Bhavin Gopani is a

Gujarati language Gujarati ( ; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Western Rājasthāni, Old Gujarati (). In India, it is one of the 22 Languages with ...

ghazal ''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ...

poet from

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. His significant works include ''Umbaro'' (2016) and ''Orado'' (2016), collections of ghazals. The INT - Indian National Theater,

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, awarded him the

Shayda Award Shayda Award (Gujarati:શયદા ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to a young Gujarati ghazal poet. It was founded by the INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts & Research. The award is named after Gujarati ghazal poet Harji ...

in 2016 for his contributions to Gujarati ghazal poetry.

Life

Bhavin was born on 19 April 1976 in

Ahmedabad, Gujarat Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled Amdavad (), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 ...

, to Bipinchandra and Jyotsanabahen. He received his schooling at various schools within Ahmedabad, including Prakash Balmandir, Durga Vidyalay, and Sardar Patel High School. He completed his

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects. The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations. Structure Bachelor of Commerce The Bac ...

in 1996 from Sahjanand College, Ahmedabad.
He married Kailas on 11 February 1999; they have a daughter.

Contribution

He started writing ghazals in 2011 and was first published in 2013 in ''Kavita'', a Gujarati-language bimonthly magazine. Subsequently, his poems were published in many Gujarati magazines, including ''

Kavilok ''Kavilok'' (Gujarati: કવિલોક), a publication of Kavilok Trust, is a Gujarati language bimonthly poetry journal published in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The current editor is Dhiru Parikh and co-editor is Praful Raval. History The Ka ...

'', ''

Gazalvishwa ''Gazalvishwa'' (Gujarati: ગઝલવિશ્વ) is a quarterly Gujarati ghazal poetry journal, published by Vali Gujarati Gazal Kendra from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India since 2006. The journal publishes ghazals, ghazal reviews, critical works ...

'', '' Dhabak'' and ''Parab''. ''Umbaro'' (2016) and ''Orado'' (2016) are two of his collections of ghazals.

Recognition

He received the

in 2016.

References

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