Madhav Ramanuj

Madhav Ramanuj
at Dakor, February 2017
Native name માધવ ઓધવદાસ રામાનુજ
Born Madhav Odhavdas Ramanuj
(1945-04-22) April 22, 1945
Pachchham, Ahmedabad
Occupation Poet, Writer
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Education Diploma of Arts
Alma mater Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts
Period Modern Gujarati literature
Notable works
  • Tame (1972)
  • Anahadnu Ekant (2013)
  • Suryapurush (1997, 1999)
Notable awards
Spouse Lalita
Children Deepti, Neha
Signature
Website
Official website Edit this at Wikidata

Madhav Ramanuj (Gujarati: માધવ રામાનુજ) is a Gujarati poet and writer from Gujarat, India.[1] Tame (1972) and Anahadnu Ekant (2013) are his collections of poems. He won Narsinh Mehta Award (2012) and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2016) for his contribution in Gujarati literature.[2]

Life

at Gujarati Literature Festival, Ahmedabad on 16 December 2016

Ramanuj was born on 22 April 1945 in Pachchham, a viilage in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state to Odhavdas Ramanuj. He completed Diploma of Arts in Applied Arts from Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts in 1973. He joined the same college as the professor of Applied Arts in 1973 and retired as the principal of the same college. He joined editor section of Akhand Anand monthly in 1969. He also worked with publication house, Vora and Co. in 1969-70. He designed covers of books of publication house, R. R. Sheth & Co. from 1970 to 1973. He had also served as the president of Gandharv Sangeet Vidyalaya Trust, Ahmedabad and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He was also an adviser of Doordarshan, Ahmedabad.[3][4] He works as the head of the Human Resource Department of Institute Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) at Ahmedabad. He has set up 'Kidney Theatre' group at IKDRC which organises plays for awareness on kidney related ailments.[2]

Works

Chinu Modi on mic, than Chandrakant Sheth, Rajendra Shukla and Madhav Ramanuj at Vallabh Vidyanagar, 1992

Tame (You; 1972), Aksharnu Ekant (1997) and Anahadnu Ekant (2013) are his collections of poems. Pinjarni Aarpar (1990) is his biographical novel about Reuben David, who was the founder of the Ahmedabad Zoo. Suryapurush (1997, 1999) is his two parts biographical novel about Chimanbhai Patel, the former Chief Minister of Gujarat.[3]

He had written lyrics for the songs of Gujarati films. He had won state prizes for films, Pithi Pili Ne Rang Rato (1974) and Derani Jethani (1999).[3]

Rag-Vairag (2000) and Akshar nu Amrut are plays written by him.[3]

Awards

He received Narsinh Mehta Award in 2012 and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 2016 for his significant contribution in Gujarati literature.[2][3]

Personal life

Ramanuj married with Lalita and they have a daughter, Deepti.[5] His younger daughter Neha committed suicide on 5 October 2009.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Noted Gujarati writer Madhav Ramanuj gets Sahitya Academy award". The Indian Express. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  2. 1 2 3 "Madhav Ramanuj gets Guj Gaurav Puraskar". DNA. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  4. ↑ "સવિશેષ પરિચય: માધવ રામાનુજ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ". Madhav Ramanuj, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  5. ↑ "મારા વિશે". માધવ રામાનુજ – The official website of Madhav Ramanuj (in Gujarati). 2010-10-05. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Noted writer Madhav Ramanuj's daughter commits suicide". Indian Express. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
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