Gulabdas Broker was a Gujarati language author from India. He is
primarily known for his short stories and one-act plays in Gujarati
literature.[1]Broker was born at Porbandar on 20 September 1909. He
completed his education in Gujarati and English literature from Bombay
University in 1930. He briefly worked at the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Later he started his writing in 1932 when he was jailed during the
Satyagraha movement. His first short story collection was Ane Biji
Vato ("And Other Talks").[2]Broker served as the president of Gujarati
Sahitya Parishad from 1973 to 1974. He died on 10 June 2006 at Pune,
Maharashtra.[3][4]He edited Akhandand, a Gujarati monthly. He wrote
large number of short stories, plays, travelogues and autobiography
too. Several of them are translated into Hindi, Spanish, German and
English.[3][4] He also edited Ekanki, a periodical devoted to one-act
plays.[1]
primarily known for his short stories and one-act plays in Gujarati
literature.[1]Broker was born at Porbandar on 20 September 1909. He
completed his education in Gujarati and English literature from Bombay
University in 1930. He briefly worked at the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Later he started his writing in 1932 when he was jailed during the
Satyagraha movement. His first short story collection was Ane Biji
Vato ("And Other Talks").[2]Broker served as the president of Gujarati
Sahitya Parishad from 1973 to 1974. He died on 10 June 2006 at Pune,
Maharashtra.[3][4]He edited Akhandand, a Gujarati monthly. He wrote
large number of short stories, plays, travelogues and autobiography
too. Several of them are translated into Hindi, Spanish, German and
English.[3][4] He also edited Ekanki, a periodical devoted to one-act
plays.[1]
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