Govardhanram tripathi biography in gujarati book

Was a novelist from Gujarat, India in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Govardhanram Tripathi is He is known for his novel Saraswatichandra, A masterpiece of Gujarati literature.

Saraswatichandra cast

The life of Gujarat in the early part of 19th Century is written in the novel. Born in Vadnagar, in a Nagar Brahim family. Govardhanram was born on 20 October on Dashera festival day in Nadiad, The town came under Bombay presidency now in Gujarat , Shivkashi his mother, and his father Madhavram. He joined Elphinstone High School and passed in matriculation in He passed his BA examination in He passed LLB examination after three unsuccessful attempts in , and started working as a lawyer in Mumbai in He retired early at the age of 43 and settled in his hometown to contribute to Gujarati literature and public service.

Govardhanram married Hiralakshmi in , She died during a child birth in , her daughter "Radha" also died soon after. He remarried Lalitagauri in , they had three daughters, Lilavati b. He was the younger cousin of Gujarati writer Mansukhram Tripathi.