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<div>{{short description|Indian poet and novelist}}<br />
{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Khalil Dhantejvi<br />
| image = Khalil Dhantejvi.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| pseudonym = <br />
| birth_name = Khalil Ismail Makrani<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1938|12|12}}<br />
| birth_place = Dhantej, [[Vadodara]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2021|04|04|1935|12|12}}<br />
| death_place = Vadodara<br />
| resting_place = Vadodara<br />
| occupation = poet, novelist, journalist<br />
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Urdu]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| period = <br />
| movement = <br />
| notableworks = <br />
| awards = {{plainlist|<br />
* [[Kalapi Award]] (2004)<br />
* [[Vali Gujarati Gazal Award]] (2013)<br />
* [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] (2019)<br />
}}<br />
| spouse = <br />
| children = <br />
| signature = Khalil Dhantejavi Signature.jpg<br />
| years_active = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Khalil Ismail Makrani''' (12 December 1935 – 4 April 2021), popularly known by his pen-name, '''Khalil Dhantejvi''' was a poet and novelist from [[Gujarat]], India. He wrote poems in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and [[Urdu]].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
[[File:Khalil Dhantejvi and Manoj Khanderia.jpg|thumb|Dhantejvi with [[Manoj Khanderia]]]]<br />
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Khalil Dhantejvi was born as Khalil Ismail Makrani on 12 December 1935<!--- 12 December 1939<ref name="Topiwala1996"/> ---> at Dhantej, a village in [[Vadodara]].<ref name="gujparichay">{{cite book|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકાર પરિચયકોશ|trans-title=Who's Who in Gujarati Literature|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]]|year=2008|editor-first=Kirit H. |editor-last=Shukla |edition=2nd |location=Gandhinagar |page=૪૭૮}}</ref><ref name="DeshGujarat">{{Cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2015/09/30/khalil-dhantejvi-to-be-presented-vali-gujarati-award/|title=Khalil Dhantejvi to be presented Vali Gujarati Award|last=|first=|date=30 September 2015|newspaper=DeshGujarat|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/Poet-to-donate-1-5-lakh-aid-to-poor-students-on-his-birthday/articleshow/14494863.cms|title=Poet to donate 1.5 lakh aid to poor students on his birthday - Times of India|last=|first=|date=29 June 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> He studied till 4th standard.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/theatre/Vadodara-to-host-two-day-theatre-festival-in-first-week-of-July/articleshow/37580567.cms|title=Vadodara to host two-day theatre festival in first week of July!|date=|work=|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref> He adopted his pen name Khalil Dhantejvi after his village Dhantej.<ref name="Firstpost 2021">{{cite web|title=Khalil Dhantejvi, Gujarati poet and ghazal maestro, passes away at 82; PM Modi expresses grief|website=Firstpost|date=5 April 2021|url=https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/khalil-dhantejvi-gujarati-poet-and-ghazal-maestro-passes-away-at-82-pm-expresses-grief-9497521.html|access-date=5 April 2021}}</ref><br />
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He died on 4 April 2021 at Vadodara.<ref name="The Indian Express 2021">{{cite news|title=Noted Gujarati poet Khalil Dhantejvi passes away|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=4 April 2021|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/noted-gujarati-poet-khalil-dhantejvi-passes-away-7258670/|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref><br />
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== Works ==<br />
His published books are:<ref name="gujparichay" /><ref name="Topiwala1996">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Makrani Khalil Ismail|script-title=gu:મકરાણી ખલીલ ઈસ્માઈલ|encyclopedia=Gujarati Sahityakosh (Modern Era)|volume=2|year=1990|edition=1st|editor1-last=Topiwala|editor1-first=Chandrakant|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|location=Ahmedabad|oclc=26636333|language=gu|page=433}}</ref><br />
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=== Poetry collection ===<br />
* ''Sadgi''<br />
* ''Saransh'' (2008)<br />
* ''Sarovar'' (2018)<br />
* ''Sogat''<br />
* ''Sooryamukhi''<br />
* ''Sayba''<br />
* ''Sanvariyo''<br />
* ''Sagpan''<br />
* ''Sopan''<br />
* ''Sarangi''<br />
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=== Novels ===<br />
* ''Dr. Rekha'' (1974)<br />
* ''Tarasya Ekant'' (1980)<br />
* ''Min Ni Angalie Sooraj Ugyo'' (1984)<br />
* ''Lila Pandade Pankhar'' (1986)<br />
* ''Sannata Ni Chis'' (1987)<br />
* ''Saav Adhura Lok'' (1991)<br />
* ''Lilochham Tadko'' (1994)<br />
* ''Sunvalo Dankh''<br />
* ''Kori Kori Bhinash''<br />
* ''Mot Malke Mithu Mithu''<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
Dhantejvi received the [[Kalapi Award]] in 2004 and the [[Vali Gujarati Gazal Award]] in 2013.<ref name="DeshGujarat"/> In 2019, he received the [[Narsinh Mehta Award]].<ref name="chitralekha 2017">{{cite web |title=2019નો નરસિંહ મહેતા એવોર્ડ લોકપ્રિય શાયર ખલીલ ધનતેજવીને…..|website=chitralekha|date=3 September 2019 |url=https://chitralekha.com/news/gujarat/khalil-dhantejvi-will-be-awarded-2019-narasimha-mehta-award/ |access-date=21 September 2019|language=gu}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:1935 births]]<br />
[[Category:2021 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]<br />
[[Category:Gujarati-language poets]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male poets]]<br />
[[Category:Novelists from Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:People from Vadodara]]<br />
[[Category:Poets from Gujarat]]</div>
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