Praful Raval ( gu, પ્રફુલ રાવલ) is a

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teacher, poet, essayist and short story writer. Raval is a co-editor of '' Kavilok'' and ''

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'' and works as a general secretary of

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. He received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1982.

Early life

Raval was born on 5 September 1948 in

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to Jagjivandas and Subhadraben. Raval completed SSC from Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from C. M Desai Arts and Commerce College, Viramgam in Gujarati and joined the School of Language,

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. He completed a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy and Ph.D.

Career

Raval taught at L. C Kanya Vidyalaya, Viramgam from 1970 to 1983 and Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam from 1983 to 1984. In 1984, he founded Kruti Prakashan, a publishing company. In 1992, he founded a primary school namely Shishu Niketan, later known as Setu Vidyalaya. In 1995, he founded another school, Sarjan Vidyamandir, and served there as principal until 2006. In 2012, he became co-editor of ''Kumar''. He works as general secretary of

Works

Poetry

* ''Aavtikalni Shodh ma'' (2011) * ''Minoee Sachu Kaheti'ti'' (2014)

Biographical essays

* ''Nokha-Anokha'' (1985) * ''Ba Etle'' (2001) * ''Manas Ae To Manas'' (2014)

Short stories

* ''Pakelo Andhkar''

Recognition

He received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1982.

References

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