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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Harsh Brahmbhatt
| image = Harsh Brahmbhatt.jpg
| caption = at [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]], June 2016
| native_name = હર્ષ વાડીલાલ બ્રહ્મભટ્ટ
| native_name_lang = gu
| pseudonym =
| birth_name = Harsh Vadilal Brahmbhatt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1954|7|31}}
| birth_place = [[Mahesana]], [[Gujarat]]
| occupation = poet, writer
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Urdu]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = Master of Science
| alma_mater = [[Gujarat University]]
| notableworks=
* ''Jivavano Riaz'' (2010)
* ''Jhakal Ne Tadka Ni Vachche''
| spouse =
| children =
| awards = {{plainlist|* [[Shayda Award]] (2010)
* [[Kalapi Award]] (2012)
* [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (2012-2013)
* [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] (2015)
* [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]] (2015)
}}
| signature = Signature autograph of Poet Harsh Brahmbhatt.jpg
| years_active =
| website =
}}

'''Harsh Brahmbhatt''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: હર્ષ બ્રહ્મભટ્ટ; born 1954) is a Gujarati language poet and writer from [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name="The Times of India 2012">{{cite web | title=Senior bureaucrat re-employed | website=The Times of India | date=2012-08-06 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Senior-bureaucrat-re-employed/articleshow/15367680.cms | access-date=2016-04-30 | archive-date=23 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923110925/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Senior-bureaucrat-re-employed/articleshow/15367680.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> He has also made significant contributions to the Urdu ghazal form. He is a recipient of several awards, including the [[Shayda Award]], [[Kalapi Award]], [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] and [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]].<ref name="Jha 2012">{{cite web | last=Jha | first=Paras K | title=Gujarati ghazals, poems flow from bureaucrat's pen | website=dna | date=2012-01-09 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-gujarati-ghazals-poems-flow-from-bureaucrat-s-pen-1635326 | access-date=2016-04-30 | archive-date=16 May 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516144443/http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-gujarati-ghazals-poems-flow-from-bureaucrat-s-pen-1635326 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="epaper.timesofindia.com 2010">{{cite web | title=Spiritual Guru Morari Bapu unveiled Jeevan No Riyaaz, a collection of Gujarati poems by poet Harsh Brahmbhatt, at a city club. Poets and writers of Gujarati literature Suresh Dalal, Rajesh Vyas 'Miskin' and Vinod Bhatt were in attendance at the event apart from some of the city's "Who's Who." | website=epaper.timesofindia.com | date=2010-12-16 | url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_MIRRORNEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=AMIR/2010/12/16&ID=Pc01009 | access-date=2016-04-30 | archive-date=8 July 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708191759/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToPrint_MIRRORNEW&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=AMIR%2F2010%2F12%2F16&ID=Pc01009 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="DeshGujarat News from Gujarat 2016">{{cite web | title=Harsh Brahmbhatt to be awarded Harindra Dave Paritoshik | website=DeshGujarat News from Gujarat | date=2016-08-30 | url=http://deshgujarat.com/2016/08/30/harsh-brahmbhatt-to-be-awarded-harindra-dave-paritoshik/ | access-date=2016-09-03 | archive-date=26 October 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026063904/http://deshgujarat.com/2016/08/30/harsh-brahmbhatt-to-be-awarded-harindra-dave-paritoshik/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Early life ==
Brahmbhatt was born on 31 July 1954 in [[Mahesana]], [[Gujarat]], to Vadilal and Sushila Brahmbhatt. He completed his Bachelor of Science in 1975 and Master of Science in 1977 from the [[Gujarat University]], [[Ahmedabad]], with Physics as one of his subjects.<ref name= "hb">{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Kirit |date=2008 |title=Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh |location= Gandhinagar |publisher= Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |page= 442 |isbn= 9789383317028 }}</ref>

== Career ==
He served as an additional secretary of [[Government of Gujarat|Gujarat government]] and then as an additional secretary of the [[List of Chief Ministers of Gujarat|Chief Minister]] of Gujarat. He retired in July 2014. Presently, he serves as an advisor in [[Reliance Industries|Reliance Industries Ltd]].<ref name="The Times of India 2012"/>

== Works ==
''Ekalta Ni Bheedman'' (2012), his first anthology of [[ghazal]], was published in 1992, followed by ''Andar Diwadandi'' (2002), ''Maun Ni Mahefil'' (2009), ''Jivavano Riaz'' (2010), ''Khud Ne Ya Kyan Malyo Chu?'' (2012), ''Jhakal Ne Tadka Ni Vachche'' and ''Aabh Doryu To Surya Ugyo'to''. His collection of [[Urdu poetry|Urdu ghazals]] includes ''Kandil'' (1998), ''Sargoshi'' (2004), ''Mera Apna Aasman'' (2011), ''Khamoshi Hain Ibadat'' (2013) and ''Manzilo Ko Hatake Chalte Hain''. ''Kodiyaman Petavi Raat'' (2015) is his collection of short poetry and [[free verse]].<ref name= "hb"/>

Some of his Urdu ghazals have been sung by [[Rashid Khan (musician)|Ustad Rashid Khan]], Ustad [[Ahmed and Mohammed Hussain]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sonu Nigam]], [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Arijit Singh]], [[Javed Ali]], [[Anup Jalota]], [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]], [[Mitali Mukherjee]] and the Shyamal-Saumil Munshi brothers. His Gujarati ghazals have had been sung with musical accompaniment composed by the singers Purushottam Upadhyay, [[Parthiv Gohil]], [[Sadhana Sargam]], [[Ashit Desai|Ashit]] and Hema Desai, Aalap Desai, the Shyamal-Saumil Munshi brothers, Naynesh Jani and Bhupinder Singh.

He has edited several books, including ''Vismi Sadini Gujarati Kavya Mudra'' (with [[Chandrakant Sheth]], [[Yogesh Joshi]] and Urmila Thaker), ''Best of Miskin'' (2013; selected ghazals of [[Rajesh Vyas]] 'Miskin', ''Shabda Sathe Maro Sambandh'' (2013; with [[Anil Chavda]]), ''Yogesh Joshini Shreshtha Vartao'' (2008; with Urmila Thakar; selected short stories of Yogesh Joshi), ''Maru Satya'' (2006; with [[Ankit Trivedi]]), ''Prem Vishe'' (with Anil Chavda) and ''Sahityama Dariyo'' (with [[Praful Raval]] and [[Rajendra Patel]].<ref name= "hb"/>

== Recognition ==
He received the [[Shayda Award]] (2010) and the [[Kalapi Award]] (2012) for his contribution and development of Gujarati ghazal. [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] conferred on him the Dilip Mehta Award (2008-2009) for his work ''Maun Ni Mahefil'' and [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (2012-2013) for his work ''Jhakal Ne Tadkani Vachche''. His book ''Javavano Riaz'' also earned an award in 2009, given by Ghazal Sabha, a [[Vadodara]] based institution. He is also a recipient of the [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak]] (2015) and [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]] (2015) and Harindra Dave Smriti Paritoshik (2015), presented by Harindra Dave Memorial Trust.<ref name="DeshGujarat News from Gujarat 2016"/>

In 2016, he was nominated for Urdu Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar for his book ''Mera Apna Aasman'' by [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] but he refused to accept the award in protest against [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi#Controversy|lack of autonomy in the Akademi]]. He said that it was being given by a 'non-autonomous' body.<ref name="The Indian Express 2016">{{cite web | title=Writer declines award from 'non-autonomous' Academy | website=The Indian Express | date=2016-03-29 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/writer-declines-award-from-non-autonomous-academy/ | access-date=2016-11-25 | archive-date=7 January 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107050447/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/writer-declines-award-from-non-autonomous-academy/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Indian Express">{{cite web | title=Govt duty-bound to sustain languages as tools for ensuring cultural integrity | website=The Indian Express | date=2016-03-30 | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/govt-duty-bound-to-sustain-languages-as-tools-for-ensuring-cultural-integrity/ | access-date=2016-12-29 | archive-date=30 December 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230085648/http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/govt-duty-bound-to-sustain-languages-as-tools-for-ensuring-cultural-integrity/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

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

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==

* {{GujLit author}}
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[[Category:People from Ahmedabad district]]
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[[Category:Indian male poets]]
[[Category:Gujarat University alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]

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