Bhupat Vadodaria

Bhupat Vadodaria (19 February 1929 – 4 October 2011) was an Indian author and journalist. He worked with various newspapers in Gujarat and in the Information Office of Government of Gujarat before founding his own media group. He had authored more than fifty books.

Life

Vadodaria was born in Dhrangadhra, Gujarat on 19 February 1929. His father Chhotalal died when he was three years old. He was raised by his mother Chaturaben. He completed Bachelor of Science in 1946.

After working with ''Lokshakti'' daily for sometime, he joined as the youngest editor of ''Phhulchhab'' daily in 1955, when he was twenty six years old. In 1962 he moved to Ahmedabad. He worked with ''Lokmanya'' as an editor, with '' Sandesh'' as a news editor and with '' Gujarat Samachar'' as a co-editor. He worked as the director of information department of Government of Gujarat from 1982 to 1986. In 1986 he founded Sambhaav media group which runs various newspapers and magazines. He served as the chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi from 1984 to 1986.

He died on 4 October 2011 at Ahmedabad. He was cremated at Thaltej crematorium.

Works

He authored more than fifty books. He wrote columns in magazines and newspapers like ''Panchaamrit'' in ''Abhiyaan'' weekly and ''Ghare Bahire'' in ''Gujarat Samachar''. ''Kasumbi no Rang'' (1952), ''Jivan Jivavanu Bal'' (1955), ''Antarna Roop'' (1958) are his short story collections. His essays and column writings are published under titles ''Ghare Bahire'' volume-1 to 5 (1958-1982) and ''Azadi ni Abohawa'' (1987). His novel ''Prem Ek Pooja'' won him Gujarati Sahitya Academy award in 1978.

See also

* List of Gujarati-language writers

References

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1929 births
2011 deaths
Gujarati-language writers
20th-century Indian journalists
Indian columnists
20th-century Indian essayists
Indian editors
People from Surendranagar district
20th-century Indian novelists
20th-century Indian short story writers
Journalists from Gujarat