Nayan Desai

Nayan Desai
Native name નયન હર્ષદરાય દેસાઈ
Born Nayan Harshadray Desai
(1946-02-22) February 22, 1946
Kathodara, Surat, Gujarat
Occupation Poet
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Period Postmodern Gujarati literature
Genres Ghazal, Geet
Notable works
  • Manas Urfe Reti Urfe Dariyo (1979)
  • Mukam Post Manas (1983)
Notable awards
Spouse Shashi (1990 - present)

Nayan Desai (Gujarati: નયન દેસાઈ) is a Gujarati language poet from Gujarat, India.[1] His significant work includes Manas Urfe Reti Urfe Dariyo (1979), Mukam Post Manas (1983), and Dhoop Kaa’n Saaya’n (ghazals in Urdu). The Indian National Theater awarded him the Kalapi Award in 2013 for his significant contribution to Gujarati ghazal poetry. He won the Kavishwar Dalpatram Award in 2016 for his contribution to Gujarati poetry.

Life

Desai was born 22 February 1946 in Kathodara, a town in the Surat district, to Harshadray and Indumatiben. After completing his SSC in 1965, he worked in a diamond factory. In 1980, he joined Gujarat Mitra, a Gujarati daily, as a sub-editor. He married his wife Shashi in 1990.[2]

Works

His first anthology Manas Urfe Reti Urfe Dariyo was published in 1979, followed by Mukam Post Manas (1983) and Dhoop Kaa’n Saaya’n.[3]

Recognition

He received the Kalapi Award in 2013 and the Kavishwar Dalpatram Award in 2016.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Datta, Amaresh (2016-06-23). "Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature". Google Books. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Radheshyam (1999). Saksharno Sakshatkar: 3 (Question based interview with biographical literary sketches). Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. pp. 175–181.
  3. ↑ Topiwala, Chandrakant (1990). Gujarati Sahityakosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati literature). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. pp. 152–153.
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