Dhirendra Mehta
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| Born | August 29, 1944 Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | Novelist Poet Commentator Negotiator |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | B.A., Ph.D. |
| Notable works | Chhavni |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Award |
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Dhirendra Mehta, (Hindi: धीरेंद्र मेहता Gujarati: ધિરેન્દ્ર મેહતા born August 29, 1944 in Ahmedabad),[1] full name Dhirendra Pritamlal Mehta,[1] is a Gujarati novelist, poet, commentator and negotiator who won the 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his novel Chhavni.[1][2][3] Based in Bhuj,[2] he did his BA degree in Gujarati in 1966.[1] He did his Ph.D. in 1976. His dissertation was named "Gujarātī Navalakathānō Upēyalakṣī Abhyāsa".[1] From 1970 to 1976, he taught Gujarati Literature in Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, and later in RR Lalan College.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Dave, Ramesh. "સાહિત્યસર્જક: ધીરેન્દ્ર મહેતા" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "TOI columnist Esther David wins Akademi award". Ahmedabad: Times of India. December 21, 2010.
- ^ Zafri Mudasser Nofil (Dec 28, 2010), "2010 Was an Action-Packed Year for Literature in India", Outlook
See also
- List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati – List of Gujarati language writers who have won the Sahitya Akademi Award.
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