Shrikant Shah

Shrikant Shah
Native name શ્રીકાન્ત વલ્લભદાસ શાહ
Born Shrikant Vallabhdas Shah
(1936-12-29) 29 December 1936
Bantva, Junagadh district, Gujarat
Pen name Niranjan Sarkar
Occupation professor, poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright
Language Gujarati
Residence Ahmedabad
Nationality Indian
Education Master of Arts
Alma mater Bahauddin College, Junagadh
Period Modern Gujarati literature
Genres short story, novel, drama
Notable works Asti (1966)
Spouse
Ruta Shah (m. 1963)

Shrikant Vallabhdas Shah (Gujarati: શ્રીકાન્ત વલ્લભદાસ શાહ) is a Gujarati poet and writer from Gujarat, India. He is known for his experimental novel Asti (1966).

Life

He was born on 29 December 1936 in Bantva, a town in Junagadh district of Gujarat, to Vallabhdas and Vasantbahen. He completed schooling in his village Bantva. He completed Bachelor of Arts in 1959 and Master of Arts in 1961 from Bahauddin College, Junagadh with Psychology Subject.[1]

He started his career as lecturer at H. K. Arts College, Ahmedabad in 1962-63. Thereafter, he served as an employment officer at Jamnagar, a manager of Jansatta daily at Rajkot and general manager of Jansatta at Ahmedabad. He retired as lecturer from Vivekanand College, Ahmedabad.[1]

He married Ruta Shah on 9 November 1963, and they have a daughter and a son. He lives in Ahmedabad.[2]

Work

He started writing under pseudonym Niranjan Sarkar.

In 1962, he published his first collection of poems Ek and wrote his existentialist novel Asti which was published in 1966, followed by mystery novel Trijo Manas. Tirad ane Bija Natako, Negative, Canvas Par Na Chahera, ...Ane Hu and Aekant Number 80 are his plays. In 2003, his poetry collection Ek Manasnu Nagar was published with the preface written by Gujarati author Niranjan Bhagat. Some of his books are awarded by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and Gujarat Sahitya Akademi.[1]

Asti is his experimental novel which is considered as his attempt of modern novel.[3] The novel does not have any plot and is centred around an unnamed individual addressed as “Te” (lit. He) who passes through ugly experience of existence and desires death.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bhuptani, Maulik. "SHRIKANT SHAH, Gujarat Sahitya Academy, સર્જક અને સર્જન, શ્રીકાન્ત શાહ". Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Radheshyam (2010). Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches). Vol. 16. Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. p. 362.
  3. ↑ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 141–. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  4. ↑ P. K. Rajan (1989). The Growth of the Novel in India, 1950-1980. New Delhi: Abhinav Publications. p. 74. ISBN 978-81-7017-259-8. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
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