Nayan Desai (born 22 February 1946) is a Gujarati language poet from Gujarat, India. His significant work includes ''Manas Urfe Reti Urfe Dariyo'' (1979), ''Mukam Post Manas'' (1983), and ''Dhoop Ka Saya'' (

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 ...

s in Urdu). He received the

Kalapi Award The Kalapi Award (Gujarati:કલાપી ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to Gujarati ghazal poets. It was founded by the INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts and Research. The award is named after Gujarati poet Kalapi. The ...

in 2013 and the

Kavishwar Dalpatram Award The Kavishwar Dalpatram Award (Gujarati: કવિશ્વર દલપતરામ ઍવોર્ડ) is a literary honour in Gujarat, India given by Vardhman Vikas Seva Trust, Wadhwan. The award is conferred annually to the Gujarati language p ...

in 2016.

Biography

Desai was born on 22 February 1946 in Kathodara, a town now in the

Surat district Surat is a district in the state of Gujarat, India with Surat city as the administrative headquarters of this district. It is surrounded by Bharuch, Narmada (North), Navsari (South) districts and east Tapi district To the west is the Gulf of C ...

, to Harshadray and Indumatiben. His family belonged to

Valod Valod is a small town situated midway between Bardoli and Vyara, in Tapi district in India. Valod is located about east of Surat. National Highway 53 The following highways are numbered 53: Cambodia * National Road 53 (Cambodia) Ca ...

. After completing his SSC in 1965, he worked in a diamond factory for 14 years. In 1980, he joined ''Gujarat Mitra'', a Gujarati daily, as a sub-editor. He has retired. He married Shashi in 1990.

Works

His first poetry collection ''Manas Urfe Reti Urfe Dariyo'' (1979) has 58 poems which are mostly

s and some are songs. His second collection ''Mukam Post Manas'' (1982) has 56 poems. These two collections are experimental and include variety. These poems depict loneliness and separation of modern humans. A person affected and tormented by pain is a central theme of his poetry. He later published ''Angali Vadhine Mokalu'' (1984), ''Anushthan'' and ''Samandar Baj Manas''. All these collections were collected and published as ''Nayan na Moti'' (2005). ''Dhoop Ka Saya'' has

s in Urdu.

Recognition

His ''Mukam Post Manas'' (1982) was awarded by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and his ''Dhoop Ka Saya'' was awarded by the Urdu Sahitya Akademi. The Indian National Theatre awarded him the

in 2013 for his significant contribution to Gujarati ghazal poetry. He received the

in 2016 for his contribution to

Gujarati poetry 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, othe ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Desai, Nayan Modernist poets 1946 births Living people Gujarati-language poets People from Surat district Indian male poets Poets from Gujarat 20th-century Indian poets 20th-century Indian male writers Urdu-language poets from India Indian editors

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