Chandrakant Keshavlal Bakshi (Gujarati

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: ચંદ્રકાંત કેશવલાલ બક્ષી) (August 20, 1932 – March 25, 2006) was a Gujarati

Gujarati language

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 author

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. He was a son

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 of Keshavlal and Chanchalbahen. He completed his primary education at Palanpur. Fans also address him as "Bakshi" or "Bakshibaabu".

He completed his M.A.

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 in History

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 and Bachelor of Laws from Calcutta. He was the Sheriff of Mumbai

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 in the 1990s. He is author of 178 books, including 17 books on history and culture, 26 novels, 15 collections of short stories

Stories

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, six books on politics

Politics

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, eight travelogues, two plays

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 and 25 books on varied subjects, besides his autobiography Bakshinama

He has also written in extensively in newspapers and 15 of his books have been translated into Hindi

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, Marathi

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, English

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 and other languages.

Writing Style

Unlike most authors, Bakshi used to write only once. He never prepared more than one draft for his writings. His language was attractive mix-up of Gujarati and Urdu words. This style of him has set a new trend in Gujarati writing. He often criticized several Gujarati writers for restricting remarks for such style. He was regarded as Real Man in Gujarati media for his fearless writing.
He still has a huge fan following in Gujarati Public. His to the point and true writing style made a generation of Gujarati Speaking People fan of him.

Controversies

The government of Gujarat alleged him for his short story Kutti and filed a case against him for writing bold and offensive literature. He had to fight long battle with government in court. Ultimately the Gujarat government withdrew all the charges.
After his death, his fan club in Rajkot recently released a DVD about him which is the first time for any Gujarati author.
There is a very active fan group dedicated to him is on a famous community portal Orkut.
Orkut Community

Short stories collection by Chandrakant Bakshi

Name	Year	English meaning
Pyar	1958	Love Love Love is an emotion of strong affection and personal attachment. In philosophical context, love is a virtue representing all of human kindness, compassion, and affection. Love is central to many religions, as in the Christian phrase, "God is love" or Agape in the Canonical gospels...
Ek sanjh ni mulaquat	1961	Meeting at one evening
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Mashal Mashal A Mashal is a short parable with a moral lesson or religious allegory, called a nimshal. "Mashal" is used also to designate other forms in rhetoric, such as the fable and apothegm.-Biblical Parables:...	1968	Lamp Oil lamp An oil lamp is an object used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and is continued to this day....
Kramashaha	1971	To be continued To Be Continued To Be Continued... is a 4 CD/4 cassette box set detailing Elton John's music from his days with Bluesology to the then-present day. Four new songs were recorded for the box set...
Ketlic American vartao	1972	Some American stories
Bakshini ketlic vartao	1972	Some stories by Bakshi
Pashchim	1976	West West West is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography.West is one of the four cardinal directions or compass points. It is the opposite of east and is perpendicular to north and south.By convention, the left side of a map is west....
Aajni soviet vartao	1977	Soviet stories of today
Chandrakant bakshi ni shreshth vartao	1977	Greatest stories by Chandrakant Bakshi
139 vartao-1	1987	139 stories-First part
139 vartao-2	1987	139 stories-Second part
Chandrakant bakshi : Sadabahar vartao	2002	Chandrakant Bakshi : Evergreen stories
Bakshi ni vartao(Akademi)	has not been published	Stories of Bakshi(Academy)

Novels by Chandrakant Bakshi

Name	Year	English meaning
Padgha dubi gaya	1957	Echoes sank
Roma	1959
Ekaltana kinara	1959	Coast of loneliness
Aakar	1963	Shape Shape The shape of an object located in some space is a geometrical description of the part of that space occupied by the object, as determined by its external boundary – abstracting from location and orientation in space, size, and other properties such as colour, content, and material...
Ek ane Ek	1965	One and only
Paralysis	1967	Paralysis Paralysis Paralysis is loss of muscle function for one or more muscles. Paralysis can be accompanied by a loss of feeling in the affected area if there is sensory damage as well as motor. A study conducted by the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, suggests that about 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed...
Jatakkatha	1969	Self story
Honeymoon	1971	Honeymoon Honeymoon -History:One early reference to a honeymoon is in Deuteronomy 24:5 “When a man is newly wed, he need not go out on a military expedition, nor shall any public duty be imposed on him...
Ayanvrutt	1972	The Equator
Atitavan	1973	Forest of the Past
Lagnani aagli rate	1973	The night before the marriage
Zindani	1974	The prison
Surkhab	1974	Pelican Pelican A pelican, derived from the Greek word πελεκυς pelekys is a large water bird with a large throat pouch, belonging to the bird family Pelecanidae....
Aakashe kahyu	1975	Sky told
Reef Marina	1976
Yatrano ant(translated)	1976	End of the tour
Dishatarang	1979	Wave of the direction
Baki raat	1979	Remaining night
Hatheli par Badbaki	1981	Subscription on palm
Hu, Konaarak Shah	1983	I, Konaarak Shah
Lili nasoma Pankhar	1984	Autumn in the Green Veins
Vansh	1986	Family Family In human context, a family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity, affinity, or co-residence. In most societies it is the principal institution for the socialization of children...
Priy Nikki	1987	Dear Nikki
Chorus	1991
Maru naam taru naam	1995	My name Your name
Samkal	1998	Contemporance

Columns

After Gujarat Government's case on his short story he more focused on writing columns in various Gujarati Newspapers and Magezines.
like

• Divya Bhaskar
  Divya Bhaskar
  Divya Bhaskar is a Gujarati newspaper in Gujarat, India, owned by D B Corp Ltd.. It is the largest circulated Gujarati daily, with the most number of editions in Gujarat.- Launch :...
  
  
• ujarat Sama* Sandesh
  Sandesh (newspaper)
  Sandesh is a Leading daily newspaper in Gujarat. It is published in Gujarati. Sandesh started its journey in the world of Journalism in 1923. Since then, it has flourished into 5 editions and has played a critical and vital role in the upliftment and welfare of five crore Gujaratis. It covers the...
  
  
• Mid Day
• Chitralekha
  Chitralekha (weekly)
  Chitralekha is a Gujarati weekly magazine. Chitralekha is published by the Chitralekha Group from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Chitralekhas first issue was published in 1950, under the editorship of Vaju Kotak....