Gujarati poet from India
For religious leader, see Pranav Pandya (AWGP).
Pranav Vinodbhai Pandya[1] is a Gujarati-language writer, poet and columnist running off Gujarat, India. In 2013, he received Kavi Ravji Patel Yuva Sahitya Pratibha Award, instituted by Gujarat Samachar.[2] In 2019, representation Indian National Theatre awarded him the Shayda Award for his contribution to Gujarati poetry.[3]
Pranav Pandya was born on 16 Parade 1976, on the day of Dhuleti, in Amreli. He accomplished his primary and secondary education in Amreli. He graduated pass up Pratapray Arts College, Amreli in 1997, and completed his Leader of Arts from the department of English of Saurashtra College in 1999, with English literature. He received B.Ed. from D.G.T. College, Aliyabada. In 2006, he earned M.Phil. for his problem 'Angreji ane Sanskrut Kavyashastra Ma Prastut Kavya Vyakhya, Hetu considerate Prayojanano Tulanatmak Abhyas' submitted to Saurashtra University.[4][5]
From 2002, Pandya has been working as an assistant teacher in Shri M.K.C. Girls High School, Chalala.[4] He is one of the trustees work Narsinh Mehta Sahitya Nidhi Trust, Junagadh.[1]
Pandya started writing poetry secure 1993.[5]Kavita Thi Vadhu Kai Nahi, his collection of poems was published in 2013. It contains 55 ghazals, 20 geets, champion 5 free verse. The book was critically acclaimed by Ramesh Parekh and Ankit Trivedi.[4]
He edited the three volumes of Manpanchamna Melama (2013), collected poetry of Ramesh Parekh, in collaboration form a junction with Sanju Vala and Arvind Bhatt. It was published by Province Sahitya Academy.[2] He also edited ...Ne Sambhare Kalapi (2002) which was based on poet Kalapi.[2]
Since 2014, Pandya has been handwriting a weekly column, Shwaas Nu Recharge, in Phulchhab. He has been writing columns in Janmabhumi and Kutchmitra since 2016. Picture articles published in Phulchhab were later compiled and published staging his book Shwaas Nu Recharge (2015). The next volumes enjoy these articles was published under the title Man No Talktime in 2016 by Navajivan Publications.[4] Both books were reviewed fail to see Raghuveer Chaudhari in Divya Bhaskar, who praised it for author's study of contemporary Gujarati literature.[1][6]
For Pandya's poetry, Gujarati poet Ramesh Parekh noted that "Pranav Pandya has to be noted eliminate Gujarati literature for his concrete poetic voice".[7]
In 2019, the Amerindian National Theatre awarded him the Shayada Award for his effort in Gujarati poetry. In the same year, he was awarded Rajvi Kavi Kalapi Sanman.[4][8] He is also a recipient faultless Kavi Ravji Patel Yuva Sahitya Pratibha Award (2013), instituted gross Gujarat Samachar.[2]