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Dhirendra Pritamlal Mehta

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Dhirendra Pritamlal Mehta

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1944-08-29 （Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India）
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati, Hindi
Residence History
Ahmedabad (born and lived) → Bhuj (family origin; long-term residence)

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Poet, Critic, Editor, Academic
Active Years
1963-
Affiliations
Akashvani (radio broadcaster), Bhuj, Gujarat College (Head of Department of Gujarati Literature), R. R. Lalan College (Head of Department of Gujarati and Undergraduate Centre), Krantiguru Shyamji Krishna Verma Kachchh University (visiting professor)

Education

Alfred High School, Bhuj
Period: 〜1961
Year of Graduation: 1961
Country: India
Matriculated in 1961
Gujarat University
School of Languages / Gujarati / Hindi
Degree: B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Period: 1966–1976
Year of Graduation: 1976
Country: India
B.A. (1966), M.A. (1968); Ph.D. awarded in 1976 (dissertation: Gujarātī Navalakathānō Upēyalakṣī Abhyāsa)

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award (Gujarati)
2010
Work: Chhavni
Organization: Sahitya Akademi (India)
Result: 受賞
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak
2011
Organization: Ranjitram award committee
Result: 受賞
R. V. Desai Award
1994
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Critics Award
1985
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Jayant Khatri - Bakulesh Award
2000
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Darshak Award
2003
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Valay

1971 Novel

An early novel dealing with love, relationships and their consequences such as depression and loneliness.

LoveLonelinessDepression

Chihna

1978 Novel

A novel expanding on relationships and inner conflicts.

Human relationshipsInner life

Adrashya

1980 Novel

A novel dealing with themes similar to his earlier works.

LonelinessRelationships

Kaveri Ane Darpanlok

1988 Novellas (adapted from radio plays)

Contains two novellas adapted from radio plays, both featuring female protagonists.

Female protagonistsHuman relationships

Ghar

1995 Short stories

Collection of four stories dealing with home and death, pointing to the nature of change.

HomeDeathChange

Chhavni

2006 Novel

A novel portraying loneliness and the complexity of human relationships; winner of the 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award.

LonelinessInterpersonal relationshipsPsychology

Sanmukh

1985 Short story collection

Collection of 26 short stories.

Short storiesCharacter depiction

Pavanna Veshma

Poetry collection

A collection of 119 poems written between 1963 and 1993.

PoetryIntrospection

Bibliography

  • Valay (1971)
  • Chihna (1978)
  • Adrashya (1980)
  • Kaveri Ane Darpanlok (1988)
  • Sanmukh (1985)
  • Ghar (1995)
  • Dharna (1990)
  • Khovai Gayeli Vastu (2001)
  • Bhandari Bhavan (2002)
  • Chhavni (2006)
  • Pavanna Veshma
  • Pratyanchano Kamp
  • Nisbat
  • Mehtaji, Tame Eva Shu?

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Restrained, introspective style focusing on inner lifeContemporary realism
Recurring Motifs
LonelinessDepressionHome and domestic spaceComplexity of interpersonal relationships

Health

  • Poliomyelitis
    幼少期（4歳時に罹患）
    Left with residual effects in both legs

Legacy

An important figure in Gujarati literature, noted for subtle portrayals of loneliness and inner life. Winner of the 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award for Chhavni and recipient of numerous other honors, he is regarded as a significant representative of modern and contemporary Gujarati letters.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
  • Gujarat Sahitya Akademi

Trivia

  • Born 29 August 1944 in Ahmedabad.
  • Contracted poliomyelitis at age four, leaving residual effects in both legs.
  • Completed B.A. (1966), M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1976).
  • Won the 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Chhavni (2006).
  • Received the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2011.
  • Married Nutanben in 1977; has two daughters, Venu and Shalmali.