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Raam Mori

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Raam Mori

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1993-02-02 (Mota Surka, Sihor, Gujarat, India)
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati
Residence History
Ahmedabad, India (resident)

Career

Occupations
Film writer, Short story writer, Columnist, Visiting faculty
Active Years
2010-
Affiliations
Vijaygiri Filmos (film-writing/production), TV9 (Gujarati, former), Colors Gujarati (former), National Institute of Mass Communication and Journalism (visiting faculty)

Education

Unknown institution (Fabrication/Manufacturing Engineering)
Faculty of Engineering (Fabrication/Manufacturing) / Fabrication/Manufacturing Engineering
Country: India
Completed undergraduate-level studies (sources list as 'Undergraduate'). Began writing short stories at 17.

Awards

Yuva Puraskar
2017
Work: Mahotu
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Yuva Puraskar (awarded by Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad)
2018
Organization: Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad
Result: 受賞
Nanabhai Jebalia Smriti Sahitya Puraskar
2017
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Gujarat Sahitya Akademi (third prize)
2016
Work: Mahotu
Organization: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
Result: 第3賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mahotu

2016 Short story collection

An anthology of short stories centered on women of rural Saurashtra. Critically acclaimed and brought him recognition as a notable young Gujarati writer.

rural lifewomen's lives and struggleseveryday detail

Coffee Stories

2018 Short story collection

A collection of short stories published in December 2018.

everyday lifehuman relationships

Confession Box

2020 Epistolary short story collection

Published in August 2020, a collection of letter-stories (epistolary short fiction).

confessioninterior voices

Montu Ni Bittu

2019 Film (romance/drama)

A 2019 Gujarati film for which Raam Mori wrote the story and screenplay, portraying emotions and relationships of rural youth.

young lovelocal society

Mara Pappa Superhero

2021 Film (family drama)

A 2021 Gujarati film for which Raam Mori contributed story and screenplay.

familygrowth

21mu Tiffin

2021 Film

A 2021 Gujarati film in which Raam Mori was involved in story and screenplay.

everyday lifehuman relations

Bibliography

  • Mahotu (2016)
  • Coffee Stories (2018)
  • Confession Box (2020)
  • Montu Ni Bittu (film screenplay, 2019)
  • Mara Pappa Superhero (film screenplay, 2021)
  • 21mu Tiffin (film screenplay, 2021)

Adaptations

  • Montu Ni Bittu (2019) — Raam Mori wrote story and screenplay
  • Mara Pappa Superhero (2021) — story/screenplay
  • 21mu Tiffin (2021) — story/screenplay

Style & Themes

Literary Style
clear, concise prosecolloquial and regionally-inflected descriptionssensitive interior characterization
Recurring Motifs
rural Saurashtra lifefemale perspectivesdetails of everyday life and rituals

Legacy

Recognized early as a notable young Gujarati writer, known for portraying rural women's lives in his short fiction. His Yuva Puraskar from Sahitya Akademi increased his national profile, and he has contributed to Gujarati cinema as a screenwriter.

In Popular Culture

  • Influence on regional Gujarati cinema through film screenwriting

Trivia

  • Started writing short stories at age 17.
  • Received the Sahitya Akademi's Yuva Puraskar in 2017 for Mahotu.
  • Debuted as a film writer with Montu Ni Bittu (2019).
  • Resident of Ahmedabad and serves as visiting faculty at NIMCJ.