Daksha Vyas (born 26 December 1941) is a
Gujarati poet, critic and editor from
Gujarat
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, India.
Life
Daksha Vyas was born on 26 December 1941 at
Vyara (now in
Tapi district, Gujarat). She completed primary and secondary education in Vyara. She received
B.A. in 1962 from
Surat
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,
M.A. in 1965 and Ph.D. in 1978 for her thesis ''Swatantryottar Gujarati Kavita: Paridarshan''.
She taught Gujarati in Gurukul Mahila College in
Porbandar
Porbandar is a city and the headquarters of Porbandar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama. It was the former capital of the Porbandar State, Porbandar princely state. Porbandar and Chhaya, ...
from 1967 to 1973 and later in Arts College, Vyara from 1973 until retirement.
Works
Daksha Vyas is a poet, critic and editor.
''Alpana'' (2000) is her poetry collection. ''Bhavpratibhav'' (1981), ''Saundaryadarshi Kavio'' (1984), ''Roopak Granthi'' (1988), ''Anusarga'' (1998), ''Adivasi Samaj'' (2001) and ''Pariprekshana'' (2004) are her works of criticism. ''Atamne Ajwale'' (2004) is her philosophical work while ''Tatvacharcha'' (1988), ''Chal Man Vyara Nagari'' (1997) and ''Sarjakna Sannidhye'' are edited by her.
''Saundaryadarshi Kavio'' includes study and criticism of four leading poets of 1950s;
Rajendra Shah,
Niranjan Bhagat,
Ushnas and
Jayant Pathak
Jayant Himmatlal Pathak (20 October 1920 – 1 September 2003) was a Gujarati poet and literary critic from Gujarat, India. He was the president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1990 – 1991. He received several awards, includin ...
.
Sanmukham is her other work.
See also
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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
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Gujarati-language writers
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1941 births
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20th-century Indian poets
Indian editors
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Indian women editors
21st-century Indian poets
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20th-century Indian women writers
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Indian women poets