Jigar Joshi
Jigar Joshi 'Prem' | |
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| Jigar Joshi on the event of Sada Sarvada Kavita at Atma Auditorium, Ahmedabad on 3 January 2016 Jigar Joshi on the event of Sada Sarvada Kavita at Atma Auditorium, Ahmedabad on 3 January 2016 | |
| Native name | જિગર મધુકાંત જોશી |
| Born | Jigar Madhukant Joshi April 14, 1985 Rajkot, Gujarat |
| Pen name | Prem |
| Occupation | poet, writer, editor |
| Language | Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
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| Alma mater | Saurashtra University |
| Genres | ghazal, geet, free verse, essay, triolet, nursery rhymes |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards | Shayda Award (2015) |
| Years active | 2005 - present |
| Spouse | Archita (2013 - present) |
| Children | Vishnu |
| Signature | File:Autograph of poet Jigar Joshi.svg |
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Jigar Joshi (Gujarati: જિગર જોશી), also known by his pen name Prem (Gujarati: પ્રેમ), is a Gujarati language poet and writer from Gujarat, India. His significant works include Tane Mode Thi Samjashe (2010; ghazal anthology) and An Endless Topic... Ane Hu (2013, anthology of poems). The Indian National Theater, Mumbai awarded him the Shayda Award in 2015 for his contribution to Gujarati ghazal poetry.[1]
Early life
Joshi was born on 14 April 1985 in Rajkot, Gujarat to Madhukantbhai and Chandrikabahen. His father, Madhukantbhai, is also a poet, and his grandfather, Mahipatram Joshi, was a renowned Gujarati literate. His family is native to Wadhwan of Surendranagar district. He completed his Std. 10 in 2000 and Std. 12 in 2002 from Shree Saurashtra High School, Rajkot. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce in 2005 from Shree Dhamsaniya Commerce College, Rajkot. He also earned an M.S.W. degree from Samajkarya Bhavan of Saurashtra University. Joshi married Archita on 31 January 2013, and they have a son, Vishnu.[1]
Career
Joshi started writing in 2005, during his college days. In 2007, his ghazal Vaarasama Udasi Mali Che, Saav Suni Agashi Mali Che, appeared for the first time in Akhand Anand. Subsequently, he was published in other literary magazines including Shabdasrishti, Gazalvishwa, Kavilok, Dhabak, Kavita, Navneet Samarpan, Uddesh, Kumar, Shabdasar, Shahide ghazal and Tadarthya. In 2007, his ghazal appeared in Kavitachayan (2007), a collection of selected poems published by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He has recited his poems at Akashvani, Doordarshan and other venues in Gujarat. Currently, he is working as an editor of Tamtam Kids, a Gujarati-language magazine of children’s literature.[1]
Works
Prem means Love in Gujarati.
He has written in various genres including ghazal, geet, free verse, triolet, essay, short story, nursery rhymes and children’s stories. However, his main contribution is to ghazal and geet. He writes ghazals in both Gujarati and Urdu. His first anthology, Tane Mode Thi Samjashe (a collection of ghazals), was published in 2010, followed by An Endless Topic... Ane Hu (2013; a collection of poems). Before that, he had published his ghazals in Ishq Thi Ashq (2007) with Alpesh Pathak, a young Gujarati ghazal poet. His poems have been critically acclaimed by several Gujarati literati including Chandrakant Topiwala, Suresh Dalal, Chinu Modi and Rajesh Vyas 'Miskin'. His works on children’s literature were published as Takko Che Ke Tablu (2011) and Ukhana Re Ukhana (2015). Paraspar (2010) and Morning... Good Morning (2014) are compilations by him.[1][2]
Recognition
The Indian National Theater conferred him the Shayda Award (2015) for his contribution to Gujarati ghazal poetry.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sharma, Radheshyam (2015). Saksharno Sakshatkar vol. 16 (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches). Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. pp. 50–52. Search this book on
- ↑ Kadri, Shaqil (2010). Ghazalni Aavtikal - Jigar Joshi 'Prem'. Rajkot: Jigar Joshi. p. 5. Search this book on
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