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| name = Esha Dadawala<br />
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| native_name = એષા મયંક દાદાવાળા<br />
| native_name_lang = guj<br />
| pseudonym = <br />
| birth_name = Esha Mayank Dadawala<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|2}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| occupation = Poet, journalist<br />
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| education = Bachelor of Arts<br />
| alma_mater = [[Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]]<br />
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| genres = [[Free verse]], [[Geet (song)|geet]]<br />
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| notableworks = * ''Vartaro'' (2008)<br />
* ''Janmaro'' (2013)<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
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| awards = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar|Yuva Gaurav Award]] (2013)<br />
* [[Yuva Puraskar]] (2018)<br />
}}<br />
| signature = <br />
| years_active =2002 - present<br />
}}<br />
'''Esha Dadawala''' ({{lang-gu|એષા દાદાવાળા}}) is a [[Gujarati language]] poet and journalist from Gujarat, India.<ref name="લયસ્તરો 2008">{{cite web | title=દીકરીનાં તેરમા વર્ષે...! - એષા દાદાવાલા | website=લયસ્તરો | date=2008-07-05 | url=http://layastaro.com/?p=1235 | language=gu | access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref> Her significant works include ''Vartaro'' (2008), ''Kya Gai Ae Chhokri'' (2011) and ''Janmaro'' (2013). She has won [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar|Yuva Gaurav Award]] of 2013 for her contribution in [[Gujarati literature]].<ref name="મોરપીંછ 2016">{{cite web | title=એષા દાદાવાળા | website=મોરપીંછ | date=2016-04-11 | url=http://heenaparekh.com/2016/04/11/esha-dadawala/ | language=gu | access-date=2016-04-13}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Esha was born on 2 January 1985 in [[Surat]], [[Gujarat]] to Mayank Dadawala and Hetal Dadawala. She completed her schooling in 2002 from Jivan Bharati High School, Surat. She got her [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 2005 from [[Veer Narmad South Gujarat University]].<ref name="મોરપીંછ 2016"/><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Esha wrote her first poem, ''Death Certificate'' which was published in ''Kavita'', a Gujarati poetry journal when she was in school.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dalal |first=Suresh |date=October 2012 |title=Mari Karkirdino Surya (Articles by people from different walks of life about their career) |location=Mumbai |publisher=Image Publication |page=60 |isbn=978-81-7997-391-2}}</ref> Currently she is owner and Editor of Ananya City (a pioneer of Video E-paper) and Columnist of Divya Bhaskar. She has worked as a news reader, journalist and sub-editor in different media including ''Gujarat Mitra'', ''MY TV'' (A local news channel of Surat), ''Dhabakar'' (A local newspaper of Surat), ''[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]'', ''MY FM'' and ''Gujarat Guardian''. Her short stories are published in several Gujarati magazines including ''[[Chitralekha (weekly)|Chitralekha]]''.<ref name="મોરપીંછ 2016"/><br />
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== Works ==<br />
''Vartaro'', her first anthology of poems, was published in 2008, followed by ''Janmaro'' (2013).<ref name="મોરપીંછ 2016"/> She has narrated subtle emotions of women and different phases of the life of a woman. ''Kya Gai Ae Chhokri'' (2011) is novel written by her in a diary-form.<ref>{{cite book |last=Dadawala |first=Esha |title=Kyab Gai E Chhokri (novel) |year=2011 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Navbharat Sahitya Mandir |page=5 |isbn=978-81-8440-582-8}}</ref><br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
Gujarat Sahitya Akademi conferred the [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar|Yuva Gaurav Award]] in 2013 for her contribution in Gujarati literature. Her book ''Janmaro'' (2013) received Best Book Prize for poetry instituted by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. She is also recipient of Ravji Patel Award instituted by ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]'' and Samanvay; Kavi Gani Dahiwala Prize (2000); Best Poet Award by Coffee-mates, [[Mumbai]]; Best poet award (2005) by Kala Gurjari Sanstha, Mumbai; Best Poet of Surat Award (2009) by Rashtriya Kala Kendra, Surat.<ref name="મોરપીંછ 2016"/> In 2018, she received [[Yuva Puraskar]] for her book ''Janmaro''.<ref name="India 2018">{{cite news | title=Sahitya Akademi announces winners for Bal Sahitya, Yuva Puraskar for 2018 | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=2018-06-22 | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sahitya-akademi-announces-winners-for-bal-sahitya-yuva-puraskar-for-2018-118062200794_1.html | access-date=2018-06-22| agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian women poets]]<br />
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