Niranjan Bhagat
Indian Gujarati-language poet (1826–2018)
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Niranjan Narhari Bhagat (18 May 1926 – 1 February 2018) was[1] an Indian Gujarati language poet, critic and translator who won the 1999 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his critical work Gujarati Sahiyta – Purvardha Uttarardha. He was also an English poet, and had written over a hundred poems in English, most being written in the style of Gitanjali.[2]
Niranjan Bhagat | |
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Bhagat at his residence in Ahmedabad, 2005 | |
| Born | 18 May 1926 |
| Died | 1 February 2018 (aged 91) Ahmedabad, India |
| Occupations | Poet, essayist, critic, editor |
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| Language | Gujarati, English |
| Notable work | Pravaldvip |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Award (1999) |
| Website | Official website  |
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Early life
Career
Bhagat joined L. D. Arts College as a lecturer. Later he joined Saint Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, as a professor of English in 1975 and served there until his retirement.[6] He served as the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1997–98. He also served as a member of Advisory Board for Gujarati, Sahitya Akademi, Delhi, from 1963 to 1968.
He received Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1953 for his book Chhandolay and Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999 for his critical work Gujarati Sahiyta – Purvardha Uttarardha.[5] He also received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1949, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1969, Premanand Suvarna Chandrak in 1998, Sachchidanand Sanman in 2000 and the Narsinh Mehta Award in 2001.[6][7]