Bhavin Gopani (Gujarati: ભાવિન ગોપાણી) is a Gujarati language ghazal poet from Gujarat, India. His significant works include Umbaro (2016) and Orado (2016), collections of ghazals.[1] The INT - Indian National Theater, Mumbai, awarded him the Shayda Award in 2016 for his contributions to Gujarati ghazal poetry.

Bhavin Gopani
Bhavin Gopani at his home in Ahmedabad on 5 June 2016
Bhavin Gopani at his home in Ahmedabad on 5 June 2016
Native name
ભાવિન બિપિનચન્દ્ર ગોપાણી
BornBhavin Bipinchandra Gopani
(1976-04-19) April 19, 1976 (age 48)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
OccupationPoet
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationBachelor of Commerce
Alma materGujarat University
GenreGhazal
Years active2011 - present
Notable works
  • Umbaro (2016)
  • Orado (2016)
Notable awardsShayda Award (2016)
SpouseKailas (1999 - predent)
Signature

Life

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Bhavin was born on 19 April 1976 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, to Bipinchandra and Jyotsanabahen. He received his schooling at various schools within Ahmedabad, including Prakash Balmandir, Durga Vidyalay, and Sardar Patel High School. He completed his Bachelor of Commerce in 1996 from Sahjanand College, Ahmedabad.[2]
He married Kailas on 11 February 1999; they have a daughter.[2]

Contribution

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He started writing ghazals in 2011 and was first published in 2013 in Kavita, a Gujarati-language bimonthly magazine. Subsequently, his poems were published in many Gujarati magazines, including Kavilok, Gazalvishwa, Dhabak and Parab.[citation needed] Umbaro (2016) and Orado (2016) are two of his collections of ghazals.[2]

Recognition

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He received the Shayda Award in 2016.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gopani, Bhavin (2016). Umbaro (Anthology of Ghazal-poetry by Bhavin Gopani). Ahmedabad: Navsarjan Publication. p. 3. ISBN 9789385069598.
  2. ^ a b c "ભાવિન ગોપાણી". મોરપીંછ (in Gujarati). 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-06-14.