Trun No Grah Explained

Trun No Grah તૃણનો ગ્રહ
Author:	Ushnas
Country:	India
Language:	Gujarati
Genre:	Collection of poems
Set In:	Surat
Published:	October 1964
Publisher:	Harihar Pustakalay
Publisher2:	Jayantilal Vitthaldas Mehta
Media Type:	Print
Pages:	132
Awards:	Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1963)
Oclc:	30877851
Dewey:	891.471
Congress:	PK1859.C285
Preceded By:	Aardra

Trun No Grah (Gujarati: તૃણનો ગ્રહ) is a collection of poems written in Gujarati by Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya, better known by his pen name 'Ushnas.' The book received the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1963. It is considered one of the finest works of poetry in Gujarati literature.^[1]

Origin

The poems in Trun No Grah, written by Ushnas between 1959 and 1963, were published during this period in several literary magazines, such as Sanskruti, Kumar, Kshitij, Vishwa Manav, Kavilok, Samarpan, Manjari, Akhandanand, Ruchi, and Milan.

Trun No Grah was published in October 1964 by Harihar Pustakalay, Surat.^[2]

Content

Ushnas composed poems in a variety of formats, including haiku, geet, ghazal, sonnets, free verse, with most composed in Sanskrit meters such as Shikharini.^[3]

Awards

• 1963: Narmad Suvarna Chandrak

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Topiwala . Chandrakant . Topiwala . Chandrakant . Gujarati Sahityakosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) . Trun No Grah (1964) . Gujarati . 1990 . . 2 . Ahmedabad . 184.
2. Book: Pandya, Natwarlal 'Ushnas' . October 1964 . Trun No Grah . Surat . Harihar Pustakalay .
3. Book: Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. . 2015 . Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature) . Ahmedabad . Adarsh Prakashan . 267 . 978-93-82593-88-1.