Harshad Trivedi
Harshad Trivedi | |
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Surendranagar, Gujarat | |
Occupation | poet, short story writer, critic, editor |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | Saurashtra University |
Period | Postmodern Gujarati literature |
Notable awards |
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Spouse | |
Children | Jayjit Trivedi |
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Harshad Trivedi (born 17 July 1958) is a Gujarati language poet, short story writer, critic and editor from Gujarat, India.[1] He was an editor of Shabdasrishti, an organ of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, from 1995 to 2015.[2] Trivedi has served in different positions at several Gujarati literary institutions. As of 2023, he is a president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council).[3]
Early life
Trivedi was born in Kherali, a village in the
Career
Trivedi started his career as a research assistant at an editorial section of Gujarati Sahitya Kosh, published by
Works
Ek Khali Naav, his first poetry collection, was published in 1984, followed by Rahi Chhe Vaat Adhuri (2002), Taro Awaaj (2003) and Taraveni (2014). The technical mastery and linguistic and thematic richness of his poems gained him critical acclaim. Trivedi writes about rural life as well as urban life in his poems. His first book of short stories was Jaaliyun (1994). The stories of Jaaliyun deal with various themes—the sweet memories of childhood, the pain of an impotent husband, the daily boring routine of office life, a woman's attraction to someone other than her husband, and a lesbian relationship. Paani Kalar (1990) is a collection of his children's work while Shabdanubhav is a collection of critical writings.[5]
Edited books
- Gujarati Kavitachayan, 1991 (selected poems of the year from magazines; 1992)
- Smaranrekh (remembering late litterateurs; 1997)
- Gazalshatak (Gujarati ghazals; 1999)
- Gurjar Adyatan Nibhandsanchaya (with Bholabhai Patel; 1999)
- 1998 ni Shreshth Vartao (1999)
- Tapseel (interviews with litterateurs; 1999)
- 2000 ni Shreshth Vartao (2001)
- Vedna Eto Ved (songs by Ushnas; 2001)
- Lalitya (Gujarati essays; 2004)
- Kavyaswad (appreciation of Gujarati poems; 2006)
- Rajendra Shah Na Sonnet (2007)
- Alankruta (appreciation of Sahitya Akademi Award winner Gujarati books; 2008)
- Asmitaparva : Vakdhara Volume 1-10 (inspired by Morari Bapu; 2008)
- Navalkatha ane Hu (2009)
- Panch Dayakanu Paridarshan (2011)
Awards
His anthology Ek Khali Naav was awarded the Jayant Pathak Poetry Award in 1992. He also received the Kavishwar Dalpatram Award in 2014. "Kankuchokha", his feature of Gujarati folk songs and the social life of Gujarat, serialized in Kumar magazine, won the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak literary award in 2015.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Welcome to Muse India". Welcome to Muse India. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ Dhattiwala, Raheel (2002-02-23). "When poetry stops at textbooks". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2016-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ "Harshad Trivedi elected as President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad". DeshGujarat. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Kavi Harshad Trivedi- Gujarati Kavi Poet". Kavilok (in Gujarati). 2007-01-10. Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ^ ISBN 9789383317028.
- ^ Parikh, Dhiru (October 2015). "Navya Kavi Navya Kavita". Kavilok.
- ^ "અમદાવાદના સાહિત્યકાર હર્ષદ ત્રિવેદીને વર્ષ ૨૦૧૬ના પ્રતિષ્ઠિત 'કુમાર ચંદ્રક'ની જાહેરાત". meranews (in Hindi). Ahmedabad. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
External links
Harshad Trivedi on GujLit