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Harsh Ghetia was a Gujarati
writer
of the post-independence period. He was born in Khambhra village
in Kachchh, and was educated at Shamaldas Gandhi College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat and later Bombay University. He authored more than fifty works, including poems, essays, Drama and fiction. He was a journalist by profession. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award
in 1978 for his poems. He also received the Ranjitram Gold Medal, the Kabir Award (from the Madhya Pradesh Government), the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
award and the Goenka award for Journalism. He was Editor of Gujarati news Papers Janmabhoomi and Janmabhoomi-Pravasi. Well known poet writer and a Journalist."Madhav Kyayn Nathi", "Krishna ane Manav Sambandho", "Mukhvato", "Anagat", "Hayati", "Sang-Asang", "Lohi no Rang Lal" and many more titles to his credit.
Gujarati people
Gujarati people , or Gujaratis are an ethnic group that is traditionally Gujarati-speaking and can trace their ancestry to the state of Gujarat in western India...
writer
Gujarati literature
The history of Gujarati literature may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, other than its composers...
of the post-independence period. He was born in Khambhra village
Khambhra
Khambhra or Khamra is a village near the town Anjar and the taluka of Kutch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The village is eight kilometres from the nearest town, Anjar.-History:...
in Kachchh, and was educated at Shamaldas Gandhi College, Bhavnagar, Gujarat and later Bombay University. He authored more than fifty works, including poems, essays, Drama and fiction. He was a journalist by profession. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
in 1978 for his poems. He also received the Ranjitram Gold Medal, the Kabir Award (from the Madhya Pradesh Government), the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad is a literary institution for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in the city of Ahmedabad, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with an aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of the society and cultivate a literary sense among the people...
award and the Goenka award for Journalism. He was Editor of Gujarati news Papers Janmabhoomi and Janmabhoomi-Pravasi. Well known poet writer and a Journalist."Madhav Kyayn Nathi", "Krishna ane Manav Sambandho", "Mukhvato", "Anagat", "Hayati", "Sang-Asang", "Lohi no Rang Lal" and many more titles to his credit.