Anil Chavda

Anil Chavda
Native name અનિલ પ્રેમજીભાઈ ચાવડા
Born Anil Premajibhai Chavda
(1985-05-10) 10 May 1985
Karela, Lakhtar, Surendranagar
Occupation poet, writer, columnist
Language Gujarati
Nationality India
Education
Alma mater Gujarat University
Genre ghazal, geet, free Verse
Notable works Savaar Laine – 2012
Notable awards

(by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi

  • Ravji Patel Award – 2016
Years active Since 2000
Spouse Ranjan (2011–present)
Children Arth
Signature
Website
www.anilchavda.com

Anil Chavda (Gujarati: અનિલ ચાવડા) is a poet, writer and columnist from Gujarat, India.

He has Master's degree in Gujarati literature and holds a diploma in jurnalism. Some of his significant works include Savaar Laine (bringing the dawn to you) – 2012, a collection of ghazals, which won him The yuva gaurav puraskar – 2014, instituted by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi. He is also recipient of Shayda Award – 2010 (INT-Mumbai), Yuva Gaurav Award – 2013 of Gujarat Sahitya Akadami and Ravji Patel Award of Gujarat Samachar and Samanvay. His writings have been published in eminent Gujarati literary magazines such as Gazalvishw, Dhabak, Parivesh, Shabdasrishti, Kavilok, Kumar Navneet Samarpan, Parab, Shabdasar and Tadarthya. He was appeared in several television and radio programmes on All India Radio and Doordarshan. He has also written extensively for local newspapers and magazines. Along with ghazal, he has worked in other form of poetry such as Geet (Song), Achhandas (Free verse poetry) and Sonnet. Ek Hati Vaarta (Once, there was a story) is his short-story book.[1][2]

Early life

Anil Chavda was born on 10 May, 1985, in Karela (Lakhtar), village in district Surendranagar (Gujarat, India), to Premajibhai and Manibahen. He completed his primary education from Karela Prathamik Shala, Lakhtar in 1999. He completed his Std. 10 in 2000 from Siddharth Highschool, Wadhwan and Std. 12 in 2002 from Navsarjan Highschool, Ahmedabad. He got his Bachelor of Arts (Gujarati literature) in 2005 from H.K Arts College Ahmedabad, Master of Arts (Gujarati literature) in 2007 from Saraspur Arts and Commerce College Ahmedabad and BEd (Gujarati Literature) in 2008 from Chanakya Vidyalay Ahmedabad. He also done a diploma in journalism in 2009 from Bhavan's College Ahmedabad. Anil is married to Ranjan at 18 February 2011 and the couple have a son, Arth.[1]

Career

Anil Started writing poetry during his college days and influenced by well-known Gujarati language poets including Chinu Modi, Adil Mansuri, Sitanshu Yashaschandra, and Labhshankar Thakar. His first publication was a ghazal in a Gujarati poetry journal Kavilok in 2004. In 2007, his ghazals have appeared in Vis Pancha (twenty into five), a compilation of ghazals of young Gujarati poets including Ashok Chavda, Bhavesh Bhatt, Hardwar Goswami and Chandresh Makvana. On 15 February 2012, he released his first ghazal-anthology Savaar Laine (bringing the dawn to you), Published by Navbharat Sahitya Mandir, and was admired by many famous critics and writers of Gujarati language including Raghuvir Chaudhari, Chinu Modi, Chandrakant Sheth, Radheshyam Sharma and Chandrakant Topiwala. In a same year, he also released his short-story book, named Ek Hati Varata (once, there was a story). In a present year, he has been working as the executing editor of 'Sanvedana Samaj', a monthly Gujarati magazine, since 2014. On every Sunday, The Sandesh newspaper publishes his column 'Manni Mosam' (in Sanskar) on regular base since 2014.[2]

Works

Anil is mainly a poet. Known mostly for his ghazal, Anil have wrote essay, sonnet, short stories. Savaar Laine is his collection of ghazals, in which he created a poetic language of his own with frustration, sorrow and satire as its basic elements. The language of his ghazals is simple, reader-friendly, lucid and full of freshness carrying a natural poetic flow and rhythm not only of the words but of the content as well.[3] Because of the practice of the former dialect and the use of words from contemporary conversation, his ghazal becomes soothing to the ears.

As a poet he is also attentive to the social milieu and uses poetry in a remarkably creative and sensitive way. He debuted in the short-story gener in Gujarati with Ek Hati Varatain 2013. His techniques and style of writing stories is unblemished and remarkable. He also made important contribution to the Gujarati Geet (Song). The notable aspects of his songs are the fantasy and the excellent quality of its narrations. Anil have also gave translation of around 19 books in Gujarati.[1]

Recognition

Anil Chavda at Sahitya Akademi, Delhi on the event of Yuva Gaurav Award – 2014

In 2010, INT (Indian National Theater-Mumbai) awarded him The Shayda Award and Gujarat Sahitya Akademi (Government of Gujarat) awarded him The Yuva Gaurav Award. He won Takhtasinh Parmar Prize 2012–13 by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and Yuva Gaurav Award by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi for his book Savaar Laine.[1] Recentely, He awarded by Ravji Patel Award of the year 2016 instituted by Gujarat Samachar and Samanvay.[4]

Published Books[1]

Compilation

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Shukla, Kirit (2013). Gujarati Sahityakar Kosh. Gandhinagar: Gujarati Sahitya Akadami. p. 5. ISBN 9789383317028.
  2. 1 2 Bhatt, Aradhana (10 April 2015). "Anil Chavda Sathe Sanvad". Navneet Samarpan.
  3. ↑ Topiwala, Chandrakant (1 September 2013). "Savaar Thai Ne – Anil Chavda". Pratyaxa.
  4. ↑ "આજે ગુજરાત સમાચાર સમન્વય કાર્યક્રમમાં રમેશ ગુપ્તા અને વેણી પુરોહિતના ગીતોની રમઝટ, 8.30 વાગ્યે GSTV ચેનલ અને gstv.in પર જીવંત પ્રસારણ – A Leading Gujarati News Channel provides latest Gujarat News, National, Sports, Debate Shows". GSTV (in Gujarati). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
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