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Harshad Trivedi

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Harshad Trivedi

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-07-17 （Kherali, Surendranagar district, Gujarat, India）
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati

Career

Occupations
poet, short story writer, critic, editor
Active Years
1981-
Affiliations
Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Shabdasrishti (magazine)
Memberships
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (member/committee), Sahitya Akademi (Advisory Committee for Gujarati language), National Book Trust (Advisory Committee for Gujarati language)
Influenced By
Ushnas, Morari Bapu

Education

Saurashtra University
Faculty of Arts / Gujarati literature
Degree: BA
Country: India
Saurashtra University
Faculty of Arts / Gujarati literature
Degree: MA
Country: India

Awards

Jayant Pathak Poetry Award
1992
Work: Ek Khali Naav
Result: Winner
Kavishwar Dalpatram Award
2014
Result: Winner
Kumar Suvarna Chandrak
2015
Work: Kankuchokha (feature on Gujarati folk songs and social life)
Organization: Kumar magazine / related organization
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ek Khali Naav

1984 Poetry collection

His first poetry collection, praised for technical mastery and linguistic and thematic richness.

rural and urban lifememorypersonal and social themes
Translations
  • Translated into English and other languages

Rahi Chhe Vaat Adhuri

2002 Poetry collection

A mid-career poetry collection including linguistic experiments and broadened themes.

self and societyplay with language

Taro Awaaj

2003 Poetry collection

A collection exploring voice and presence in poetry.

voiceindividual expression

Taraveni

2014 Poetry collection

A recent collection showing formal and thematic maturity.

maturitysocial observation

Jaaliyun

1994 Short story collection

His first short-story collection dealing with childhood memories, marital pain, daily routine and complex emotional relationships.

family and memorysexuality and relationshipsdepiction of everyday life

Paani Kalar

1990 Children's literature

A collection of works for children.

children's worldeducation

Shabdanubhav

Critical writings / essays

A collection of critical writings and literary essays.

literary criticismlinguistic analysis

Bibliography

  • Ek Khali Naav
  • Paani Kalar
  • Jaaliyun
  • Rahi Chhe Vaat Adhuri
  • Taro Awaaj
  • Taraveni
  • Shabdanubhav

Translations of Works

  • Many works have been translated into English, Hindi, Marathi and Sindhi

Style & Themes

Literary Style
postmodernlinguistically intricateformal experimentation in poetry
Recurring Motifs
rural-urban dualitymemory and timefolk songs and oral culture

Legacy

Harshad Trivedi is an important contemporary Gujarati poet, critic and editor who has held key positions in regional literary institutions. His technical mastery and thematic richness in poetry have earned critical acclaim and several literary awards. In 2023 he was elected president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
  • Sahitya Akademi (advisory committees)

In Popular Culture

  • The feature 'Kankuchokha' serialized in Kumar magazine attracted attention and led to the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak award

Trivia

  • Married to writer Bindu Bhatt in 1991
  • Son: Jayjit Trivedi
  • Editor of Shabdasrishti from 1995 to 2015
  • Received Kavishwar Dalpatram Award in 2014
  • Received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 2015 (some sources note announcement in 2016)
  • Many works translated into English, Hindi, Marathi and Sindhi