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{{Short description|Gujarati writer}}
{{Infobox person
| name =Jay Vasavada
| image = 21-11-2018 Jay Vsavda.jpg
| caption = Vasavada at Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust in 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|06|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bhavnagar]], [[Gujarat]], India
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| other_names =
| occupation = Columnist, orator
| years_active = 1996–present
| notable_works =
| parents = Jayshree, Lalit Vasavada
}}

''' Jay Vasavada''' is [[Gujarati language]] writer, orator and columnist from India. Born in Bhavnagar and brought up in [[Gondal, Gujarat]], he writes columns in various publications since 1996. He has published several books compiling his columns.

==Early life==
Jay Vasavada was born on 6 October 1973 in [[Bhavnagar]], [[Gujarat]], India. His father Lalit Vasavada was a lecturer of Gujarati language, and his mother Jayshree Vasavada was a matron at Adhyapan Mandir, [[Junagadh]]. His mother left job after his birth and become full-time housewife and his teacher. He completed his primary education studying at home. He completed his secondary education from Vidhya Mandir School, Gondal. He joined Swaminarayan Gurukul for higher secondary education in science. He failed in 12th grade board examinations. He later enrolled in commerce education. He passed higher secondary and graduated with specialization in management.<ref name="Dave 2004">{{cite web | last=Dave | first=Parag | title=એક વર્ષમાં લઘુ નવલ લખવાની ઇચ્છા છેઃ જય વસાવડા | website=Forget...If U Can!!! | date=27 February 2004 | url=https://daveparag.blogspot.in/2009/05/blog-post.html | language=gu | accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}

==Career==
He served as a lecturer of marketing for three years in Commerce College affiliated with [[Saurashtra University]]. He later served as principal-in-charge. He frequently lectures at Academic Staff College, Saurashtra University.

His writing career started with articles published in newspaper in [[Rajkot]]. He later joined ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]'' as columnist in 1996<ref name="Dave 2004"/> which publishes his two weekly columns, ''Anavrutta'' and ''Spectrometre''. He writes column ''Rangat Sangat'' in Gujarati weekly ''Abhiyaan'' since 2008. He previously wrote daily column in Mumbai edition of ''[[Mid-day]]''. He wrote for ''Anokhee'', ''Aarpaar'' and ''Gujarat'' monthlies.<ref name="Opinion Online Gujarati Thoughts Journal">{{cite web | title=Opinion Online Gujarati Thoughts Journal | website=Opinion Online Gujarati Thoughts Journal | url=http://opinionmagazine.co.uk/details/505/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A3%E0%AA%B8-%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%87-%E0%AA%9C%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%80-%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%BE | language=gu | accessdate=24 June 2015 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050355/http://opinionmagazine.co.uk/details/505/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%A3%E0%AA%B8-%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%87-%E0%AA%9C%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%80-%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%A4%E0%AA%BE | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Google Books 2015">{{cite web | title=Pen power | website=Google Books | date=28 May 2015 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JmxAAQAAIAAJ | accessdate=24 June 2015| last1=Rebello | first1=Leo }}</ref> He delivers lectures across Gujarat on different subjects.<ref name="DeshGujarat 2012">{{cite web | author=DeshGujarat | title=Jay Vasavada, Sharad Thakar: Speeches at Asmita Parva(Videos) | website=DeshGujarat | date=4 April 2012 | url=http://DeshGujarat.Com/2012/04/04/jay-vasavada-sharad-thakar-kaajal-oza-vaidya-speeches-at-asmita-parvavideos/ | accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Akilanews.com 2015">{{cite web | title=કૃષ્ણ કે અર્જુને બ્રહ્મચર્યની માત્ર વાતો કરી છે, પાળ્યુ નથી : જય વસાવડા | website=Akilanews.com | date=24 June 2015 | url=http://www.akilanews.com/10092013/rajkot-news/1548451378794600-15484 | language=gu | accessdate=24 June 2015 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110108/http://www.akilanews.com/10092013/rajkot-news/1548451378794600-15484 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="NEWS OF GUJARAT 2014">{{cite web | title=જય વસાવડા,ભાગ્યેશ જ્હા,શાહબુદ્દીન રાઠોડ,યોગેશ ગઠવીએ કૃષ્ણ વિશે એવું તો કેવું બોલ્યા કે હજારો લોકોની જન્માષ્ટમી યાદગાર બની,વાંચો | website=NEWS OF GUJARAT | date=19 August 2014 | url=http://newsofgujarat.com/news.php?id=8564 | language=gu | accessdate=24 June 2015 | archive-date=22 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322021900/http://www.newsofgujarat.com/news.php?id=8564 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="globalgujaratnews.com 2012">{{cite web | title=સકારાત્મક પરિણામ માટે મતદાન કરવું જય વસાવડા | website=globalgujaratnews.com | date=30 October 2012 | url=https://www.globalgujaratnews.com/article/voting-for-positive-result-says-jay-vasavada/ | language=gu | accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Vibhakar 2009">{{cite web | last=Vibhakar | first=Devang | title=Interview of Jay Vasavada – a vibrant and eminent writer | website=SpeakBindas | date=14 February 2009 | url=https://www.speakbindas.com/interview-of-jay-vasavada/ | accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Shah 2014">{{cite web | last=Shah | first=Kinjal | title=Writing More Important: Ahmedabad's First Gujarati Literature Festival Opened on Friday with a Fiery and Interesting Discussion between Four Renowned Authors and the Audience Gujarati Literature Festival | website=DNA |via=HighBeam| date=4 January 2014 | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3172533161.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301134524/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3172533161.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=1 March 2016 | accessdate=2 October 2015}}</ref>

He hosted Gujarati celebrity talk show ''Samvaad'' on [[ETV Gujarati]] for 225 episodes. He served as writer and anchor of cultural TV series ''Aaswaad'' on [[Doordarshan|DD Girnar]]. He frequently delivers speeches on [[All India Radio]]. He had scripted and presented weekend radio show ''Cinema Sizzlers'' on [[BIG FM 92.7]] Rajkot.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} He performed a [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] in Gujarati film ''[[Bey Yaar]]'' (2014).<ref name="DeshGujarat 2014">{{cite web | author=DeshGujarat | title=First day first show of Bey Yaar, and maker's brief talk to audience(Video) | website=DeshGujarat | date=29 August 2014 | url=https://DeshGujarat.Com/2014/08/29/first-day-first-show-of-bey-yaar-and-makers-brief-talk-to-audiencevideo/ | accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref>

He was honored with a special award by a World Talent Organization in the World Amazing Talent Category for his dedicated work towards Gujarati Literature.<ref name="Globalbazaar.news">{{cite web | title = ગર્વ: અમેરિકાની ખ્યાતનામ વર્લ્ડ ટેલેન્ટ ઓર્ગેનાઇઝેશન કંપની દ્વારા કટારલેખક, વક્તા, સાહિત્યકાર જય વસાવડાને વર્લ્ડ અમેઝિંગ ટેલેન્ટ એવોર્ડ એનાયાત કરવામાં આવ્યો
| url = https://globalbazaar.news/globalbazaar/2020/12/21/world-amazing-talent-award-presented-to-columnist-orator-writer-jay-vasavada-by-world-talent-organization-company-of-america/ | website = Globalbazaar.news | date = 20 December 2020 |language=gu}}</ref><ref name="News18">{{cite web | title = રાજકોટઃ અમેરિકાની કંપની દ્વારા જય વસાવડા તેમજ સાંઈરામ દવેને વર્લ્ડ અમેઝિંગ ટેલેન્ટ એવોર્ડ એનાયત | url = https://gujarati.news18.com/news/kutchh-saurastra/rajkot-american-company-awards-world-amazing-talent-award-to-jay-vasavada-and-sairam-dave-rajkot-ap-1056869.html | website = News18 | date = 20 December 2020 | language = gu | access-date = 15 March 2021 | archive-date = 20 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201220161714/https://gujarati.news18.com/news/kutchh-saurastra/rajkot-american-company-awards-world-amazing-talent-award-to-jay-vasavada-and-sairam-dave-rajkot-ap-1056869.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="Divya Bhaskar">{{cite web | title = એવોર્ડ એનાયત: વર્લ્ડ ટેલેન્ટ ઓર્ગેનાઇઝેશને જય વસાવડા અને સાંઇરામ દવેને વર્લ્ડ અમેઝિંગ ટેલેન્ટ એવોર્ડ એનાયત... | url =https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/bharuch/ankleshwar/news/world-talent-organization-awarded-world-amazing-talent-award-to-jay-vasavada-and-sairam-dave-128040773.html | website = Divya Bhaskar | date = 20 December 2020 |language=gu}}</ref>

==Works==
He published several books compiling his columns in collections; ''Yuvahava'', ''Mahiti Ane Manoranjan'', ''Sahitya Ane Cinema'', ''Aah Hindustan Oh Hindustan'', ''Spectrometre'' (2001), ''Life@Kite'', ''Anavrutta'' (2008), ''Science Samandar'', ''Knowledge Nagariya'', ''G.K. Jungle'', ''JSK - Jai Shri Krishna'', ''Preet Kiye Sukh Hoy'' (2010), ''Jai Ho'' (2012),<ref name="www.divyabhaskar.co.in 2012">{{cite web | title=જય વસાવડાના પુસ્તક ઉપર વાર્તાલાપ | website=www.divyabhaskar.co.in | date=20 September 2012 | url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news-fb/DGUJ-2144566-3813089.html | language=gu | accessdate=24 June 2015}}</ref> ''Vacation Station'' (2015), ''Mummy Pappa'' (2016).

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

==References==
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==External links==
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