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| birth_name = Kishorsinh Hinduji Solanki<br />
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'''Kishorsinh Hinduji Solanki''' is a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet and novelist from [[Gujarat]], India. He is an editor of ''Shabdasar'', a Gujarati literary magazine.<br />
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==Life==<br />
Kishorsinh Solanki was born on 1 April 1949 at Magarwada village in [[Banaskantha district]]. He completed his [[Secondary School Certificate|S. S. C.]] in 1969. He completed [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in Gujarati in 1973 and [[Master of Arts|MA]] from School of Languages, [[Gujarat University]] in 1975. He later received PhD<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=126–128|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref><br />
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He taught at Arts College, [[Modasa]] and later joined Arts College, Mahudha where he served as the professor and later the Head of the Department. He was the principal of Samarpan Arts and Commerce College, [[Gandhinagar]] from 1996. He is an editor of ''Shabdasar'' magazine.<ref name="AGSI"/><br />
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==Works==<br />
Kishorsinh Solanki has written traditional as well as experimental poetry. ''Vinyas'' (1981), ''Karan'' (1989), ''Premakshar'' (1995), ''Ajanyo Tapu'' (1997), ''Manasane Mele'' (1998) are his poetry collections. ''Dhoopchanv'' (2006) is his [[Hindi]] poetry collection.<ref name="AGSI"/><br />
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Kishorsinh Solanki wrote two novellas in 1977; ''Razalata Divas'' and ''Ritu''. They are followed by these novels: ''Bhaicharo'' (1987), ''Grahan'' (1992), ''Veerwada'' (1994), ''Adadha Akashe Ugato Sooraj'' (1995), ''Vasvaso'' (1997) and ''Alay'' (1997). ''Bhaicharo'' was written as ''Bhav'' ten years ago which includes his experiences of village life before moving to the city. ''Aravalli'' (2007) is his experimental narrative novel written in the autobiographical style. ''Padarma Ugata Pagala'' (1989) is his story on his native place while ''Sahpravasi'' (1989) is a collection of short stories.<ref name="AGSI"/> His story ''Masari'' depicted oppressed people.<ref name="PrasadGaijan2007">{{cite book|author1=Amar Nath Prasad|author2=M. B. Gaijan|title=Dalit Literature: A Critical Exploration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bg0rOOqvBMkC&pg=PA213|year=2007|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-817-3|page=213}}</ref><br />
''Bheeni Matini Mahek'' (1988), ''Pankhini Pankhma Padar'' (1997) and ''Shabdasar'' (1997) are his collections of essays. ''Kala Panina Kinare'' ([[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], 1989) and ''Desh Re Joya Pardesh Joya'' (1989) are his travelogues. He has edited ''Vikalpani Vistari Kshitijo'' (1982), ''Manavi Marjeeva'' (1987), ''Janpadi Navalkatha'', ''Vibhavna Ane Vikas'' (1994), ''Eksath Sonnett'' (2000), ''Gujarati Nimbandh Shrishti'' (2006), ''Gujarati Bhasha Sahityanu Adhyapan'' (2006), ''Ghooghara Ghamake Se'' (2017).<ref name="AGSI"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/MAG-sahitya-visesh-by-raghuvir-chaudhri-in-sunday-bhaskar-gujarati-news-5494398-NOR.html|title=દલિત સર્જકોની રચના સમાવતું 'ઘૂઘરા ઘમકે સે'|date=2017-01-01|work=divyabhaskar|access-date=2018-05-18|language=gu}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
He has received the Critics Award (1984) and the Balwantray K. Thakor Prize (1989).<ref name="AGSI"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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