Mukul Choksi is a
Gujarati poet, psychiatrist and
sexologist from Angat Clinic Surat, Gujarat, India. He is known for his
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 ...
poetry in
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 ...
.
He was born on 21 December 1959 in
Surat
Surat (Gujarati Language, Gujarati: ) is a city in the western Indian States and territories of India, state of Gujarat. The word Surat directly translates to ''face'' in Urdu, Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of t ...
to Manharlal Choksi, a poet.
He has published his poetry collections namely ''Tarannum'', ''Taja Kalam Ma Ae J Ke'' and ''Sajanva''. He has also published several books on sex education in Gujarati. He was awarded
Kalapi Award in 2014 and Ramesh Parekh award from Sangat in 2019 for his contribution in the field of Gujarati Ghazal poetry. He was also awarded by
Gujarat Sahitya Akademi.
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
*
*
1959 births
Gujarati-language poets
Gujarati-language writers
Indian health professionals
Sexologists
living people
people from Surat district
writers from Gujarat
{{India-poet-stub