Mahendrasinh Parmar (Gujarati: મહેન્દ્રસિંહ પરમાર) is a Gujarati writer and professor from Gujarat, India. His works include Polytechnic (2016) and Rakhdu no Kagal (2016). He has also written plays.
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.png) Mahendrasinh Parmar At Gujarat Literature Festival December 2016 | |
| Native name | મહેન્દ્રસિંહ પરમાર |
| Born | 2 October 1967 Naliya, Kutch district, Gujarat |
| Occupation | writer, playwright |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
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| Alma mater | Bhavnagar University |
| Genres | short story, play |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | 'Kishansinh Chavda: A Literary Genious [sic]' |
| Doctoral advisor | Vinod Joshi |
Life
editHe was born on 2 October 1967 in Naliya, a town in Kutch district of Gujarat.[1] He completed his Master of Arts in Gujarati literature from Bhavnagar University and received Ph.D. from same university in 1998.[2] He serves as professor at Bhavnagar University since 1996.[3]
He married in 1996 and has two daughters. He lives in Bhavnagar.[2]
Works
editSince 2002, his short stories appeared in various collections of Gujarati short stories. He has done numerous shows of public reading of literary works under the title Vachikam.[2] His critical works were published as Pratham in 2009. Polytechnic (2016) is a short story collection while Rakhdu no Kagal (2016) is a collection of his personal essays. He wrote several plays.[1]
Awards
editHis book Polytechnic (2016) was shortlisted for the Sahitya Akademi Award (2020).[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Hariyani, Vaidehi (2016-03-17). "Analysis of short story "Udancharkaldi" by Mahendrasinh Parmar with help of Cultural Studies". Vaidehi's Assignments 2015-2017. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ a b c "Introduction of writer Mahendrasinh Parmar". Muse India. ISSN 0975-1815. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ "M K Bhavnagar University Official Website". M K Bhavnagar University Official Website. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2020" (PDF). Sahitya Akademi. 12 March 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.