Manoj Khanderia

Manoj Khanderia
Native name મનોજ વ્રજલાલ ખંડેરિયા
Born Manoj Vrajlal Khanderia
(1943-07-06)6 July 1943
Junagadh, Gujarat
Died 27 October 2003(2003-10-27) (aged 60)
Occupation Poet, Advocate
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Education
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Law
Period Modern Gujarati literature
Genres Ghazal, Geet, Free verse
Notable works
  • Achanak (1970)
  • Atkal (1979)
  • Hastaprat (1991)
Notable awards
Years active 1960 - 2003
Spouse Purnima
Children

Vani, Rucha (daughters)

Abhijat (son)
Website
www.manojkhanderia.com

Manoj Khanderia (July 6, 1943 – October 27, 2003) was a poet and a Ghazal writer of Gujarati language. He is widely known for his contribution to the literary form called Ghazal but he also wrote in many forms of poetry including Geet, Anjani Geet, Chhandas/Acchandas Kavita, among others. He, along with a group of noted Gujarati poets, transformed the Gujarati Ghazal and established its individual identity by giving it a modernist sensibility.[1]

Life

He was born on 6 July 1943 in Junagadh, Gujarat to Vrajlal and Vijyabahen. He took his schooling from the different cities of Gujarat including Dhoraji, Veraval, Junagadh, Morbi, Rajkot and Jamnagar. He completed his Bachelor of Science in 1965 from Bahauddin College, Junagadh with Chemistry and Botany and Bachelor of Law in 1967. He married Purnimabahen and they had two daughters, Vani and Rucha, and a son, Abhijat.[2]

Career

He started his career as an advocate in 1968. He also served as a lecturer of Law (1972 to 1984) and Commercial law (1977 to 1981).

He started to write during 1959-60 under the guidance of professor Takhtasinh Parmar. In December 1965, his ghazal Divaalo (The wall) was published first time in Kumar, a Gujarati literary magazine edited by Bachubhai Ravat.[2]

Works

Manoj Khanderia's poetry collections and anthologies include Achaanak (1970), Atkal (1979), Anjani (1991), Hastprat (1991), and Kyany Pan Gayo Nathi (published posthumously in 2003). In his lifelong career as a poet, he also organized and was a part of countless mushairas, poetic symposia and recitals. He also helped found and served as the President of the Narsinh Mehta Shahitya Nidhi Trust.

Some of his most famous ghazals include 'Rasta Vasant Na', 'Pichhu', 'Koi Kehtu Nathi', 'Kshano Ne Todva Besu', 'Em Pan Bane', 'Pakdo Kalam Ne', 'Shabdo J Kanku Ne Chokha', 'Varso Na Varas Lage' and 'Shahmrugo', among others.

Awards

Among his many awards were the Sahitya Akademi award (for Atkal and Hastaprat anthologies), the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Award (for Hastaprat and Anjani anthologies), the Gujarat State award (for Achaanak anthology), the Kalapi Award by the Indian National Theatre in 1999, and the Dhanji Kanji Gold Medal by the Gujarat Sahitya Sabha in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ Topiwala, Chandrakant (1990). "Khanderia Manoj Vrajlal". In Topiwala, Chandrakant. Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati literature) (in Gujarati). 2. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 87.
  2. 1 2 Khanderia, Manoj (October 2007). Varshona Varash Lage (Complete Works of Manoj Khanderia). Ahmedabad: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir. p. 4. ISBN 978-81-8440-081-6.
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