Nimit Oza Explained

Nimit Oza
Birth Date:1981 10, df=y
Birth Place:Porbandar, Gujarat, India
Nationality:Indian
Language:Gujarati
Alma Mater:Government Medical College, Bhavnagar
Notableworks:
  • Pappa ni Girlfriend
  • Chromosome XY
Awards:Darshak Award (2020)

Nimit Oza (born 3 October 1981) is an Indian writer, columnist, and doctor from Gujarat, India. An urologist by profession, he is known for his novel Chromosome XY (2019) and Pappa ni Girlfriend (2020). He won the 2020 Darshak Award for Chromosome XY.

Biography

Nimit Oza was born on 3 October 1981 in Porbandar to Nikhil Oza and Harshana Oza.[1] He completed his schooling from Dakshinamurti Vinay Mandir, Bhavnagar in 1999. He completed MBBS from Government Medical College, Bhavnagar, and received DNB in Urology from Pune.[2] [3]

Works

Oza published his first novel, Chromosome XY, in 2019. It is a medical science fiction, and is based on the subject of male pregnancy. His other novels include Pappa ni Girlfriend (2020) and Aham Brahmasmi (2021).[4] His literary essays are collected in Maati no Manas (2017). His Ajvala no Autograph (2020) and Shwas ni Serendipity (2020) are the collections of articles on various subjects.[5] He writes weekly columns Ajvala no Autograph and Man no Monologue in Gujarati daily Divya Bhaskar.[1] [6]

Published works

Awards

Oza won the 2020 Darshak Award for Chromosome XY, for which, he also received the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi's Best Book Prize (2020).[7] He received the GLF Award (2017–18) for his book Mari Vahali Pariksha (2017).[6] [8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nimitt Oza (Dr.). R R Sheth Books. 9 October 2007. gu. 17 February 2022.
  2. Book: Sharma, Radheshyam. Radheshyam Sharma. 2019. Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches). 25. Ahmedabad. Rannade Prakashan. 201–210. 978-93-5200-310-5.
  3. Book: Shukla, Kirit. Gujarati Sahityakar Kosh. gu:ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકાર કોશ. Who's Who in Gujarati Literature. Gujarat Sahitya Academy. 2013. 9789383317028. Gandhinagar. 37.
  4. Chauhan. Ajaysinh. Ajaysinh Chauhan. Purohit. Vipul. Book Review:Chromosome XY. Shabdasrishti. December 2020. 45–48. 2319-3220. gu.
  5. Chitralekha. 27 September 2021. Gujarat Diary. 24.
  6. Parikh. Dhiru. Dhiru Parikh. Urmi Ni Olakh. gu:ઊર્મિની ઓળખ. Kumar. December 2019. Kumar Trust. Ahmedabad. 960–961. 5107841.
  7. Book: Gujarat Sahitya Academy, Shrestha Pustak Paritoshik (Varsh 2019, 2020). gu:ગુજરાત સાહિત્ય અકાદમી, શ્રેષ્ઠ પુસ્તક પારિતોષિક (વર્ષ 2019, 2020). Gujarat Sahitya Academy, Best Book Prize (Year 2019, 2020). Gujarat Sahitya Academy. Gandhinagar. 2020. 15–16.
  8. News: ગુજરાતી ભાષા ફરજિયાત કરવાનો સમય પાકી ગયો છે: વિજય રૂપાણી. NavGujarat Samay. 5 January 2018. gu.