Savaar Laine (Gujarati: સવાર લઈને, English: Bringing the Dawn to You) is the first collection of ghazals written by Anil Chavda, a poet from Gujarat, India. The book won the Yuva Gaurav Award of 2014, instituted by the Sahitya Akademi, Delhi. The book was reviewed by Gujarati poets and writers including Chandrakant Topiwala, Raghuvir Chaudhari, Chinu Modi, Harsh Brahmbhatt and Saumya Joshi.[1]

Savaar Laine
coverpage of Savaar Laine
AuthorAnil Chavda
Cover artistAfaq Maniar
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati
GenreGujarati Ghazal
PublisherNavbharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad
Publication date
15 February 2012
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages96
Awards
ISBN978-81-8440-680-1
OCLC843085313
891.471
LC ClassPK1859.C285

Content edit

Kem gumshum thai gayo? Kain bol; ne aa ghav shana chhe?
Shu thayun, tadko tane vagyo? Jara zakal lagavi daun?
English Translation:
Why so silent? Say something at least, what are these wounds made of?
Did sunray hurt you? Shall I smear the dews drops?

Anil Chavda (Savaar Laine page 29), [2]

There are seventy ghazals in this book, composed in the form of four, five or six shear. The Arabic meters 'Ramal' and 'Hazaj' have been used in this ghazal by the poet. 'Kataav', the meter used in several ghazals of this book, is lucid and has an easy flow. The two main emotions depicted in these ghazals are Intensity of pain and Discordance with worldly life. The poet, however, is not a representative for Westernized modern sensibility, though he has depicted the perplexity and suffocation of modern life. The ghazals, composed in long meters, are a significant work of the poet.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Purohit, Ramesh (15 April 2013). "Savaar Laine - Anil Chavda". Kavita (A Bimonthly Gujarati Poetry Journal). Mumbai: Janmbhoomi.
  2. ^ Chavda, Anil (2012). Savaar Laine. Ahmedabad: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir. p. 29. ISBN 978-81-8440-680-1. OCLC 843085313.
  3. ^ Sheth, Chandrakant (5 August 2013). "Savaar Laine - Anil Chavda". Olakh (Monthly Gujarati Magazine). Ahmedabad: 10.