Rajesh Vyas, better known by his pen name Miskin, is a Gujarati poet from India. Born and brought up in

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, he completed his doctorate in

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. He writes

ghazal ''Ghazal'' is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry that often deals with topics of spiritual and romantic love. It may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss, or separation from the beloved, and t ...

poetry and columns in various publications.

Early life

Rajesh Vyas was born on 16 October 1955 in

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, to Jatashankar and Vijayaben. He completed his primary education from Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad. He completed his

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from Sharadagram, Mangrol. He completed a B.A. in Psychology in 1978, a B.A. in Gujarati literature in 1981, and an M.A. in Gujarati literature in 1983 from Gujarat University. He completed his M.Phil. in Gujarati literature in 1985 from Gujarat Vidyapith. He completed his PhD in 1989 from Gujarat University, under Chandrakant Topiwala. ''Gujarati Gazal Tena Vividh Pariprekshya Ma'' (Gujarati

in its various perspectives) was the subject of his thesis.

Career

He started writing in 1960. In 1973, he published his first poem in '' Kavilok''. He later published his poems in numerous magazines including ''Parab'', '' Kumar'', ''Kavilok'', ''Navneet Samarpan'', Kavita, ''

Shabdasrishti ''Shabdasrishti'' (), the journal of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, is a Gujarati language, Gujarati literary magazine, published on the fifth of every month. The magazine was started in 1983, a year after the establishment of the Akademi. ''Shabda ...

'' and ''Tadarthya''. He writes weekly columns in various publications such as ''Shabda Soorne Mele'' in '' Gujarat Samachar'', ''Anhad Na Ajawala'' in '' Jankalyan''. He formerly wrote a column for ''Navneet Samarpan''. He was an editor of the Gujarati poetry journal '' Gazalvishwa''.

Works

His pen name "Miskin" means a poor person. He has researched Gujarati ghazals and their science of prosody. His ghazal anthologies are ''Tutelo Samay'' (1983), ''Chhodine Aav Tu'' (2005), ''Koi Taru Nathi'' (2007), ''Ae Pan Sachu Aa Pan Sachu'' (2008), ''Paheli Najar'' (2008), ''Badli Jo Disha'' (2009), ''Ae Orado Judo Che'' (2013), ''Paniyara Kya Gaya?'' (2015), ''Baa No Saadalo'' (2015). His selected ghazals have been compiled as ''Best of Miskin'' by Harsh Brahmbhatt. ''Gazal Vimarsh'' (2007) is a collection of research papers on Gujarati ghazal while ''Gazal Sandarbh'' (2010) is a collection of critical essays on Gujarati ghazals. His other work of ghazals is ''Energy'' (2010). ''Lalitasahastranaam'' (2011) is a work on metaphysics. ''Gazal Praveshika'' (2012) is about the metres of ghazal and its mechanics. He edited several compilations of ghazals including ''Amar Gazalo'', selected works of Gujarati ghazal poets; ''Samagra Mareez'' (2009), the complete works of

Mareez Abbas Abdul Ali Vasi (22 February 1917 – 19 October 1983), known popularly as Mareez, was an Indian poet of Gujarati language, mainly popular for his Ghazals. He is popularly known as '' Ghalib of Gujarat''. He left studies in young age and ...

; ''Mareez Ni Shreshth Gazalo'' (2010), selected works of Mareez; ''Ramesh Parekhni Shreshth Gazalo'' (2011), selected works of Ramesh Parekh; and ''Arooz Shear'' (2012), selected works of Shoonya Palanpuri.

Recognition

He received the Harindra Dave memorial award in 2005, the Shoonya Palanpuri award in 2009, the

Kalapi Award The Kalapi Award (Gujarati:કલાપી ઍવોર્ડ) is an annual award given to Gujarati language, Gujarati ghazal poets. It was founded by the Indian National Theatre, INT Aditya Birla Centre for Performing Arts and Research. The award ...

in 2009, and Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 2010. Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him in 2005 for his ghazal anthology ''Chhodi Ne Aav Tu'' and

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 and ...

awarded him the Dilip Mehta award for the same book in 2005. His book ''Lalitasahashtrinaam'' was awarded by Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi in 2011 and he received the Shri Arvind Gold Medal in 2012. He received the Vali Gujarati Award in 2014. He received the 2021 Narsinh Mehta Award.

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