Yazdi Karanjia

Yazdi Karanjia
Karanjia at Gujarati Vishwakosh, September 2018
Born	(1932-03-03) 3 March 1932 (age 93) Valsad, Surat, Gujarat
Occupation	Theatre actor
Children	3
Awards	Padma Shri (2021)

Yazdi Naoshriwan Karanjia (born 3 March 1932, Valsad) ^[1] is a Gujarati theatre person from India. He is based in Surat and widely noted as one of the doyens of Parsi theatre. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Career

For more than 60 years, his troupe has performed comedy plays. With Chandravadan Mehta, he has created Tapitate Tapidas, a comedy radio series on Akashvani, which ran for more than 400 episodes. Later it was also published as a book. ^[5] Some of his popular comedy plays include Bicharo Barjor, Dinshajina Dabba Gul and Kutarani Punchhadi Vanki. He rans Cambay Institute of Commerce, a coaching institute. ^[5]

In January 2020, he was awarded with the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, for his services in the field of the arts. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Personal life

He married Vira in 1961; they have 3 children. ^{[10] [5]}

References

1. Bhatt, Sandhya (9 November 2019). "મેં નાટક દ્વારા મળતા રૃપિયા દાનમાં જ વાપર્યા છેઃ યઝદી કરંજિયા". Abhiyaan (in Gujarati). Retrieved 26 January 2010.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "A unique theatre event entertains Barodians! - Times of India". The Times of India. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. "Funny side up". The Indian Express. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
4. "Parsi theatre will last till the last Parsi, says Yazdi Karanjia - Times of India". The Times of India. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
5. "ભારત સરકાર દ્વારા ડો. હર્ષદ દેસાઈ અને યઝદી કરંજિયાને પદ્મશ્રીથી નવાજાયા". Gujarat Times (in Gujarati). 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
6. "દેશ માટે અનન્ય સેવાઓ આપનાર 8 ગુજરાતીઓને પદ્મ પુરસ્કારથી નવાજવામાં આવ્યા". Zee News Gujarati. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
7. "Eight from state get Padma awards". Ahmedabad Mirror. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
8. "Performing arts: Thespians, craftsmen among 25 conferred Padma awards". Outlook India. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
9. "Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, George Fernandes given Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Here's full list of Padma award recipients". The Economic Times. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
10. Sharma, Radheshyam (2016). Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches). Vol. 23. Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. pp. 328–338. ISBN   978-93-5200-310-5.