Kiransinh Chauhan ( gu, કિરણસિંહ ચૌહાણ b. 7 October 1974) is a Gujarati poet and scriptwriter from

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. His works include (Festival of Memories, 2004) and (The Temper, 2008). He was awarded 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 L ...

in 2005.

Early life

Chauhan was born in

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to Hirabhai and Revabahen. After completing his primary education from Variyav Primary School, he completed his secondary and higher secondary education from Lokmanya Vidyalaya,

Rander Rander (also known as Rahe Neer or city of mosques) is a town in Surat district in the state of Gujarat, India. Located on the bank of the Tapti River, it is from the city of Surat. History There are some historic indications that Rander ...

. He completed B. A. in 1997 from J. Z. Shah Arts and H. P. Desai Commerce College,

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and M. A. from M. T. B. Arts College,

with

Gujarati literature The history of Gujarati literature ( gu, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય) 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, oth ...

as one of his subjects. He earned B. P. Ed. in 2002 from Sharirik Prashikshan Mahavidyalay, Tumsar, Maharashtra. In 2005, he completed his B. Ed. from College of Education.

Career

Chauhan started writing poetry in 1988, venturing into metrical form in 1990. In the same year, his poem, "" appeared in periodical, published from

. His poetry was published in other Gujarati literary magazines including , , , , , and . He worked as a journalist for five years and as a teacher for seven years. He joined ''Navgujarat Times'' in 1997 as a journalist. In 1999, he joined and then ''Channel Surat'' in 2001. From 2002 to 2006, he taught Gujarati and

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s at Jivanbharati Vidyalaya, Surat. In 2006, he joined P. R. Khatiwala Vidyasankul, Surat and served as a lecturer at the Valmiki Adhyapan Mandir P. T. C. College, Surat for a year. He is working as a

scriptwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. T ...

and an anchor. He is also running his own book publishing house Sanidhya Prakashan since 2010.

Works

His first

ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...

anthology, (Festival of Memories) was published in 2004, followed by (The Temper) published in 2008. (2005) is a collection of , a humorous styled , written by him. He has penned lyrics for Gujarati film (2011) and also wrote dialogues for Gujarati film . He has appeared in several television shows including

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and on Akashvani.

Compilations

* (collection of selected Gujarati , first two lines of a ) * (collection of

free verse Free verse is an open form of poetry, which in its modern form arose through the French '' vers libre'' form. It does not use consistent meter patterns, rhyme, or any musical pattern. It thus tends to follow the rhythm of natural speech. Defini ...

) * (collection of

parable A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, that illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, ...

s) * (selected poems by Mahesh Davadkar)

Recognition

He was awarded the

(2005) by Indian National Theater,

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. He is also a recipient of Shreshth Yuva Sahityakar Puraskar (Best Young Author Prize) in 2007 by Rashtriya Kala Kendra, Surat.

Personal life

Chauhan married Smita on 18 February 2003 and they have two sons, Pallav and Namra.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chauhan, Kiransinh 1974 births Living people Indian male screenwriters Gujarati-language writers Indian male poets People from Surat Screenwriters from Gujarat Poets from Gujarat 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers