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{{Infobox writer
| name = Kishore Jadav
| image = Kishor Jadav.jpg
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| caption = At his home in Nagaland, December 2017
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = gu
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1938|4|15}}
| birth_place = Ambaliala, [[Dholka Taluka]], [[Ahmedabad district]], [[Gujarat]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2018|3|1|1938|4|15}}
| death_place = [[Dimapur]], [[Nagaland]]
| occupation = Short story writer, novelist, scholar
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = * M.Com
* PhD
| alma_mater = * [[M. S. University]]
* [[Gauhati University]]
| period = Modern [[Gujarati literature]]
| movement =
| notableworks = * ''Pragaitihasika ane Shoksabha'' (1969)
* ''Nishachakra''(1979)
* ''Navi Tunki Vartani Kalamimansa'' (1986)
| spouse = {{marriage|Kumsangkola|1967|2011|end=her death}}
| children =
| relatives =
| awards =
| signature = Kishor Jadav signature.jpg
| years_active =
}}

'''Kishore Kalidas Jadav''' (15 April 1938 – 1 March 2018) was a novelist, critic, and short story writer from India. He wrote in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and was primarily responsible for the development of [[Surrealism|surreal]] and experimental Gujarati fiction.

== Life ==
[[File:Kishor Jadav with his wife.jpg|thumb|Kishore Jadav with his wife Kumsangkola]]
[[File:Kishor Jadav with his family.jpg|thumb|Kishore Jadav with his wife and children]]
Kishore [[Jadav]] was born on 15 April 1938  in Ambaliala village of [[Dholka Taluka]] in [[Ahmedabad district]], Gujarat, to Kalidas and Dahiben Jadav.

He [[matriculated]] in 1955 from R.C. Commerce High School, Ahmedabad, and completed a Bachelor of Commerce from [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] in 1960. In 1963, he moved to [[Nagaland]].

In 1972, he completed a Masters of Commerce from [[Gauhati University]] and later received a Ph.D.{{when|date=August 2017}} from California International University for his research work ''American Black Writers''.

He was awarded a Doctor of Letters by Harmony College of Applied Science, [[California]], US. From 1965 to 1982, he worked as a secretary with various departments of the [[Government of Nagaland]]. In 1967 he married Kumsangkola, a [[Naga people|Naga tribal]] girl. They had two sons and three daughters.

Jadav served as a secretary to the Chief Secretary of the Government of Nagaland in 1982 and retired in 1995. He also served as a Registrar of [[Nagaland University]], and later retired as the Special Secretary.

He served as a chairman of the Northeast Literary Academy from its foundation in 1976 until 1981 and later served as its vice president. He was a fellow and deputy governor of the American Biographical Institute. He lived in [[Kohima]] until his retirement in 1995, then moved to [[Dimapur]], Nagaland.<ref name="Dutt1999">{{cite book|author=Kartik Chandra Dutt|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA476|accessdate=29 August 2017|year=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|page=476}}</ref><ref name="Kishor Jadav, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web | title=કિશોર જાદવ|trans-title=Kishore Jadav | website=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Kishor-Jadav.html | language=gu | access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref><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=224–227|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref>

Kumsangkola died in 2011. Jadav died on 1 March 2018 in Dimapur following [[kidney failure]] and a [[stroke]].<ref name="opinionmagazine.co.uk">{{cite web | title=નાગાલૅન્ડ જેવા જુદા જ ભારતીય પરિવેશની ભૂમિકાએ માતૃભાષામાં સાહિત્યસર્જન થાય એવું છેલ્લાં ૫૦ વર્ષમાં બન્યું ન | website=opinionmagazine.co.uk | url=http://opinionmagazine.co.uk/details/3347/nagaland-jevaa-judaa-j-bharatiya-pariveshnee-bhoomikaae-maatrubhaashaamaam-sahityasarjan-thaay-evun-chhellaan-50-varshmaam-banyun-nathee | language=gu | access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref>

== Works ==
Jadav experimented with fiction and adopted a surrealistic style of narration.<ref name="Kendra2007">{{cite book|author=Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra|title=Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4oMAQAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust}}</ref><ref name="George1992">{{cite book|author=K. M. George|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&pg=PA142|accessdate=30 August 2017|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-81-7201-324-0|page=142}}</ref> His short stories were first published in ''[[Ruchi (magazine)|Ruchi]]'', a magazine edited by Gujarati author [[Chunilal Madia]]. Jadav adopted an unconventional and opposing style to the traditional short stories written in Gujarati, focusing on the depiction of the inner world and character emotion rather than a realistic external world. His story ''Labyrinth'' is a notable example of this approach.<ref name="Kishor Jadav, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad" /><ref name="AGSI" />

His first short story collection, ''Pragaitihasik and Shoksabha'' (1969), features 20 experimental stories. Its recurring character, Vinayak ({{abbr|lit.|literally}} anti-hero), appears in many of the subsequent stories. ''Suryarohan'' (1972) includes 17 stories while ''Chhadmavesh'' (1982) has 8 stories.

His stories are anthologised in ''Kishore Jadavni Vartao – Aswad Sahit'' (1982) and ''Kishore Jadavni Shreshth Varato'' (1990, 2009), both edited by [[Radheshyam Sharma]]. His fourth collection, ''Yugsabha'', was published in 1995.<ref name="AGSI" /><ref name="Sahitya Akademi">{{cite web | title=Whos's Who of Indian Writers| website=Sahitya Akademi| url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/SASearchSystem/sauser/writerinfo.jsp?wrids=456 | access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref>

''Nishachakra'' (1979) was his first experimental novel. Its main character, Hu (lit. I, myself), encounters three different women with whom he engages in illicit affairs. Sexual behaviour is depicted in the eighth chapter of the novel. Jadav used narrative [[Stream of consciousness (narrative mode)|stream of consciousness]] in this novel.<ref name="Kendra2007"/> Nagaland culture is also depicted in his fiction.<ref name="Kishor Jadav, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/>

''Riktarag'' (1989) also depicts a protagonist in relationships with three ladies, but the world explores a more tragic dimension. Jadav's other novels are ''Aatash'' (1993), ''Chihnakand'', and ''Kathatrayi'' (1998).<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="Sahitya Akademi"/>

''Navi Tunki Vartani Kalamimansa'' (1986) is his critical work on modern short stories, written in response to questions about the morality of his own stories. ''Kmiyev'' (1995) is his other work of criticism.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="Sahitya Akademi"/>

''Kimartham'' (1995) is a collection of his interviews. He has also published four books in English and two in Hindi.<ref name="AGSI"/>

== Awards ==
Jadav received accolades and awards from [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] and the [[Gujarat Sahitya Academy]].<ref name="Dutt1999"/>

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

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Google Books|id=6bljAAAAMAAJ}}

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