Taarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist, humourist, writer and playwright who is best known for the column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma,and was a well-known figure in Gujarati theatre.[1]
His humorous weekly column first appeared in Chitralekha in March 1971 and looked at contemporary issues from a different perspective. He published 80 books in his whole career.[2]
In 2008, SAB TV – a popular entertainment channel in India, started the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah based on his column,[3] and soon it became the flagship show of the channel. Actor Shailesh Lodha portrayed Mehta in the show till September 2022. He is currently portrayed by actor Sachin Shroff.[4]
Mr.Taarak Mehta belonged to the GujaratiNagar Bramin community.[5][6] He lived in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where he moved in 2000, with his second wife, Indu, of over 30 years. His first wife, Ila who later married Manohar Doshi (died 2006), also lived in the same apartment building. He had a daughter from his first marriage, Eshani, who lives in the United States, and has two grandchildren, Kushaan and Shailee.[2][7]
Mehta died at the age of 87 years on March 1, 2017 after a prolonged illness.[8] His family donated his body to medical research.[9]
Awards
The President, Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Tarak Mehta, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2015
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Taarak Janubhai Mehta was an Indian columnist humourist writer and playwright who is best known for the column Duniya Ne Undha Chasma and was a well known figure in Gujarati theatre 1 Tarak MehtaTarak Mehta at his residence in Ahmedabad 2009BornTarak Janubhai Mehta 1929 12 26 26 December 1929Ahmadabad Bombay Presidency British IndiaDied1 March 2017 aged 87 Ahmedabad Gujarat IndiaOccupation s Columnist Humourist Writer and PlaywrightKnown forDuniya Ne Undha ChasmaSpouse s Indu Mehta 2017 his death died in 2019 at the age of 75 Ila Doshi 1969 divorced died in 2009 at the age of 75ChildrenEshani Daughter Kushaan Grandchildren Shailee Grandchildren AwardsRamanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik 2017 Padma Shri 2015 Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar 2011 His humorous weekly column first appeared in Chitralekha in March 1971 and looked at contemporary issues from a different perspective He published 80 books in his whole career 2 In 2008 SAB TV a popular entertainment channel in India started the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah based on his column 3 and soon it became the flagship show of the channel Actor Shailesh Lodha portrayed Mehta in the show till September 2022 He is currently portrayed by actor Sachin Shroff 4 Contents 1 Personal life 2 Awards 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksPersonal life EditMr Taarak Mehta belonged to the Gujarati Nagar Bramin community 5 6 He lived in Ahmedabad Gujarat where he moved in 2000 with his second wife Indu of over 30 years His first wife Ila who later married Manohar Doshi died 2006 also lived in the same apartment building He had a daughter from his first marriage Eshani who lives in the United States and has two grandchildren Kushaan and Shailee 2 7 Mehta died at the age of 87 years on March 1 2017 after a prolonged illness 8 His family donated his body to medical research 9 Awards Edit The President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Tarak Mehta at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on March 30 2015 Mehta was awarded the Padma Shri the fourth highest civilian award of India in 2015 10 Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 2011 and Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik posthumously in 2017 11 12 Bibliography EditNovels Mumbai ma Mehmaan Yajmaan Pareshan Mehta na Monghera Mehmaan Aa Duniya Panjarapole Tapu Tapori Kaise Yeh Jodi Milaye More Ram Betaaj Batlibaaj Popatlal Taraaj Albelun America Vanthelun America Salo Sundarlal Champu Sulu ni Jugalbandi Kanu Kagdo Dahitharu Lai Gayo Action Replay Part 1 amp Part 2 Autobiography Matka King Mandve Halo Africa Utpatang America Navrani Nondhpothi Tarak Mehta no Tapudo Tarak Mehta na Undha Chashma 2010 na Undha Chashma Tapuda no Tarkhat Tarak Mehta ni Toli Pardesh na Pravase Pan Khay Popatlal Hamar Khurshidas Makkhan Ghase Dodh Dahya Tarak Mehta ni Diary Lade Tenu Ghar Vase Double Trouble Return Ticket Duniya ne Oondha Chashmah Champaklal Tapuni Jugalbandhi Ek Shaam Boss ke Naam Hu Boss ane Banevi Naraji nu Rajinamu Wah America Tarak Mehta ni NavlikaoNatak Plays Jojo Hasi na Kadhta Dahpan ki Dadh Bandhi Mutthi Lakhni Ae to emaj Chale Ek Murakhne Evi Tev Tarak Mehta ni TV Natikao Tarak Mehta na Ekankio Tarak Mehta na Prahaaso Aath EkankioReferences Edit Contemporary Indian theatre interviews with playwrights and directors Sangeet Natak Akademi 1989 p 159 a b Tharak Mehta is booked DNA 9 March 2009 Comedy Inc Indian Express 2 July 2010 Laughing away to success Indian Express 30 July 2010 Jains steal the show with 7 Padmas The Times of India 9 April 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2019 Talreja Vinod 1 March 2017 In pics A look at the life of popular columnist Taarak Mehta India com Retrieved 2 January 2019 Tragedy strikes Tarak Mehta The Times of India 14 July 2009 Archived from the original on 27 September 2012 Writer Taarak Mehta the inspiration behind Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah no more The Times of India 1 March 2017 Retrieved 1 March 2017 Noted Gujarati playwright Taarak Mehta passes away at 87 dna 2017 Padma Awards 2015 Press Information Bureau Archived from the original on 28 January 2015 Retrieved 25 January 2015 Tarak Mehta gets an award from Gujarat Government 15 February 2017 INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS સર વપ ર ય હ સ યલ ખક ત રક મહ ત રમણભ ઈ ન લક ઠ હ સ ય પ ર ત ષ ક થ સમ મ ન ત Chitralekha in Gujarati 31 March 2017 Retrieved 13 April 2017 External links EditWorks by Taraka Maheta at Google Books Tarak Mehta full information Interview of Tarak Mehta on SpeakBindas by Devang Vibhakar Interview by Prabodh Desai An excellent source of information with many details about his work This article about an Indian journalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a translator from India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Taarak Mehta amp oldid 1131460223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
