Vitan Sud Beej (Gujarati: વિતાન સુદ બીજ) is an anthology of poems written by Ramesh Parekh in the Gujarati language. The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1994.[1]

Vitan Sud Beej
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AuthorRamesh Parekh
Cover artistAmit K. Parekh
LanguageGujarati
GenreGhazal, free verse, geet
Published1989
PublisherGujarat Sahitya Akademi, Gandhinagar
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages192
AwardsSahitya Akademi Award (1994)
OCLC20454651
891.471

History

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The book was published in 1989 by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. Later, the poems in this book were included in Chha Aksharnu Naam ("Name of Six Alphabet"), the complete works of Ramesh Parekh, published by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi.[2]

Content

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The book consists of 59 ghazals; 6 muktak; 24 free verse and 99 geet poems, composed in a colloquial language. It includes the poem "Ek Sanyukta Geet", which was composed in collaboration with Anil Joshi, the Gujarati author, on 6 October 1985.[3]

Awards

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The book was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award of 1994 from the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.[2] It also received the Rajkumar Bhuvalka Award from Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Calcutta.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Vyas, Daksha (1990). "Parekh Ramesh Mohanlal". In Topiwala, Chandrakant (ed.). Gujarati Sahitya Kosh [Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature] (in Gujarati). Vol. 2. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 368.
  2. ^ a b Brahmbhatt, Prasad (2015). History of Modern Gujarati Literature (Modern & Post Modern Era). Ahmedabad: Parshva Publication. p. 77. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  3. ^ Parekh, Ramesh (1989). Vitan Sud Beej. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi.
  4. ^ 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. 77–84. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.