Ashwattha Explained

Ashwattha અશ્વત્થ
Country:	India
Language:	Gujarati
Genre:	Collection of poems
Set In:	Ahmedabad
Published:	1975
Publisher:	Vora & Company
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	135
Awards:	Sahitya Akademi Award (1976)
Dewey:	891.471
Preceded By:	Spanda Ane Chhand

Ashwattha (Gujarati: અશ્વત્થ) is a collection of poems written by Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya, also known as Ushnas, in Gujarati. The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1976. It is considered Ushnas's finest work in Gujarati.^[1]

History

Ushnas wrote the poems between 1966 and 1973. They were published in various Gujarati literary magazines including Kumar and Samarpan. The book was first published in 1975 by Vora & Company, in Ahmedabad.^[2]

Content

The book consists of 128 poems composed in different forms, including sonnets, geets, free verse, haiku, ghazals and muktak.^[3]

Awards

The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award (1976) for Gujarati language.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Solanki . Kishor . Topiwala . Chandrakant . Gujarati Sahityakosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) . Ashwattha (1975) . Gujarati . 1990 . . 2 . Ahmedabad . 14.
2. Book: Pandya, Natwarlal 'Ushnas' . 1975 . Ashwattha . Ahmedabad . Vora & Company . 5 .
3. Encyclopedia: 1989 . Ashwattha (1975) . Gujarati Vishwakosh (Gujarati Encyclopedia) . Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust . Ahmedabad . Soni . Raman . Raman Soni . Thakar . Dhirubhai . 1 . 530 . Gujarati.
4. Book: Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. . 2015 . Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature) . Ahmedabad . Adarsh Prakashan . 265 . 978-93-82593-88-1.