Tarak Mehta Explained

Tarak Mehta
Birth Name:Tarak Janubhai Mehta
Birth Date:26 December 1929
Birth Place:Ahmadabad, Bombay Presidency, British India
(present day Gujarat, India)
Death Place:Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Known For:Duniya Ne Undha Chasma
Children:Eshani
Awards:Ramanlal Nilkanth Hasya Paritoshik (2017)
Padma Shri (2015)
Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2011)

Tarak Janubhai Mehta (26 December 1929 – 1 March 2017) 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 (now Sony SAB) – a popular entertainment channel in India – started the sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah based on his column,[3] which soon became the flagship show of the channel. Actor Shailesh Lodha portrayed Mehta in the show until 2022 when he left the show and currently, Sachin Shroff portrays Mehta.[4]

Personal life

Tarak Mehta belonged to the Gujarati Jain community.[5] [6] He moved to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 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 1 March 2017 after a prolonged illness.[8] His family donated his body to medical research.[9]

Awards

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

Novels

Natak (Plays)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Contemporary Indian theatre: interviews with playwrights and directors. Sangeet Natak Akademi. 1989 . 159.
  2. News: Tharak Mehta is 'booked'!. . 9 March 2009 .
  3. News: Comedy Inc! . . 2 July 2010 .
  4. Web site: Sachin Shroff replaces Shailesh Lodha in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, confirms producer . 2023-08-10 . India Today . en.
  5. News: Jains steal the show with 7 Padmas . The Times of India. 9 April 2015. 24 January 2019.
  6. Web site: In pics: A look at the life of popular columnist Taarak Mehta. Talreja. Vinod. 2017-03-01. India.com. en. 2019-01-02.
  7. News: Tragedy strikes Tarak Mehta. https://web.archive.org/web/20120927184201/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-07-14/ahmedabad/28171060_1_indu-seventh-floor-mumbai . dead . 27 September 2012 . . 14 July 2009 .
  8. Web site: Writer Taarak Mehta, the inspiration behind 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', no more . The Times of India . 2017-03-01 . 2017-03-01.
  9. Web site: Noted Gujarati playwright Taarak Mehta passes away at 87 . dna . 2017 .
  10. Web site: Padma Awards 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952. Press Information Bureau. 25 January 2015. 28 January 2015. dead.
  11. News: Tarak Mehta gets an award from Gujarat Government=15 February 2017 . INDIA NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
  12. Web site: સર્વપ્રિય હાસ્યલેખક તારક મહેતા 'રમણભાઈ નીલકંઠ હાસ્ય પારિતોષિક'થી સમ્માનિત . 31 March 2017 . Chitralekha . gu . 13 April 2017.

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