Utpal Harivallabh Bhayani (10 October 1953 – 16 October 2019) was a

Gujarati language Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gu ...

story writer, playwright, critic and translator from

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, India.

Life

Utapal Bhayani was born on 10 October 1953 in

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(now Kozhikode) to

Harivallabh Bhayani Harivallabh Chunilal Bhayani (26 May 1917 – 11 November 2000) was a linguist, researcher, critic and translator from India. Biography Bhayani was born on 26 May 1917 in Mahuva to Dasa Shrimali Jain Sthanakvasi family of Chunilal. His paren ...

, a Gujarati writer. His family was from Mahuva in

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. He studied Master of Commerce and later qualified as Chartered Accountant which he accepted as his profession. He served as a trustee of Parichay Trust,

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. He died on 16 October 2019.

Works

''Nimajjan'' (1978) was his first collection of stories followed by ''Hallo!'' (1983) which included some experimental stories. ''Khatavani'' (1995) was well received by critics. ''Vahi'' (2008) was his fourth collection. His story ''Mijbani'' was included in ''Swatantrottar Gujarati Navlika'' edited by

Raghuveer Chaudhari Raghuveer ChaudhariSpelling of name is based on his signaturArchived herOther alternative spellings are Raghuvir Chaudhary and Raghuvir Chaudhari. is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat, India. He has also worked as a columnist for numerou ...

. His ''Extra Ticket'' was anthologized in ''Ketlik Gujarati Tunki Vartao'' (1955–80) edited by

Gulabdas Broker Gulabdas Broker was a Gujarati language writer from India. He is primarily known for his short stories and one-act plays in Gujarati literature. Biography Broker was born at Porbandar on 20 September 1909. He completed his education in Gujarat ...

and

Suman Shah Suman Shah (Gujarati:સુમન શાહ) is a Gujarati language critic, short story writer, novelist, essayist, editor and translator from Gujarat, India. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2008 for his short story collection ''Fatfatiyun'' ...

. He was a prolific drama critic but he considered his works as ''Samiksha'' not criticism. His drama criticism works starting in 1976 include ''Drashyafalak'' (1981), ''Preksha'' (1986), ''Natakno Jeev'' (1987), ''Tarjni Sanket'' (1992), ''Samajik Natak: Ek Nutan Unmesh'' (1993), ''Deshvideshni Rangbhumi'' (2001), ''Rangbhumi'' (2004), ''Natyadrashti'' (2003), ''Natyagoshthi'' (2004). ''Mahabharat'' (1991) and ''Sahyog'' (1999) are translations. He edited ''Sampark'' (1982), ''Adhunik Gujarati Ekankio'' (1994) and ''Sureshni Sathe Sathe'' (2007).

Awards

His story collection ''Khatvani'' (1995) was awarded by

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 ...

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