Ankit Trivedi (born 9 March 1981) is a

Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gu ...

poet, writer, columnist, and emcee from

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. His significant works include ''Gazal Purvak'' (collection of

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) and ''Geet Purvak'' (collection of

geet Geet may refer to: Media * geet (song), a traditional Hindi or Urdu song * ''Geet'' (1944 film) * ''Geet'' (1970 film), a Bollywood film directed by Ramanand Sagar * ''Geet'' (1992 film), a Bollywood film directed by Parto Ghosh * ''Geet'' (TV ...

s). The Indian National Theater in Mumbai awarded him the 2008

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 La ...

for his contribution to Gujarati ghazal. He has received the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize, Yuva Gaurav Puraskar, and the

Yuva Puraskar The Yuva Puraskar (Hindi: युवा पुरस्कार), also known as Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on young writers of outsta ...

. In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by

Gujarat University The Gujarat University is a public state university located at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The university is an affiliating university at the under-graduate level and a teaching university at the postgraduate level. It is accredited B++ by N ...

Early life

Trivedi was born in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

to Amarishkumar and Jayshribahen. He took his schooling at Ahmedabad and completed a

Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce (abbreviated BComm or BCom; also, ''baccalaureates commercii'') is an undergraduate degree in business, usually awarded in Canada, Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Ireland, New Zealand, Ghana, South Africa, Myanmar, ...

from

. Trivedi married Bhumika Trivedi on 12 December 2010. They have a daughter named Mitra.

Works

Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain

Trivedi published his first anthology ''Gazal Purvak'', a collection of

s, in 2006, followed by ''Geet Purvak''. He published ''Maitrivishwa'' in 2006 which is a collection of essays written by him. He edited ''

Gazalvishwa ''Gazalvishwa'' ( Gujarati: ગઝલવિશ્વ) is a quarterly Gujarati ghazal poetry journal, published by Vali Gujarati Gazal Kendra from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India since 2006. The journal publishes ghazals, ghazal reviews, critical work ...

'', a Gujarati ghazal poetry journal, from 2006 to 2007.

Compilations

* * ''Mahendi Na Paan'' * ''Masoom Hawa Na Misra'' (collection of the ghazals of new generation) * ''Missing Bakshi'' * ''Kahevat Vishwa'' * ''Sambhare Re, Balpan Na Sambharna'' (2011) * ''Jivan Na Hakarno Photograph'' (2014) * ''Sol Varas Ni Mosam'' (2014) (compilation of poems in Gujarati) * ''Close Up Nu Smile Please''

Plays

* ''Varsad Bhinjve'' * ''Parpotana Gharma'' * ''Urmila (Ekokti)'' * ''Baa Ne Gher Baabo Aavyo'' * ''Madhapar Ladies Special'' * ''Aa Kokilanu Kain Karo''

Filmography

Trivedi worked as a screenwriter on the 2017 Gujarati comedy film,

Carry On Kesar ''Carry On Kesar'' is an Indian Gujarati social comedy film directed by Vipul Mehta. It is a socially relevant film that talks of a traditional elderly childless couple deciding to have a baby. It is a debut Gujarati film of actress Supriya Pa ...

Recognition

Trivedi was awarded the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (2006–07) and the

in 2016 for his book ''Gazal Purvak''. In 2008, he won the

from the Indian National Theater, Mumbai. His collection of geets, ''Geet Purvak'', was awarded the Bhanuprasad Pandya Prize (2010–11). For his poetry, he received the Yuva Gaurav Puraskar award (2011) and for his contribution to Gujarati literature, the Harindra Dave Memorial Award (2011). In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Trivedi, Ankit Gujarati-language writers Gujarati-language poets People from Gujarat 1981 births People from Ahmedabad district Living people Gujarat University alumni Dramatists and playwrights from Gujarat Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar