Mulshankar Bhatt facts for kids
Mulshankar Mohanlal Bhatt was a talented writer, translator, and teacher from Gujarat, India. He is especially famous for translating exciting adventure stories by Jules Verne into the Gujarati language. He also wrote books for children and about education.
His Life Story
Mulshankar Bhatt was born on June 25, 1907, in Bhavnagar, which is now in Gujarat, India. His parents were Mohanlal and Revaben.
He went to school in Bhavnagar and finished in 1921. He loved music and studied it as his main subject at Gujarat Vidyapith, graduating in 1927. He also studied Hindi and Gujarati.
In 1929, he started working as a music teacher at Bombay National School in Vile Parle. Later, he moved back to Bhavnagar. From 1930 to 1939, he taught and was a leader at Dakshinamurti. He then taught at Gharshala, another school, until 1945.
Mulshankar Bhatt also worked as a principal at Gramdakshinamurti in Ambala from 1945 to 1953. He continued teaching and leading at other educational places like Lakbharti Gram Vidyapith and Lokseva Mahavidyalaya until he retired in 1965. Even after retiring, he kept helping many educational groups as a volunteer.
He passed away in Bhavnagar on October 31, 1984.
What He Wrote
Mulshankar Bhatt is very well known for translating many famous books by Jules Verne into Gujarati. These include:
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea became Sagarsamrat
- The Clipper of the Clouds became Gaganraj
- Journey to the Center of the Earth became Patal Pravesh
- The Mysterious Island became Sahasikoni Srishti (published in 1934)
- Around the World in Eighty Days became Enshi Divasma Prithvini Pradakshina
- Five Weeks in a Balloon became Baloon Pravas
He also translated Les Misérables by Victor Hugo into Gujarati, calling it Dukhiyara. He wrote his own books too, like Gaymatanu Vardan and Prabhuno Prakash.
Mulshankar Bhatt wrote biographies, which are life stories of people, in his books Mahan Musafaro and Nansen. He also edited articles by Swami Anand into a book called Dharatini Arati (1977). He translated a play by Leo Tolstoy, The Power of Darkness, into Gujarati as Andharana Seemada.
He was very interested in how children think and learn. He wrote several books about education and children, such as:
- Shikshakni Nishtha ane Drashti (about a teacher's dedication)
- Kelvani Vichar (thoughts on education)
- Gharma Balmandir (a children's garden at home)
- Balako Tofan Kem Kare Chhe? (why do children misbehave?)
- Gandhiji- Ek Kelvanikar (Gandhi as an educator)
- Balakone Varta Kem Kahishu? (how should we tell stories to children?)
About His Family
Mulshankar Bhatt was married to Hansa. They had four children together: Bakul, Vikram, Urmila, and Meena.
