Rajendra Patel (

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: રાજેન્દ્ર પટેલ) is a

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poet, short story writer and critic from

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. He has served as Vice President of

Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Gujarati Sahitya Parishad () is a literary organisation for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of society an ...

since 2014. His significant works include ''Jueeni Sugandha'' (2003; collection of short stories), ''Shri Purant Janse'' (2009; collection of poems) and ''Avagat'' (2014; collection of criticism). Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him three times for his poems, short stories and criticism. His book ''Jueeni Sugandh'' was translated by Navneet Thakkar in

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as ''Juhi Ki Mahak'' (2007). He also served in the editorial team of ''

Shabdasrishti ''Shabdasrishti'' ( gu, શબ્દસૃષ્ટિ, Śabdasr̥ṣṭi, World of Words), the journal of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, is a Gujarati literary magazine, published on the fifth of every month. The magazine was started in 1983, a ye ...

'', a monthly magazine published by

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Early life

Patel was born on 20 August 1958 in the

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area of Ahmedabad,

; to Bhogilal and Lakshmibahen. He took his schooling from Diwan Ballubhai School, which is near

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, from 1968 to 1974. He received his

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from Bhavans College, Ahmedabad in 1978 in the Chemistry subject. He received his

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from the School of Science at

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in 1980.
He married in 1984 and has two daughters.Kabootar, Patang ane Darpan written by Rajendra Patel, year-2012, Publisher, Rangdwar prakashan, Ahmedabad, page-12,

Career

He started to write in 1974 and was published for first time in ''Vishwamanav'', a Gujarati language magazine. Subsequently, his poems were published in other literary magazines including Parab,

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Kavilok ''Kavilok'' (Gujarati: કવિલોક), a publication of Kavilok Trust, is a Gujarati language bimonthly poetry journal published in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. The current editor is Dhiru Parikh and co-editor is Praful Raval. History The Ka ...

, Kavita, Etad and Navneet Samarpan. He served as a treasurer of

, Ahmedabad from 2006 to 2009; as a member of the Advisory Board of Gujarati language at

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from 2009 to 2012; as a joint secretary of Vanche Gujarat Abhiyan,

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from 2010 to 2011; as a secretary of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 2010 to 2013; and was serving as a Vice President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 2014 to 2020. At present he is a trustee of Matrubhasha Abhiyan, Director of Anuvad Pratishthan and core team member of the Gujarat Literature Festival in Ahmedabad. He is also running a pharmaceutical company.

Works

Poem collections

* ''Koshma Suryodaya'' (2004) * ''Shree Purant Janse'' (2009) * ''Kabutar, Patang ane Darpan'' (2012) * ''Ek Shodhaparva'' (2013) * ''Bapujini Chhatri'' (2014) * ''Vastuparva'' (2016) *Chandostav (2021) *Vasiyatnamu (2021)

Short story collections

* ''Jueeni Sugandha'' (2003) * ''Adhuri Shodh'' (2009) * ''Akbandh Aakash'' (2011)

Essay Collection

* ''Baari Pase...'' (2021)

Literary criticism

* ''Avagahan'' (2010) * ''Avagat'' (2014) * ''Morito Chahi Na Ami'' (2015, Sri Aurobindo and

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

's poetry). * ''Videshi Kavyvishesh'' (2021) * ''Ravindrasahitya Vishesh'' (2021) * ''Pankhi na Jane'' (2021) * ''Fal ane Falshruti'' (2021)

Editing

* ''Bhogilal Gandhi Janmashatabdi Grantha'' (2011; birth centenary volume on Bhogilal Gandhi)

Recognition

He received prizes from

for his short story collection ''Jueeni Sugandh'' in 2004, for his poetry collection ''Shree Purant Janse'' in 2009 and for his criticism book "Avagat" in 2014.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Rajendra Modernist writers 1958 births Living people Indian male poets Gujarati-language writers Gujarati-language poets People from Ahmedabad district Poets from Gujarat