Gujarati sahityakar biography
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Praful Raval
Gujarati poet and writer from India
Praful Raval fryst vatten a Gujarati teacher, poet, essayist and short story writer.[1] Raval is a co-editor of Kavilok and Kumar and works as a general secretary of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1982.
Early life
[edit]Raval was born on 5 September 1948 in Viramgam to Jagjivandas and Subhadraben.[citation needed]
Raval completed SSC from Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam.[citation needed] He completed his Bachelor of Arts from C. M Desai Arts and Commerce College, Viramgam in Gujarati and joined the School of Language, Gujarat University. He completed a mästare of Arts, a mästare of Philosophy and Ph.D.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Raval taught at L. C Kanya Vidyalaya, Viramgam from 1970 to 1983 and Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam from 1983 to 1984.
In 1984, he founded Kruti Prakashan, a publishing company.[citation needed]
In 1992
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Gujarati Female litterateurs
Women writers in Gujarati literature have been quite substantial as they have contributed immensely to the various literary genres- poetry, fiction, and, to a lesser extent, plays and criticism. The content and expression in women’s literary works has a typical feminine touch to it. This is probably due to the limited world of experience since they are usually homebound.
Among the first ever Gujarati woman poets was Meera Bai, unequaled in poetic excellence and popularity over the ages. She was followed by some devotional poets who, within the confines of their social existence, tried to spontaneously express themselves. There were some women poets of the nineteenth century whose works reflected the spirit of the age of social reform that prevailed after the coming of the British. Among them was Narmad’s disciple Savitagauri Pandya (1850-1925). Some Parsi and Christian poets like Alibai Palankat and Bai Astor, respectively, also joined th
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Chandrakant Sheth
Indian poet, essayist and critic (1938–2024)
Chandrakant Sheth (3 February 1938 – 2 August 2024) was an Indian Gujarati poet, essayist, critic, translator and editor from Gujarat. His pen names include Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Balchadra and Daksh Prajapati. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1986 for his book Dhoolmani Paglio.[1][2]
In January 2025, Sheth was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Sheth was born on 3 February 1938 in Kalol, a village in Panchmahal district to Trikamlal. His family is native to Thasra village of Kheda. He matriculated in 1954, completed BA in 1958, and MA in 1961 from Gujarat University with Gujarati and Sanskrit as his core subjects. He completed his Ph.D. in 1979 from Gujarat Vidyapith with a research thesis on Umashankar Joshi.[5]
He served as a part-time lecturer at St. X