| Dolarrai Mankad | |
| Birth Date: | 1902 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cutch, British India |
| Occupation: | Critic Researcher Poet |
| Language: | Gujarati |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Citizenship: | Indian |
| Notableworks: | Naivedya |
| Awards: | Sahitya Academy Award |
| Portaldisp: | yes |
Dolarrai Mankad, (Hindi: डोलरराय मांकद Gujarati: ડોલરરાય માંકડ; 23 January 1902 – 29 August 1970),[1] full name Dolarrai Rangildas Mankad,[1] was a Gujarati critic, researcher and poet who won the 1964 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his essay Naivedya.[1] [2] He was the first vice-chancellor of Saurashtra University.
Dolarrai Mankad was born in Kutch on 23 January 1902.[1] After completing his primary and secondary education in Saurashtra, he went to Karachi.[1] There he joined Bharat Sarasvati Mandir as an assistant teacher for 1923–25, after which he became the principal of the same institution again for a term of 2 years.[3] In 1927 he joined D. J. Science College as a professor for Gujarati language and Sanskrit. He held this office till the partition of India.[1] [3]
Then he came to India and became the principal of Vithalbhai Patel University, again for a 2-year term.[3] In coming 7 years, he held the same office in Darbar Gopaldas University.[3] Then he became the director of Haribhai Research Center.[3] Then he went forward to become the first vice-chancellor of Saurashtra University, and held this position until his death.[3]