New York University in 1935. happened Is. In 1936, M.S. from Columbia University's 'Graduate School of Journalism'. happened He studied for four years in the same university and obtained his Ph.D. in Sociology and Political Philosophy. did After 1945 started writing for 'Amrit Bazar Patrika'.
Journalism was his main activity after coming to India in 1946. Krishnalal Sridharani was married to Sundaribehan. Krishnalal Sridharani was the President of the Department of History and Economics of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, which met at Rajkot in 1946. 1958 Ranjitram Suvarnachandrak awarded to him posthumously.
Literary creation: Krishnalal Sridharani's poetry collected in 'Kodiyan' has become popular. He created the anthology 'Punarpi'. He has written sixteen plays, small and big. 'Vadlo' is his powerful play. 'Padmini' is a powerful work based on a historical story. 'Peelan Palash' and 'Sonpari' are children's plays. 'Piagori' includes singles. Social drama 'Peacock's Eggs' has become very popular. He created the story collection 'Insaf Mita Doonga' and has also created several books in English.
He died on July 23, 1960 in Delhi.
