Tarini Desai ( gu, તારિણી દેસાઈ; born 22 December 1935) is Gujarati short story writer from Gujarat, India.

Life

She was born on 22 December 1935 at Baroda (now Vadodara) to Sudhaben and Rudrapratap Munshi. His family belonged to

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. She completed her primary and secondary education from Baroda. She completed

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in Philosophy and Psychology in 1957 from

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and M. A. in Entire Philosophy from Wilson College, Bombay. She also obtained diploma in

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in 1956. She edited ''Kyarek'', a literary magazine. She married Sudhir Desai, Gujarati poet and critic, in 1955. They have a son, Sanskar Desai and two daughters, Sanskritirani Desai and

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Works

She started writing during her college life. Her first radio feature ''Navratri'' was presented from Baroda Centre of Akashvani in 1951. Her other radio feature was presented in 1962 from Bombay Centre of Akashvani. Her first story ''Meeting'' was published in ''chandani'' magazine in 1966. Her short story ''Kabaro Pan Chali Shake Chhe'' was anthologized by Radheshyam Sharma in 1975. ''Pag Bolta Lage Chhe'' (1984) was her first collection of fifteen short stories. ''Raja Maharaja Je'' (1992) has fourteen short stories centered around subject of "illusion". ''Maroon Jamli Gulabi'' (2003) was her third collection of experimental stories. ''Komal Pancham Ja'' (2008) is her other story collection. She has written children's stories, ''Chimpudada'' and ''Ganji Kanji ane Vanji''. ''Tarinibahen Desai ni Shreshtha Vartao'' is a collection of her selected stories. Her stories are analysed in ''Tarinibahen Desai ni Vartao: Aaswad ane Avbodh'' is a book where several scholars have analysed and written on her stories. ''Saat Taali Ramadati Kshano'' is a collection of pen sketches. She had acted in small role in TV series ''Prerana''.

Awards

In 2004, she was awarded Dhoomketu Award. Her story collections are awarded by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Desai, Tarini 1935 births Living people 20th-century Indian women writers Gujarati-language writers 20th-century Indian short story writers Women writers from Gujarat Indian women short story writers People from Vadodara Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda alumni

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