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Ajaysinh Chauhan is a Gujarati writer and critic from
Ajaysinh Chauhan is a Gujarati writer and critic from Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
, India. He was a registrar of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
The Gujarat Sahitya Akademi () or Gujarat Sahitya Academy, established in 1981, is a government institution dedicated to the development of the languages spoken in Gujarat, India and their literature. Gujarati, an official language of Gujarat, i ...
and an editor of its organ, ''Shabdasrishti
''Shabdasrishti'' (), the journal of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, is a Gujarati language, Gujarati literary magazine, published on the fifth of every month. The magazine was started in 1983, a year after the establishment of the Akademi. ''Shabda ...
''.
Life
He was born on 25 September 1983. He completedBachelor of Arts
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in 2003, Master of Arts
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in 2005, and M.Phil in 2006 from the Sardar Patel University. He obtained PhD from the same university in 2013 under Manilal H. Patel; for his research work ''Adhunikottar Gujarati Kavita'' (Postmodern Gujarati poetry).
He served as the Senate Member of Faculty of Arts and as the Member of Gujarati Board of Studies at Sardar Patel University. He was a member of Governing Body of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad () is a literary organisation for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of society and ...
from 2013 to 2017. Since 2018, he serves as a registrar of Gujarat Sahitya Akadami.
Works
He published his Ph. D. thesis, ''Adhunikottar Gujarati Kavita'', as a book in 2013. He edited ''Amritlal Vegadnu Pravas Sahitya'', ''Sarvatraramya Narmada'', ''Gaam Javani Hath Chhodi De'' (poems of Manilal H. Patel) and ''Kalavithi''.Awards
He was awarded the Ramanlal Joshi Vivechan Paritoshik byGujarati Sahitya Parishad
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad () is a literary organisation for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of society and ...
in 2013 for his work ''Adhunikottar Gujarati Kavita''. He was awarded by the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi in 2013 for the same work. Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him the Yuva Gaurav Puraskar in 2016 for his contribution in the Gujarati literature
The history of Gujarat, Gujarati literature () may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, other than its composers.
Gujarat Vidhya S ...
.
See also
*List of Gujarati-language writers
The following is an alphabetical list of Gujarati writers who has contributed in Gujarati literature; presenting an overview of notable authors, journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets and screenwriters who have released literary works in the Gu ...
References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chauhan, Ajaysinh 1983 births Living people Gujarati-language writers 21st-century male writers Indian literary critics