Pravin Darji (born 23 August 1944) is Gujarati essayist, poet, critic and editor from India. He was awarded

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

in 2011.

Life

Pravin Darji was born on 23 August 1944 in Mahelol village in

Panchmahal district Panchmahal, also rendered as Panch Mahal, is a district in the eastern portion of Gujarat State western India. ''Panch-mahal'' means "five tehsils/talukas" (5 sub-divisions), and refers to the five sub-divisions that were transferred by the Mahar ...

of Gujarat, India. He completed SSC in 1961 and BA in Gujarati and Sanskrit in 1965. He completed MA in 1967 from Gujarat University and PhD in 1973. He taught Gujarati in Arts College in Modasa from 1965 to 1967. He joined Lunavada College as a Professor in 1967 and served there until his retirement. He served as a chairman of the University Book Production Board for a year. He briefly edited ''Shabdashrishti'', a literary magazine of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. Pravin Darji married Ramila and they have two daughters and a son.

Works

''Adakhe Padakhe'' (1982), ''Leelaparna'' (1984), ''Ghasna Phool'' (1990), ''Pancham'' (1996), ''Gata Zarana'' (1997), ''Madhyabinduna Kamp'' (2003), ''Dadami Te Chakshu'' (2004), ''Pariprashna'' (2005), ''Motino Charo'', ''Ayakhana Ank'' (1988), ''Sannikat'' (1993), ''Darbhankur'', ''Venurav'' are his collections of essays. ''Chees'' (1973), ''Utsedh'' (1985), ''Io'' (2005) are his poetry collections. ''Chandanna Vriksh'' (1991) and ''Ka Katha'' (2005) are his biographical works. ''Himalayna Khole'' (2001) and ''Nava Desh, Nava Vesh'' (2003) are his travelogues. His PhD thesis ''Nibandh: Swarup ane Vikas'' (on essays) was published in 1975. His other work on essays is ''Lalitnibandh'' (1986). His other works of criticism are ''Seema Parno Shabda'' (1990), ''Spand'' (1976), ''Charvana'' (1976), ''Dayaram'' (1978), ''Pratyagra'' (1978), ''Navalkatha Swarup'' (1986), ''Pashchat'' (1982), ''Vipula Cha Prithvi'' (1983), ''Kavyasang'' (2000), ''Purakalpan'' (1989), ''Irony'' (1995). He edited ''Gujarati Bhashani Ketlik Vishishta Vartao'' (1984), ''Gadya Sanchay'' Volume 2 (1982), ''Harishchandrana Kavyo'' (1983), ''121 Gujaarti Vartao ane Vartakaro'' (1994), ''Niravrutt'' (2007). He co-edited ''Shabdashri'' (1980). He translated ''Saundaryo Hahu Janmya Nathi'' (1990).

Awards

He received Sanskar Award (1986), Hari Om Award (1988), Sanskritik Gaurav Award (2002), Anantrai Raval Criticism Award (2003), Sanskriti Award (2005), Kala Gurjari Award (2007), Sanskar Chandrak (1978), Viththalbhai Patel Suvarna Chandrak (1992), Premanand Suvarna Chandrak (2005), Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak and Dahyabhai Patel Suvarna Chandrak. He also received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 2011. The

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honored him with the fourth highest civilian award of

in 2011.

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