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{{Short description|Indian Gujarati-language poet, writer, columnist, and emcee (Born: 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox writer 
| name = Ankit Trivedi
| image = Ankit Trivedi.jpg
| caption = Trivedi in Ahmedabad; November 2015
| birth_name = Ankit Amarishkumr Trivedi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|9}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
| occupation = poet, writer, emcee, columnist
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat University]]
| period =
| genres = [[Ghazal]], [[Geet (song)|geet]]
| subjects =
| movement =
| notableworks = * Gazal Purvak (2006)
* Geet Purvak
| spouse = {{marriage|Bhumika Trivedi|10 December 2010}}
| children = Mitra (daughter)
| awards ={{plainlist|
* [[Takhtasinh Parmar Prize]] (2006-07)
* [[Shayda Award]] (2008)
* [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar]] (2011)
* [[Yuva Puraskar]] (2016)}}
| signature = Autograph of Ankit Trivedi.jpg
| years_active =
| website =
}}
'''Ankit Trivedi''' (born 9 March 1981) is a [[Gujarati language]] poet, writer, columnist, and emcee from [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name="The Times of India 2011">{{cite web | title=Ahmedabad's renowned young poet Ankit Trivedi unveils songs' compilation book in the city | website=The Times of India | date=2011-09-27 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/others/Ahmedabads-renowned-young-poet-Ankit-Trivedi-unveils-songs-compilation-book-in-the-city/articleshow/10127722.cms | accessdate=2016-04-07 | archive-date=19 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119092026/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/others/Ahmedabads-renowned-young-poet-Ankit-Trivedi-unveils-songs-compilation-book-in-the-city/articleshow/10127722.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> His significant works include ''Gazal Purvak'' (collection of [[ghazal]]s) and ''Geet Purvak'' (collection of [[Geet (song)|geet]]s). The [[Indian National Theater]] in Mumbai awarded him the 2008 [[Shayda Award]] for his contribution to Gujarati ghazal. He has received the [[Takhtasinh Parmar Prize]], [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar]],<ref name="The Times of India 2012">{{cite web | title=Yuva Gaurav prize to 30-year-old poet | website=The Times of India | date=2012-04-13 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Yuva-Gaurav-prize-to-30-year-old-poet/articleshow/12642977.cms | accessdate=2016-04-07 | archive-date=23 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923114544/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Yuva-Gaurav-prize-to-30-year-old-poet/articleshow/12642977.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Yuva Puraskar]].<ref name="Yuva Puraskar ::..">{{cite web | title=..:: SAHITYA Akademi | website=Yuva Puraskar ::.. | url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp | accessdate=2016-06-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805114428/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp | archive-date=5 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, he was awarded a [[D.Lit.]] by [[Gujarat University]].

== Early life ==
Trivedi was born in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]] to Amarishkumar and Jayshribahen. He took his schooling at Ahmedabad and completed a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] from [[Gujarat University]].<ref name= "at">{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Kirit |date=2008 |title=Gujarati Sahityakosh |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |page=175 |isbn=9789383317028 }}</ref>

Trivedi married Bhumika Trivedi on 12 December 2010. They have a daughter named Mitra.<ref name= sharma>{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=Radheshyam |author-link=Radheshyam Sharma |date=2016 |title= Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches) |volume=23 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Rannade Prakashan |page=312}}</ref>

== Works ==
[[File:Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain.png|thumb|Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and [[Abhishek Jain]] at GLF - 2016]]
Trivedi published his first anthology ''Gazal Purvak'', a collection of [[ghazal]]s, in 2006, followed by ''Geet Purvak''. He published ''Maitrivishwa'' in 2006 which is a collection of essays written by him.<ref name= "at"/> He edited ''[[Gazalvishwa]]'', a Gujarati ghazal poetry journal, from 2006 to 2007.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

=== Compilations ===
* {{Transliteration|gu|Avinashi Avinash}}
* ''Mahendi Na Paan''
* ''Masoom Hawa Na Misra'' (collection of the ghazals of new generation)
* ''Missing Bakshi''
* ''Kahevat Vishwa''
* ''Sambhare Re, Balpan Na Sambharna'' (2011)
* ''Jivan Na Hakarno Photograph'' (2014)
* ''Sol Varas Ni Mosam'' (2014) (compilation of poems in Gujarati)
* ''Close Up Nu Smile Please''<ref name= "at"/>

=== Plays ===
* ''Varsad Bhinjve''
* ''Parpotana Gharma''
* ''Urmila (Ekokti)''
* ''Baa Ne Gher Baabo Aavyo''
* ''Madhapar Ladies Special''
* ''Aa Kokilanu Kain Karo''<ref>{{cite book |last=Trivedi |first=Ankit |year=2014 |title=Jivan Na Hakarno Photograph |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Navbharat Sahitya Mandir |pages= 130–131 |isbn=978-81-8440-796-9}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
Trivedi worked as a screenwriter on the 2017 Gujarati comedy film, [[Carry On Kesar]].<ref name="Jambhekar 2017">{{cite web | last=Jambhekar | first=Shruti | title=Carry On Kesar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=2017-02-17 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-reviews/carryon-kesar/movie-review/57200808.cms | accessdate=2017-02-17 | archive-date=19 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219081238/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-reviews/carryon-kesar/movie-review/57200808.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Recognition ==
Trivedi was awarded the [[Takhtasinh Parmar Prize]] (2006–07) and the [[Yuva Puraskar]] in 2016 for his book ''Gazal Purvak''.<ref name="http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/ 2016">{{cite web|url=http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/celebrating-gujarat/art-culture/Ankit-trivedi-and-pushpa-antani-to-get-delhi-sahitya-acadamy-award/articleshow/52802953.cms|title=અંકિત ત્રિવેદી અને પુષ્પા અંતાણીને દિલ્હી સાહિત્ય અકાદમીના પુરસ્કાર|date=2016-06-18|website=Navgujaratsamay.|language=gu|accessdate=2016-06-18|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817190657/http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/celebrating-gujarat/art-culture/Ankit-trivedi-and-pushpa-antani-to-get-delhi-sahitya-acadamy-award/articleshow/52802953.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he won the [[Shayda Award]] from the Indian National Theater, Mumbai. His collection of geets, ''Geet Purvak'', was awarded the Bhanuprasad Pandya Prize (2010–11). For his poetry, he received the [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar]] award (2011)<ref name="The Times of India 2012" /> and for his contribution to Gujarati literature, the Harindra Dave Memorial Award (2011).<ref name="DeshGujarat 2012">{{cite web | author=DeshGujarat | title=Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award | website=DeshGujarat | date=2012-10-02 | url=http://DeshGujarat.Com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/ | accessdate=2016-05-18 | archive-date=8 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208165834/https://www.deshgujarat.com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he was awarded a [[D.Lit.]] by [[Gujarat University]].<ref name="The Times of India 2019">{{cite news|title=Seven honorary DLitt degrees to be awarded|newspaper=The Times of India|date=13 February 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/seven-honorary-dlitt-degrees-to-be-awarded/articleshow/67967158.cms|access-date=1 February 2021|archive-date=21 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721180226/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/seven-honorary-dlitt-degrees-to-be-awarded/articleshow/67967158.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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