Chinu Modi
| Chinu Modi | |
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| Born |
30 September 1939 Vijapur, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | poet |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award |
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Chinu Modi, also known by his pen name, Irshad is a Gujarati language poet and author from India.
Educated in languages, he taught at various institutions and established himself as a poet and author. He is a recipient of several awards including Sahitya Akademi Award.
Life
Early life
He was born in Vijapur on 30 September 1939.[1] He completed his primary education in Vijapur and secondary education in Dholka near Ahmedabad. He completed his metric in 1954.[2]
He completed BA in Gujarati and History subjects in 1958, LLB in 1960, MA in Gujarati and Hindi subjects in 1961 from Gujarat University. He studied PhD in 1968 from Gujarat Vidyapith.[2]
Career
He taught at colleges in Talod and Kapadvanj from 1961 to 1964. In 1965, he joined Swaminarayan Arts College in Ahmedabad and taught until 1975. He served as a scriptwriter at Indian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad from 1975 to 1977. He later started working as a freelancer in field of advertising.[2]
Works
He is a poet, playwright, novelist, critic and translator.[2]
Selected works
- Poetry
- Vatayan
- Urnanabh
- Shapit Van ma
- Deshvato
- Darpan ni Gali ma
- Irshad Gadh
- Bahuk
- Afwa
- Inayat
- Parvat ne Name Paththar
- Khara Zaran
- Plays
- Dial na Pankhi
- Callbell
- Hukam Malik
- Jalka
- Ashwamedh
- Novels
- Shail Majmudar (autobiographical)
- Bhav Chakra
- Leela Nag
- Hang over
- Bhav Abhav
- Pahela Varsad no Chhanto
- Stories
- Dabi Muththi
- Jamni Muththi
- Biography
- Krishnalal Shridhrani
- Translation
- Vasant Vilas (medieval poetry translation)
Awards
He received Narsinh Mehta Award in 2008. He received Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati writers in 2013 for his gazal collection Khara Zaran.[3][4]
References
- ↑ "Ahmedabad's art fraternity under one roof to celebrate Chinu Modi's 75th b'day". DNA News. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Chinu Modi" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Gujarati poet Chinu Modi gets Sahitya Akademi Award". The Times of India. Jan 4, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Chinu Modi to get Sahitya Akademi award". DeshGujarat. Jan 5, 2014. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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