Mukund Parikh is a

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novelist, poet and playwright from

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, India.

Life

Mukund Parikh was born on 26 January 1934 in Nadisar village (now in Panchmahal district, Gujarat) to Bhailal Parikh. He completed his primary and secondary education from his native town Balasinor. He completed his B. A. in Economics from Dharmendrasinhji College,

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in 1957. He worked in a Provident Fund Commissioner Office from 1954 to 1980. He studied LL.B. from

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in 1980 from Gujarat University. Since 1981, he is working as a lawyer.

Works

His ''Mahabhinishkraman'' (1968) was an experimental novel. The story follows a

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of a character named Amit Dalal and it explores his relationship with three ladies: Chandan, his mother; Rama, his wife and Saroj, his lover. Parikh employs the stream of consciousness in his narration. He has used motifs such as

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and darkness. He has explored

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in his character's relationships. The novel was particularly praised for its language. He was associated with the experimental literary circles such as Re Math and Akanth Sabarmati. His

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''Choras Inda Ane Gol Kabaro'' was included in a collection of five one-act plays ''Make Believe'' (1968) published by Re Math. This play is considered as an example of an absurd play from the early period of modern Gujarati literature. It is a psychological play flipping the places of an actor and the viewers in the theatre. ''Moksh'' (1975) is his one-act plays collection. ''Man Chitarie'' (2004) is his poetry collection awarded by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. He co-edited poetry journal ''Shabda'' with

Ravji Patel Ravji Patel (Gujarati: રાવજી પટેલ; 15 November 1939 – 10 August 1968) was a modernist poet, short story writer and novelist of Gujarati language. Life He was born in Bhatpur village (now in Anand district, Gujarat) on 15 Nove ...

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