Sanskritirani Desai is Gujarati poet from India.
Sanskritirani Desai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 October 1958 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Notable work | Suryo Ja Suryo (1993) |
| Parent(s) | Sudhir Desai, Tarini Desai |
| Relatives | Dhvani Desai, Sanskar Desai |
Life edit
Sanskritirani was born in Baroda (now Vadodara) on 1 October 1958 to Sudhir Desai and Tarini Desai who were Gujarati writers. Her sister Dhvani Desai is also poet and filmmaker. She studied for an M. A.[1] in Statistics, M. B. A. in Finance and Diploma in Management Studies. She works as the General Manager in the Information Technology Department of a Public Limited Company. She knows Gujarati, Hindi, English, Marathi, Bengali, Sanskrit and Russian languages. She is a painter, swimmer, dancer as well as karateka.[2][3][1]
Works edit
Her first poetry collection Suryo Ja Suryo (1993) included unique modern poems on the sun and its different forms. It received critical acclaim.[2][3] Sapna Vatemarguo is her other poetry collection. She has translated several poems from Russian into Gujarati and English.[1]
Awards edit
Her Suryo Ja Suryo received several awards such as Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (1992–93)[4] and Phanishwarnath Renu Sahitya Award. She has also received two prizes from Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Gira Gurjari Award, Dinkar Shah Kavi 'Jay' Prize.[2][3][1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. Sahitya Akademi. p. 312. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5.
- ^ a b c Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ [History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era] (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
- ^ a b c Jani, Suresh B. (26 May 2007). "સંસ્કૃતિરાણી દેસાઇ, Sanskrutirani Desai". ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય (in Gujarati). Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Desai, Parul (2013). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Prize. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 40.