Chandrakant Sheth

Chandrakant Sheth

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Chandrakant Sheth Profile

  • Name:
  • Chandrakant Sheth
  • Born:
  • February 3, 1938
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Kalol

Chandrakant Sheth Biography

Chandrakant Sheth is a prolific writer associated with Gujarati literature. A noted poet, he is also known as a critic, essayist, translator and compiler. He has assumed numerous pen names for his literary career such as 'Nand Samavedi', 'Aryaputra','Baalchadra' and 'Daksh Prajapati'. He is a recipient of numerous honours for his literal career. In 1986 he won Gujarati Sahitya Academy Award for Dhoolmani Paglio. Kumar Chandrak and Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1964, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1985, Uma-Snehrashmi Prize in 1985, Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak in 1986, Narsinh Mehta Award in 2005 and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 2006 are other major awards received by him. He has worked as a professor in different colleges of Gujarat. Currently, he is associated with Gujarati Vishwkosh Trust, Ahmedabad.

 

His full name is Chandrakant Trikamlal Sheth. He was born on February 3, 1938 in Kaalol, Panchmahal. His family originally hails from Thasra village of Kheda. He completed his Master’s degree in Gujarati and Sanskrit from Gujarat University in 1961, and also earned a PhD from Gujarat Vidyapith in 1979. He started his professional career as a part time lecturer and later worked in various educational institutions of Gujarat.

 

As a writer, he is best known for the works - Pavan Ruperi (1972), Ughadti Divalo (1974) and     Dhoolmani Paglio (1984). He is associated with the Re Math literary movement of Gujarati literature. Chandrakant Sheth won numerous awards for his glorious literal career which include the prestigious Sahitya Academy Award, Kumar Chandrak and Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak. Ramprasad Bakshi Prize (1998), Anantrai Raval Vivechan Award (2000), and Natwarlal Malvi Prize (2001) are the recent awards received by him. He also served as the co-editor of Gujarati Sahityakosh.

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Updated: July 09, 2016

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