Ashwattha

Collection of poems written by Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya (1975) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ashwattha (Gujarati: અશ્વત્થ) is a collection of poems written by Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya, also known as Ushnas, in Gujarati. The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1976. It is considered Ushnas's finest work in Gujarati.[1]

AuthorUshnas
LanguageGujarati
GenreCollection of poems
SetinAhmedabad
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Ashwattha
અશ્વત્થ
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AuthorUshnas
LanguageGujarati
GenreCollection of poems
Set inAhmedabad
Published1975
PublisherVora & Company
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
Pages135
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award (1976)
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Preceded bySpanda Ane Chhand 
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History

Ushnas wrote the poems between 1966 and 1973. They were published in various Gujarati literary magazines including Kumar and Samarpan. The book was first published in 1975 by Vora & Company, in Ahmedabad.[2]

Content

The book consists of 128 poems composed in different forms, including sonnets, geets, free verse, haiku, ghazals and muktak.[3]

Awards

The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award (1976) for Gujarati language.[4]

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