Chandrakant Sheth
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 Chandrakant Sheth at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad on 7 April 2016 | |
| Native name | ચંદ્રકાન્ત ત્રિકમલાલ શેઠ |
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Chandrakant Trikamlal Sheth February 3, 1938 Kaalol, Panchmahal |
| Pen name | Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Baalchandra, Daksh Prajapati |
| Occupation | Poet, Essayist, Critic, Compiler |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Literary movement | Re Math |
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Chandrakant Sheth (Gujarati: ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠ) is a Gujarati language poet, essayist, critic, translator and compiler from Gujarat, India. 'Aryaputra', 'Nand Samavedi', 'Baalchadra' and 'Daksh Prajapati' are his pen-name. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1986 for his book Dhoolmani Paglio'.[1][2]
Life
Sheth was born on 3 February 1938 in Kaalol, a village in Panchmahal district. His family is native of Thasra village of Kheda. He completed his matric in 1954. He got his Bachelor of Arts in 1958 and Master of Arts in 1961 from Gujarat University with Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects. He earned his Ph.D in 1979 from Gujarat Vidyapith for his research Umashankar Joshi: Sarjak ane Vivechak (work based on Umashankar Joshi).[3]
Career
He started his career as a part-time lecturer at St. Xevier's College, Ahmedabad in 1961. After that, he served as a professor at different colleges of Gujarat including Kapadvanj College (1962-63), Gujarat Vidyapith (1963-66), Bhakta Vallabh Dhola College (1972-1979) and again Gujarat Vidyapith (in 1979). From 1979 to 1984, he served as a Niyamak of K. L. Swadhyay Mandir, run by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, and also worked as a co-editor of Gujarati Sahityakosh. Currently, he is serving at Gujarati Vishwkosh Trust, Ahmedabad.[1]
Works
Recognition
He won Kumar Chandrak in 1964, Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1964, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1985, Narsinh Mehta Award in 2005 and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 2006. His book Dhoolmani Paglio (1984) was awarded by Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (1984-85) and Sahitya Akademi Award (1986). In 1986, he received Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak, which he shared with Rajendra Shah, the renowned Gujarati poet. He has also received; the Chandrashekhar Thakur Prize (1973), Ramprasad Bakshi Prize (1998), Anantrai Raval Vivechan Award (2000), and Natwarlal Malvi Prize (2001).[5]
References
- 1 2 "ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ". Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2016-05-16.
- ↑ Gadit, Jayant (1990). "Sheth Chandrakant Trikamlal". In Topiwala, Chandrakant. Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) (in Gujarati). 2. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 603.
- ↑ Brahmbhatt, Prasad (2014). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Parshva Publication. pp. 69–76. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
- ↑ Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. pp. 340–346. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
- ↑ Shukla, Kirit (2008). Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. p. 674. ISBN 9789383317028.