Ashokpuri Goswami is a Gujarati poet and writer from

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, India. He won

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for Gujarati language in 1997 for his novel ''Koovo'' (1994).

Life

He was born on 17 August 1947 in

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, Gujarat to Kailasbharati and Kamlabahen. His family belonged to Ashi village near Petlad. He completed his primary and secondary education in Navli,

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. He completed old S.S.C. from B. M. Patel High School, Navli. He completed

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from V. P. College,

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but dropped out due to poor financial condition. He started working as a farmer at his village. He married Ansooyaji on 21 April 1965. Their son Aayushman was born on 16 July 1998.

Works

He wrote his first poem while studying S.S.C. His

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s were first published in '' Kavilok'', and later he published in other Gujarati literary magazines including ''

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'', ''

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 ...

'', ''Vi'' and ''Navneet Samarpan''. ''Arthat'' (1990) and ''Kaling'' (2005) are his collections of ghazals. ''Mool'', his first novel was published in 1990, followed by ''Koovo'' (1994), ''Nibhado'' (1995), ''Vedh'' (1999) ''Ame'' (2015) and ''Gajra''. ''Ravarvaat'' (1994) is an autobiographical work. He has edited story collection, ''Vinela Moti'' (1995). He has edited ''Setu'' (2003), a literary magazine published for non-resident Indians, and ''Rooplabdhi'' (2005) published by Charotar Vidya Mandal on occasion of session held by

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. He has also translated Dilip Ramesh's Hindi play, ''Khand Khand Agni''.

Awards

He won the

for Gujarati language in 1997 for his novel ''Koovo'' (1994). He also won Govardhanram Tripathi Award in 1995 and Best Book Prize of

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 ...

in 1996 for his novel ''Nibhado'' (1995).

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