Jaybhikhkhu
Sign in to saveAlso known as Balabhai Desai, Bhikhalal Virchand Desai, Bhikshu Saylakar, Balabhai Virchand Desai
Balabhai Virchand Desai, better known by his pen name Jaybhikhkhu, was a Gujarati novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and biographer from Gujarat, India. He is known for his historical novels.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of death
- Ahmedabad
- Occupation
- journalist
- Languages spoken
- Gujarati
- Religion
- Jainism
- Image
- Gujarati Vishwakosh44.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jaybhikhkhu
- writing language
- Gujarati
- date of birth
- 1908-06-26
- date of death
- 1969-12-24
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Works
- Novels
- Short story collections
- Plays
- Style and influence
- Legacy
- Personal life
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Balabhai Virchand Desai, better known by his pen name Jaybhikhkhu, was a Gujarati novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and biographer from Gujarat, India. He is known for his historical novels.
==Biography== thumb|Jaybhikhkhu's Birthplace in Vinchhiya thumb|Jaybhikhkhu with Dhirubhai Thaker (right), around 1948 Jaybhikhkhu was born on 26 June 1908 at Vinchhiya, a village in Saurashtra to Virchand Khemchandbhai Desai and Parvatibahen. His family belonged to Sayla. His father had served as an administrator of the Varsoda State and other principalities. His mother died in Wadhwan when he was four so he spent his childhood in his maternal uncle's home.
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