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{{Short description|Gujarati playwright, short story writer}}

{{Infobox writer
| name = Harish Nagrecha
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1934|12|25}}
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2009|7|22|1934|12|25}}
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| occupation = playwright, short story writer
| language = [[Gujarati Language|Gujarati]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| education = B. A., Diploma in Journalism
| alma_mater = [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]
| notableworks = {{plainlist| 
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| spouse =
| relatives =
| awards = [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (2006–2007)
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'''Harish Nagrecha''' (25 December 1934 – 22 July 2009) was an Indian [[Gujarati language]] writer.

==Biography==
Harish Hemraj Nagrecha was born on 25 December 1934 at [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shastri |first1=K. K. |author-link= Keshavram Kashiram Shastri |title=Gujarāt Na Sārsvato-2 |script-title=gu:ગુજરાતના સારસ્વતો ભાગ-2 |date=June 2013 |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Sabha |location=Ahmedabad |page=249 |edition=2nd (Revised)}}</ref> in [[Lohana]] family.<ref name="GSI"/> His native place was [[Jodia, Gujarat|Jodiya]], [[Jamnagar district|Jamnagar]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name="Kumar 982">{{cite magazine |last1=Raval |first1=Praful |author-link= Praful Raval |magazine= [[Kumar (magazine)|Kumar]] |language= gu |title=Harish Nagrecha ni Chirviday |script-title=gu:હરીશ નાગ્રેચાની ચિરવિદાય |date=October 2009 |publisher= Kumar Trust |location=Ahmedabad |pages=748 |issue=982}}</ref> He completed his primary education at [[Karachi]] and moved to [[Mumbai]] after [[Partition of India]]. He completed his B.A. in [[statistics]] at Mumbai. In 1964, He completed Diploma in Journalism from the [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]].<ref name="GSI"/><ref name="GSA">{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Dr. Kirit H. |author-link= |date= 2008 |trans-title=Who's Who of Gujarati Literature |title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકાર પરિચયકોશ |url= |location= Ahmedabad |publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]]|page= 280 |isbn=}}</ref>

He died on 22 July 2009.<ref name="Kumar 982"/>

==Works==
Nagrecha was a playwright and short story writer. His first story collection ''Tu Bol Ne!'' was published in 1990.<ref name="D. R. Amin">{{cite book |last=Amin |first=Dr. Dilip R. |author-link= |date= 2014 |title=1970 Pachhini gujarati Tunki Vartana Tran Dayka Ek : Adhyayan|script-title=gu:૧૯૭૦ પછીની ગુજરાતી ટૂંકી વાર્તાના ત્રણ દાયકા એક અધ્યયન |trans-title=A study of three decades of Gujarati short stories after 1970|url= |location= Ahmedabad |publisher=Sarth Publication|pages= 268–272 |isbn=978-93-81761-56-4}}</ref><ref name="Kumar 982"/> ''Ane Chhata Pan...'' (1998), ''Hello Surya'' (2002)<ref name="GSA"/> and ''Ek Kshan No Unmad'' (2007) are his other story collections.<ref name="GSI"/><ref name="Kumar 982"/> He wrote his first play ''Ek Lalni Rani'' in 1999. ''Khodiyo Suraj'' (2000) was [[One-act play]]. ''Meghadhanushno Mahel'' (2005) and ''Terve Atakya Bol'' (2007) are his other plays. ''Dasto... Pinjar... Khal... Kabutar'' (2005) was a [[teleplay]].<ref name="GSI"/><ref name="Kumar 982"/>

==Recognition==
He received the ''Best Story'' award from [[Kumar (magazine)|Kumar]] in 1967. In 1999, he received the ''Dhumketu Navlika Puraksar'' for his story collection ''Ane Chhata Pan...''. He was presented the ''Nandashankar Chandrak'' for his work ''Hello Surya''. He received the [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (2006–2007) for his story collection ''Ek Kshan No Unmad''.<ref name="GSI">{{cite book |last=Desai |first=Kandarp R. |author-link= |date= September 2015 |title= Gujarātī Sāhityano Itihāsa|trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ |url= |location= Ahmedabad |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|pages= 105–110 |isbn=978-81-930884-5-6}}</ref>

His plays ''Ek Lalni Rani'' and ''Dasto... Pinjar... Khal... Kabutar'' were awarded by [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]], ''Khodiyo Suraj'' ([[One-act play]]) was awarded by [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] and ''Terve Atakya Bol'' was awarded by ''Maharashrta Rajya Gujarati Sahitya Akademi''.<ref name="GSA"/>

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

==References==
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[[Category:Writers from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language writers]]
[[Category:People from Jamnagar district]]

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