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Bakul Tripathi (1928–2006) was a Gujarati humour essayist from Gujarat, India. Educated in commerce and law, he taught commerce in Ahmedabad. He wrote thousands of humour essays in columns in his 40 years long career.
He served as a professor of commerce in H L College of Commerce in Ahmedabad from 1953 to his retirement. He wrote humour columns in Gujarati daily, Gujarat Samachar titled Thoth Nishaliyo and Kakko ne Barakhadi which was the longest run regular column in any daily across India. He also edited international edition of Gujarat Samachar from 1983. He died on 31 August 2006 at Ahmedabad. He was the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad when he died.
Leela (1974) was his three-act play which had more than fifty shows. Paranu To Ene Ja Paranu is his other play. He had edited one-act plays of Jayanti Dalal and humour essays of Jyotindra Dave. Fantasia was his work of children's literature. He had written few critical essays.
Recognition
He received Kumar Chandrak in 1951. He had also received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1988.
Personal life
He was married and had a daughter.
See also
Categories: 1928 Births, 2006 Deaths, Writers From Gujarat, Indian Humorists, 20th-century Indian Essayists, Gujarati-language Writers, People From Ahmedabad District, People From Kheda District, Indian Columnists, Recipients Of The Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, Presidents Of The Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
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