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Suresh Purushottamdas Dalal

スレシュ・プルシュッタムダース・ダラル

Suresh Purushottamdas Dalal

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1932-10-11 （Thane, Maharashtra, India (then British Raj)）
Died
2012-08-10 （Mumbai, India） age 79
Nationality
Indian
Languages
Gujarati
Residence History
Thane (birthplace) → Mumbai (long-term residence; place of death)

Career

Occupations
poet, essayist, editor, academic, professor
Active Years
1956-2012
Affiliations
K. C. Arts College (teacher), Kirti College (professor of Gujarati), H.R. College of Commerce and Economics (professor), K. J. Somaiya College (Head of Gujarati Department), SNDT Women's University (Head of Gujarati Department), Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (Vice-Chancellor), UGC (National Lecturer), Gujarat Sahitya Academy (advisory board member, 1983–1987), Editor of poetry journal Kavita and literary quarterly Vivechana

Education

Saint Xavier's College
Gujarati Department
Degree: B.A.
Period: 在学期間不明
Year of Graduation: 1953
Country: India
BA in Gujarati
University of Mumbai
Gujarati Department
Degree: M.A.
Period: 1953–1955
Year of Graduation: 1955
Country: India
Completed M.A. at University of Mumbai
University of Mumbai
Gujarati Department (PhD)
Degree: PhD
Period: 1969
Year of Graduation: 1969
Country: India
Awarded PhD in 1969

Awards

Sahitya Akademi Award (Gujarati)
2005
Work: Akhand Zalar Vage
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Gujarat Government Award
Organization: Gujarat Government
Result: 受賞（5回）
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (presumed)
Result: 受賞（詳細不明）

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ekant

1966 poetry collection

A collection exploring solitude and inner reflection, including sonnets and prose-poems.

solitudeself-exploration

Tarikh nu Ghar

1971 poetry collection

Poems themed on time and memory, depicting fragments of urban life.

timememoryurban life

Astitva

1973 poetry collection

A collection of poems confronting existence and existential themes.

existenceexistentialism

Akhand Zalar Vage

2005 poetry collection

Noted for its profound poetic expression and experimental forms; recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award.

linguistic experimentationinner landscapes
Translations
  • At least one prose-poem translated into English by the Poetry Translation Centre

Bibliography

  • Ekant (1966)
  • Tarikh nu Ghar (1971)
  • Astitva (1973)
  • Naam Lakhi Dau (1975)
  • Hastakshar (1977)
  • Symphony (1977)
  • Skyscraper (1980)
  • Ek Anami Nadi (1982)
  • Ghatana (1984)
  • Bhura Akashni Asha
  • Akhand Zalar Vage (award-winning)

Translations of Works

  • A prose-poem translated into English by the Poetry Translation Centre

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Experimental and introspective style using sonnets, long poems, and prose-poemsMeticulous sense of language and interest in form
Recurring Motifs
solitudetime and memoryfragments of urban lifequest for existence

Health

  • Died of a heart attack in 2012

Legacy

Suresh Dalal was an important Gujarati poet and editor who influenced literary circles and younger writers through his academic posts and editorial work. He is highly regarded, having won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Academic Societies

  • Gujarat Sahitya Academy

Archives

  • Library of Congress (Library of Congress Office, New Delhi - holdings related to Suresh Dalal)

Trivia

  • Won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2005 for Akhand Zalar Vage
  • Recipient of the Gujarat Government Award five times
  • Served as editor of the poetry journal Kavita and the literary quarterly Vivechana
  • Was active in Mumbai in later life and died there of a heart attack in 2012