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{{Infobox writer
| name = Harikrishna Pathak
| image = Harikrishna Pathak (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Pathak at his home in [[Gandhinagar]], January 2018
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1938|8|5}}
| birth_place = [[Botad]], [[Gujarat]], India
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| occupation = Poet, writer
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality =
| education = Bachelor of Science
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat University]]
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| notableworks = {{plainlist|
* ''Sooraj Kadach Uge'' (1974)
* ''Adva Pachisi'' (1984)
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| spouse = {{marriage|Chandrika|1961}}
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| awards = [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak|Kumar Chandrak]] (1967)
| signature = Harikrishna Pathak signature.jpg
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'''Harikrishna Pathak''' is a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet, short story writer, editor and children's writer from [[Gujarat]], India.

==Life==
[[File:Harikrishna Pathak.jpg|thumb|Harikrishna Pathak writing at his home, 2018|left]]
Pathak was born on 5 August 1938 at [[Botad]] (now in Gujarat, India) to Monghiben and Ramchandra.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=sbj/> His family was from Bholad village in [[Ahmedabad district]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Love Poems & Lyrics from Gujarati|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_DIyAAAAIAAJ|year=1987|page=367}}</ref> He [[matriculated]] in 1956. He completed his B. Sc. from [[Gujarat University]] in 1961.<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=109–110|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref> He worked as a teacher at [[Songadh]] near [[Bhavnagar]] in 1961–62. In 1963, he joined Department of Revenues, [[Government of Gujarat]] as an assistant. He was later promoted as the divisional officer and later retired as the deputy secretary. He has managed literary groups such as Mijlas and Brihaspatisabha for years.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Harikrishna-Pathak.html|title=હરિકૃષ્ણ પાઠક|website=www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|trans-title=Harikrishna Pathak|access-date=2018-03-07|language=gu}}</ref> He has also served as a vice president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]].<ref name=sbj/> He is also painter, sketcher and singer.<ref name="AGSI"/>

==Works==
Harikrishna Pathak has experimented with several genres of literature. His first work, a satire, ''Natakno Takhto'' was published in ''Chandani'' while his first poem was published in ''[[Kumar (magazine)|Kumar]]''.<ref name="sbj">{{Cite news|url=https://sureshbjani.wordpress.com/2007/01/31/harikrishna_pathak/|title=હરિકૃષ્ણ પાઠક, Harikrishna Pathak|last=Jani|first=Suresh B.|date=2007-01-31|work=ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય|access-date=2018-03-07|language=gu-IN}}</ref> ''Sooraj Kadach Uge'' (1974) was his first poetry collection which had 82 poem including metrical poetry, [[sonnet]]s, [[geet (song)|song]]s, [[ghazal]]s and free verse. It has traditional as well as experimental poems.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=":0" /> ''Halavi Hawane Pankhe'' (2005), ''Tapu'' and ''Jalna Padgha'' are his another poetry collections.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=sbj/> ''Adva Pachisi'' (1984) has parody poetry on human nature delivered through fictional character Advo. It has shades of [[burlesque]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Horizons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wptKAQAAIAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Indian Council for Cultural Relations.|page=150}}</ref><ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=":0" />

''Mor Banglo'' (1988) and ''Natubhaine To Jalsa Chhe'' (2008) are his story collections. ''Galine Nakethi'' (1993) is his collection of criticism. ''Nagar Vase Chhe'' (1978) has selected poems from Brihaspatisabha edited by him.<ref name=":0" /> He has also edited ''Gujarat Kavita Chayan'' (1994, 1996) as well as co-edited ''Swatantryottar Gujarati Geet Sanchay'', ''Gurjar Navalika Chayan'', ''Gurjar Adhunik Vivechan'' and ''Manubhai Trivedi - Sarod'' (2008).<ref name="AGSI"/> ''Aapni Yadi'' has poems of [[Kalapi]] selected by him.<ref name=sbj/> ''Raina Phool'' (2004) is his travelogue.<ref name="AGSI"/>

He has contributed to [[Gujarati children's literature|children's literature]] also. ''Koinu Kaik Khovay Chhe'' (1981) is a collection of children's poetry. ''Dostarini Vato'' (1993) is a collection of children's stories. ''Gulabi Arasni Laggi'' (1979) is a collection of teenage experiences initially serialized in ''Nutan Gujarat''. ''Hallo-Fallo'' (2005) his also his work on children's literature.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=":0" />

Many of his poetry has been published in Gujarati textbook in [[Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board]] textbook like 'Chok ni vacche ugyo chabutaro'.

==Awards==
He has received [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak|Kumar Chandrak]] (1967),<ref name=":0" /> Chandrashekhar Thakkur Prize (1973), Critics Award (1984), Jayant Pathak Poetry Prize (1993), [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (1993, for ''Jalna Padgha''). He has been awarded by [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] also.<ref name="AGSI"/>

==Personal life==
He married Chandrika in 1961 at [[Bhavnagar]] and has six children.<ref name="sbj"/>

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

==References==
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