Chintan Shelat
| Chintan Shelat | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | ચિંતન દિપકભાઈ શેલત |
| Born |
Chintan Dipakbhai Shelat January 4, 1990 Dakor, Kheda, Gujarat |
| Occupation | poet, short story writer |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MS |
| Alma mater | |
| Period | Postmodern Gujarati literature |
| Genres | ghazal, free verse, short story, play |
| Notable works | Reva Athava Biju Kai (2015) |
| Years active | 2007-present |
Chintan Shelat (Gujarati: ચિંતન શેલત) is a young leading Gujarati language poet and short story writer, born in Dakor and brought up in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Shelat has written in different genres of literature including ghazal, free verse, short story and play, and has been critically acclaimed by prominent Gujarati language literates including Sanju Vala, Anil Joshi and Sitanshu Yashaschandra. He is a regular contributor of some Gujarati literary magazines such as Navneet Samarpan, Tathapi and Etad.[1][2]
Early life and education
Shelat was born on 4 January 1990 at Dakor to Dipak Shelat and Divya Shelat. He got his schooling from J.L Higher Secondary School, Ahmedabad in 2007. In 2011, he completed his Bachelor of Engineering in mechanical branch from Charotar University of Science and Technology, Changa. In 2013, he went to U.S.A and earned his Master of Science in mechanical branch from Wayne State University, Detroit. In a present years, he is working at Mercedes Benz, Bangalore.
Works
Poetry
Shelat started his writing career with ghazal, free verse and geet during his college days. An eccentrically whimsical free verse of his, seemed to be formed by the state of dream. He has lifted Gujarati geet from photographic naturalism to what is termed as dream realism. To be seemed absurd from the surface, each stanza of his geet, interlinked with each other impliedly. Mainly, his poems dealt with incongruous and inconsist language and endeavour to express the absurdity of modern consciousness.[3]
Story
Shelat debuted in short story genre with Tattar, a sexual psychology of children, Published in eminent Gujarati quarterly 'Tathapi' in 2014. But, he established himself as a proficient story writer by his fifth published story Reva Athva Biju Kai, an excellent tragedy derived in the life of a couple. Shelat intentionally have treated this story with the language of gossip and accomplished an artistic work.[4]