Kamal Vora (Template:Lang-gu) is a Gujarati language poet and editor from Mumbai, India. He is an editor of Etad, a quarterly Guajarati literary magazine.[1]
Life
He was born in 1950. Since 2010, He co-edits, with Naushil Mehta, a Gujarati quarterly journal Etad, founded by Suresh Joshi. He was a member of the Gujarati advisory board of Sahitya Akademi.[2][3]
Works
His poem started appearing in magazine from 1971. His first anthology of poem Arav was published in 1991,[4] followed by Anek Ek (2012) and Anekanek (2014). His poems have been translated in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada and English and appeared in Indian Literature, Chicago Review, Anthology of Asian Poets, Muse India etc.[2]
Awards
He received Sahitya Akademi Award (2016) for Gujarati for his book Anekanek (2014).[5] His book Arav was awarded the Umashankar Joshi award. He has also written few short stories.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Balvant Parekh Centre Nodal Centres, Sapta Setu: A Report. balvantparekhcentre. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Welcome to Muse India. Welcome to Muse India.
- ↑ A new generation of poets from Gujarat is keeping a rich poetic legacy alive, Tripathi, Salil. LiveMint(2018-02-16). Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- ↑ અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era){{#if:Brahmabhatt|, Brahmabhatt}. Parshwa Publication(2010). ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7
- ↑ Sahitya Akademi winners announced, Jerry Pinto among 24 writers named. dna(2016-12-21).