Varsha Adalja

Varsha Adalja

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Varsha Adalja Profile

  • Name:
  • Varsha Adalja
  • Born:
  • April 10, 1940
  • Father:
  • Gunvantrai Acharya

Varsha Adalja Biography

Varsha Adalja is a noted feminist novelist associated with Gujarati literature. The daughter of the prolific novelist Gunvantrai Acharya, Varsha is also known as a playwright and negotiator. In 1995, she received Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for her novel Ansar. She is also a recipient of Gujarati Sahitya Academy award three times - 1977, 1979 and 1980. As a well-established dramatist of present times, Varsha has penned several stage plays and radio plays and also a few screenplays for movies. In 2005 she was given the most prestigious Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak. Soviet Land Nehru Award 1976 and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Award for 1972 and 1975 are the other major awards received by her.

 

She was born in 1940 to the ace Gujarati writer, Gunvantrai Acharya in Mumbai. She completed her studies in Mumbai and also learnt drama from the prestigious National School of Drama, Delhi. During her studies, she made Ansaar – a film which won several awards. She started her professional career as a journalist with Sudha, a magazine in the year 1973 and worked for three years. By 1970s she has already become an established young writer winning many awards such as Gujarati Sahitya Academy Award thrice and Soviet Land Nehru Award in the 1970s and early 1980s. She is associated with Gujarati Sahitya Parishad since 1978.

 

As a social worker, she has been closely watched and explored tribal people, leprosy affected people and also prisoners at jail. She holds a Master’s degree in Sociology. As a writer, she has published more than 40 books, including 22 novels. Adalja writes fiction and essays in both Gujarati and Hindi languages. Associated with Gujarati drama group Rangabhumi for many years, she has written many popular plays for the troupe.  

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Updated: March 06, 2016

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