Harikrishna Pathak is a

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poet, short story writer, editor and children's writer from

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, India.

Life

Pathak was born on 5 August 1938 at

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(now in Gujarat, India) to Monghiben and Ramchandra. His family was from Bholad village in

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. He

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in 1956. He completed his B. Sc. from

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in 1961. He worked as a teacher at

Songadh Songadh is a taluka in Tapi district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Fort Songadh is located at . It has an average elevation of 112 metres (367 feet). The town is located at the foot of a solitary hill, the surrounding ar ...

near

Bhavnagar Bhavnagar is a city in the Bhavnagar district of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, a States of India, state of India. It was founded in 1723 by Gohil Koli, Bhavsinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (1703–1764). It was the capital of Bhavnagar State, whi ...

in 1961–62. In 1963, he joined Department of Revenues,

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as an assistant. He was later promoted as the divisional officer and later retired as the deputy secretary. He has managed literary groups such as Mijlas and Brihaspatisabha for years. He has also served as a vice president of

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. He is also painter, sketcher and singer.

Works

Harikrishna Pathak has experimented with several genres of literature. His first work, a satire, ''Natakno Takhto'' was published in ''Chandani'' while his first poem was published in ''

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''. ''Sooraj Kadach Uge'' (1974) was his first poetry collection which had 82 poems including metrical poetry,

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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 free verse. It has traditional as well as experimental poems. ''Halavi Hawane Pankhe'' (2005), ''Tapu'' and ''Jalna Padgha'' are his other poetry collections. ''Adva Pachisi'' (1984) has parody poetry on human nature delivered through fictional character Advo. It has shades of

burlesque A burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects.

. ''Mor Banglo'' (1988) and ''Natubhaine To Jalsa Chhe'' (2008) are his story collections. ''Galine Nakethi'' (1993) is his collection of criticism. ''Nagar Vase Chhe'' (1978) has selected poems from Brihaspatisabha edited by him. He has also edited ''Gujarat Kavita Chayan'' (1994, 1996) as well as co-edited ''Swatantryottar Gujarati Geet Sanchay'', ''Gurjar Navalika Chayan'', ''Gurjar Adhunik Vivechan'' and ''Manubhai Trivedi - Sarod'' (2008). ''Aapni Yadi'' has poems of

Kalapi Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (26 January 1874 – 10 June 1900), popularly known by his pen name, ''Kalapi'' was a Gujarati poet and the Thakor (prince) of Lathi state in Gujarat. He is mostly known for his poems depicting his own pathos. He live ...

selected by him. ''Raina Phool'' (2004) is his travelogue. He has contributed to

children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...

also. ''Koinu Kaik Khovay Chhe'' (1981) is a collection of children's poetry. ''Dostarini Vato'' (1993) is a collection of children's stories. ''Gulabi Arasni Laggi'' (1979) is a collection of teenage experiences initially serialized in ''Nutan Gujarat''. ''Hallo-Fallo'' (2005) is also his work on children's literature.

Awards

He has received

Kumar Chandrak Kumar Suvarana Chandrak or the Kumar Gold Medal is a literary award given by Kumar Trust, Ahmedabad, India since 1944. The medal is annually conferred to a Gujarati author for his contribution in '' Kumar'' magazine published by Kumar Trust. In 1 ...

(1967), Chandrashekhar Thakkur Prize (1973), Critics Award (1984), Jayant Pathak Poetry Prize (1993),

Narmad Suvarna Chandrak Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (Gujarati: નર્મદ સુવર્ણ ચંદ્રક), also known as the Narmad Gold Medal or Narmad Chandrak, is a literary honour in Gujarat, India. It is bestowed by the organisation known as Narmad Sahitya Sa ...

(1993, for ''Jalna Padgha''). He has been awarded by

Gujarat Sahitya Akademi The Gujarat Sahitya Akademi ( gu, ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી) or Gujarat Sahitya Academy, established in 1981, is a government institution dedicated to the development of the languages spoken in Gujarat, India an ...

also.

Personal life

He married Chandrika in 1961 at

and has six children.

References

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