Anwar Agewan
Anwar Mohammadbhai Agewan (born 4 December 1936) is Gujarati language biographer and editor.
Life
Agewan was born in Akola, Maharashtra. He completed his primary and secondary education in Shivrajgadh and Gondal respectively. He passed matriculation from Bombay. He obtained graduation from Agra Hindi Vidyapith. He knew Gujarati, Urdu, Marathi, Bengali, Rajasthani, Brajbhasha, Charani, Kutchi and English languages. He worked with Jay Gujarat and Rooplekha weeklies in Bombay. He also edited Aastha magazine.[1]
Works
He wrote works on religious thoughts such as Vedsahityano Parichay (1965), story collection Advaita (1974), Sadhna ane Sakshatkar (1989), Chinmaya Gayatri (1989).[1]
Rahiman ane Jamal (1952), Girdhar Kaviray (1952), Sai Deendarvesh (1953), Kavi Gang (1954), Sant Dadu (1987) are works on saints of Gujarat while Rannade (1966), Rajasthanni Rasdhar (1974) and Kasumbino Rang (1988) are compilations of folk literature of western India.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "સવિશેષ પરિચય: અનવર આગેવાન , ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ". Anvar Agewan, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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