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{{short description|Indian writer, editor and journalist}}
{{for|Indian diplomat|Prakash Shah}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Prakash N. Shah
| image = Prakash N Shah.JPG
| caption = Prakash N. Shah in 2013
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1940|9|12}}
| birth_place = [[Manasa]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Editor, journalist and writer
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = Post graduate in political science
| alma_mater =
| notable_works = Editor of ''Nirikshak'' (magazine)
| spouse = Naynabahen
| relatives =
| awards =
| signature =
}}

'''Prakash N. Shah''' (born 12 September 1940) is an Indian writer, editor and journalist from [[Gujarat]], India. As of 2020, he is a president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] (Gujarati Literary Council).

== Early life ==
Prakash N. Shah was born to his father Naveenchandra Lalbhai and mother Induben on 12 September 1940 in [[Manasa]], [[Gujarat]]. His father's business career led to his primary education in Amritsar and [[Vadodara]]. He completed his secondary education from Sarasvati Mandir High School, Maninagar, Ahmadabad. He received M.A. in political science.<ref name=":1"/>

== Career ==
In 1965, Shah joined H. K. Arts College, Ahmadabad as a professor of [[political science]]. Earlier, he was involved in a creative and ideological awareness campaign of a youth organisation named 'Aarat'. He was also active in the editing work of ''Vishvamanav'' magazine and the activities of Gandhi Shanti Prasthan. In 1971, he quit his job as a professor and joined the [[Sardar Patel University]], [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]], as a co-editor in the ''Gyangangotri'' book series with [[Bhogilal Gandhi]].<ref name="Kurkutiya 2018">{{cite book|last=Kurkutiya|first=Itubhai|title=Gujarātī Sāhityano Itihāsa (Svātantryottara Yuga - 2)|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ (સ્વાતંત્રયોત્તર યુગ - 2)|trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature (Post-independence Era - 2)|publisher=K. L. Study Centre, [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|isbn=978-81-939074-1-2|editor-last=Desai|editor-first=Parul Kandarp|series=8|volume=2|location=Ahmedabad|date=November 2018|pages=358–359|language=gu}}</ref>

In 1974, Shah participated in [[Navnirman Andolan]]. He was co-secretary of the [[Janata Morcha]]. During the political chaos of the [[The Emergency (India)|emergency]], he was arrested under a [[Maintenance of Internal Security Act|MISA]] in a protest against the abolition of civil rights. Initially he was placed in Palanpur sub-jail and then shifted to the central jail of Vadodara for ten months (till January 1977).<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/gujarati/india-44598788|script-title=gu:પ્રકાશ ન શાહ: મિસાબંદીએ સ્વતંત્ર્યસંગ્રામમાં ભાગ નહીં લઈ શક્યાનું મહેણું ભાંગ્યું|website=www.bbc.com|access-date=|language=gu}}</ref> Later, he became active in journalism. He remained associated with the ''[[Indian Express Limited|JanSata-Loksata]]'' newspaper till 1990. He also wrote in newspapers like ''[[Divya Bhaskar]]'', ''[[Gujarat Today]]'', ''[[Gujarat Mitra]]'' and ''Samkalin''. He served for four years as an administrative secretary of the [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]].<ref name="Kurkutiya 2018"/>

He is well known as editor of the ''Nirikshak'' magazine. His preface to ''Maari Vachankatha'' ([[Manubhai Pancholi]]), ''Rudraveena no Zankar'' (Bhanu Adhvaryu) and the Gujarati translation of [[J. B. Kripalani|Acharya Kripalani]]'s autobiography is considered to be his significant work in Gujarati literature.<ref name="Kurkutiya 2018"/> He is currently the president of the [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/gujarati/india-54697985|title=પ્રકાશ ન. શાહ : ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદના નવા પ્રમુખની જાણી-અજાણી વાતો|website=www.bbc.com|access-date=|language=gu}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Shah is married to Naynabahen. They have two daughters.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/SPL-prakash-n-shah-seven-colour-addition-1438174.html|title=પ્રકાશ ન. શાહ સાત રંગનો સરવાળો|website=www.divyabhaskar.co.in|access-date=|language=gu}}</ref>

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

== References ==
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