Neerav Patel

Neerav Patel
Born (1950-12-02) December 2, 1950[1]
Bhuvaldi, Daskroi Taluka, Gujarat
Occupation Poet, Translator, Editor
Language Gujarati, English
Nationality Indian
Education Ph.D
Genre Free verse
Literary movement Dalit literature in Gujarati
Notable works
  • Burning From Both The Ends (1980)
  • What Did I Do To Be Black and Blue (1987)
  • Bahishkrut Phulo (2006)
Signature
Neerav Patel
Academic background
Thesis Gujarati Dalit Poetry 1978 to 2003: A study
Doctoral advisor D. S. Mishra
Academic work

Neerav Patel is a Gujarati and English language poet, translator and editor from Gujarat, India. He is best known for his significant contribution in Gujarati Dalit literature such as Burning From Both The Ends (1980, English poems), What Did I Do To Be Black and Blue (1987, English poems) and Bahishkrut Phulo (2006, Gujarati). He edited Swaman, a journal of dalit writings in Gujarati.[2]

Life

Neerav Patel was born on 2 December 1950 in Bhuvaldi, a village in Daskroi Taluka of Ahmedabad district, Gujarat. He earned Ph.D. in English literature. He served as a Bank Officer. After his retirement, he devotes his entire time to Dalit literature and activity.[1]

He started to write poetry while he was in college, in 1967.[3] He writes only dalit poetry based on dalit people who are suffering atrocities, exploitation, discrimination, segregation.[3]

He pioneered the movement of Gujarati Dalit literature, publishing the first ever Gujarati Dalit literary magazine Akrosh in 1978 under the auspices of the Dalit Panther of Gujarat. He also edited short-lived Gujarati magazines with others namely Kalo Suraj, Sarvanam, Swaman and Vacha.[4]

Works

He has published two poetry collections in English, Burning From Both The Ends (1980) and What Did I Do To Be Black and Blue (1987). He published an anthology of Gujarati poem Bahishkrut Phulo in 2006.[2] He has explored Dalit sensibility in his poems.[5][6]

Recognition

He received the Mahendra Bhagat Prize (2004–2005) from Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, and the Sant Kabir Dalit Sahitya Award (2005) from the Government of Gujarat.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Neerav Patel « The Shared Mirror". The Shared Mirror. 2001-01-26. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  2. 1 2 "Welcome to Muse India". Welcome to Muse India. 1950-10-02. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
  3. 1 2 "Inequity of inequality: A lament in Gujarati". Firstpost. 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2017-06-04.
  4. ↑ "Poets translating Poets". Poets - Goethe-Institut (in Latin). Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  5. ↑ "Welcome to Muse India". Welcome to Muse India. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
  6. ↑ Amar Nath Prasad; M. B. Gaijan (1 January 2007). Dalit Literature: A Critical Exploration. New Delhi: Sarup & Sons. p. 156. ISBN 978-81-7625-817-3. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Parmar, Manoj (October 2017). Pratiti. Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. p. 276. ISBN 978-93-86685-28-5.
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