Himanshi Shelat
| Himanshi Shelat | |
|---|---|
| Native name | હિમાંશી ઇન્દુલાલ શેલત |
| Born |
Himanshi Indulal Shelat January 8, 1947 Surat, Gujarat |
| Occupation | Short story writer |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | |
| Notable works |
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| Notable awards | Sahitya Akadami Award (1996) |
| Spouse | Vinod Meghani (1995 - 2009) |
| Relatives | Jhaverchand Meghani (father in law) |
Himanshi Indulal Shelat (Gujarati: હિમાંશી ઇન્દુલાલ શેલત; 8 January 1947) is Gujarati author from Gujarat, India. She received Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1996 for his Short stories collection Andhari Galima Safed Tapakan (1992).
Life
She is born on 8 January 1947 in Surat, Gujarat. She completed Bachelor of Arts in 1966 and Master of Arts in 1968. She obtained her Ph.D. on "V.S. Naipaul's novel" in 1981-82. She stared his his career as a professor of English literature at M.T.B. Arts College, Surat. In October 1994, She retired voluntarily.[1] She is serving as an advisory board member in Sahitya Akademi for 2013-2017.[2]
She got married on 4 October 1995 with Vinod Meghani, son of renowned Gujarati writer Jhaverchand Meghani. Vinod Meghani died on 15 February 2009.[1]
Works
She wrote his first story Saat Pagathiya Andhara Koovama in 1978 and published in Navneet, a Gujarati magazine. later, the story was published as a Best short story in Milap, a magazine published from Bhavnagar. She inspired by Indian authors including Mahasweta Devi, Ashapoorna Devi, Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', Jaywant Dalvi and English authors including Jane Austen and George Eliot.,[1] br/> Antaral, her first anthology of short stories, published in 1987 followed by, Andhari Galima Safed Tapaka (1992), Ae Loko (1997), "Sanjno Samay" (2002), Panchavayka (2002), Khandaniyama Mathu (2004) and Garbhagatha (2009). Aathamo Rang (2001), Kyarima Aakash Pushpa ane Kala Patangiya (2006) and Saptadhara (2012) are three of her novel while Ekadani Chaklio (2004) and Dabe Hathe (2012) are her collection of essay. Her reminisce writings are published as Platform number 4 (1998) and Victor (1999) while her literary criticism are published as Paravastavavad (Surrealism; 1987) and Gujarati Kathasahityama Narichetna (Women consciousness in Gujarati prose; 2000).[3]
Awards
She received Sahitya Akadami Award in 1996 for his Short stories collection Andhari Galima Safed Tapakan (1992).[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Patel, Varsha (2015). હિમાંશી શેલતની વાર્તાકલા (The Art Elements Revealed in the Short Stories of Himanshi Shelat) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Flamingo Publications. pp. 19–24. ISBN 978-93-82352-87-7.
- ↑ "..:: Welcome to Sahitya Akademi - Members of Advisory Boards (Gujarati) ::..". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-09-12.
- ↑ Rahamana, Bharati (2014). હિમાંશી શેલતની પ્રકીર્ણ સાહિત્યસૃષ્ટિ (Literary work of Himanshi Shelat) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Daminee Publications. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-93-84324-09-4.
- ↑ "AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2015)". Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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| Preceded by Varsha Adalja |
Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati 1996 |
Succeeded by Ashokpuri Goswami |