Vitan Sud Beej Explained

Vitan Sud Beej
Author:Ramesh Parekh
Cover Artist:Amit K. Parekh
Country:India
Language:Gujarati
Genre:Ghazal, free verse, geet
Published:1989
Publisher:Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, Gandhinagar
Media Type:Print (Paperback)
Pages:192
Awards:Sahitya Akademi Award (1994)
Oclc:20454651
Dewey:891.471

Vitan Sud Beej (Gujarati: વિતાન સુદ બીજ) is an anthology of poems written by Ramesh Parekh in the Gujarati language. The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1994.[1]

History

The book was published in 1989 by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. Later, the poems in this book were included in Chha Aksharnu Naam ("Name of Six Alphabet"), the complete works of Ramesh Parekh, published by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi.[2]

Content

The book consists of 59 ghazals; 6 Gujarati: muktak; 24 free verse and 99 geet poems, composed in a colloquial language. It includes the poem "Ek Sanyukta Geet", which was composed in collaboration with Anil Joshi, the Gujarati author, on 6 October 1985.[3]

Awards

The book was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award of 1994 from the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.[2] It also received the Rajkumar Bhuvalka Award from Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, Calcutta.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Parekh Ramesh Mohanlal . Gujarati Sahitya Kosh . Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature . . Ahmedabad . Vyas . Daksha . 1990 . Daksha Vyas . Topiwala . Chandrakant . Chandrakant Topiwala . 2 . 368 . Gujarati.
  2. Book: Brahmbhatt, Prasad . 2015 . History of Modern Gujarati Literature (Modern & Post Modern Era) . Ahmedabad . Parshva Publication . 77 . 978-93-5108-247-7 .
  3. Book: Parekh, Ramesh . 1989 . Vitan Sud Beej . Gandhinagar . Gujarat Sahitya Akademi .
  4. Book: Brahmabhatt, Prasad . gu:અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ . History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era . Parshwa Publication . Ahmedabad . 2010 . 77–84 . gu . 978-93-5108-247-7.