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{{Infobox writer
| name = Raeesh Maniar
| image = File:Raeesh Maniar.jpg
| caption = Maniar in 2017
| pseudonym =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|8|19}}
| birth_place = [[Killa Pardi]], [[Valsad]]
| occupation = poet, translator, playwright, columnist, lyricist, script writer
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality =
| education = [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] ([[Pediatrics]])
| alma_mater = Surat Medical College
| period =
| genres = [[ghazal]], play
| subjects =
| notableworks =
* ''[[Shabda Mara Swabhavma J Nathi]]'' (1998)
* ''Ghazal Nu Chhandovidhan'' (2008)
| spouse = Ami Patel (1989-present)
| children =
| awards ={{plainlist|
* [[Shayda Award]] (2001)
* [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (2012)
* [[Kalapi Award]] (2016)
}}
| signature = Raeesh Maniar autograph.svg
| years_active = 1981–present
| module = {{Listen |embed= yes |filename= Raeesh Maniar voice.ogg|title= Raeesh Maniar's voice |type=singing |description= [[Mareez]]'s poem recitation}}
}}{{Short description|Gujarati poet and script writer}}
'''Raeesh Maniar''' is a [[Gujarati language]] poet, translator, playwright, columnist, compere, lyricist and [[Screenwriter|script writer]] from [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. His significant works include ''Kafiyanagar'' (1989), ''Shabda Mara Swabhavma J Nathi'' (1998) and ''Aam Lakhvu Karave Alakh Ni Safar'' (2011). He has written two reference books for students of ghazals, ''Ghazal: Roop ane Rang'' (2006) and ''Ghazal Nu Chhandovidhan'' (2008). The later work contains original research that may be applicable to [[Prosody (linguistics)|prosody]] of all [[Languages of India|north Indian languages]]. He has written lyrics for several Gujarati and Hindi language movies. The Indian National Theater of [[Mumbai]] awarded him the [[Shayda Award]] for 2001 and the [[Kalapi Award]] for 2016 for his contributions to Gujarati [[ghazal]] poetry.<ref name="The Times of India 2013">{{cite web | title=Surti poet's background song in Ram-Leela makes waves | website=The Times of India | date=2013-11-17 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Surti-poets-background-song-in-Ram-Leela-makes-waves/articleshow/25957398.cms| accessdate=2016-04-06}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Maniar was born on 19 August 1966 in Killa Pardi, [[Valsad district]], Gujarat. He took his secondary schooling from D.C.O. Killa in 1980 and completed higher secondary schooling at [[St. Xavier's School]], [[Surat]], in 1983. He completed his [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] ([[Pediatrics]]) in 1991 at Surat Medical College.<ref name="Gujaratilexicon.com">{{cite web | title=GL Goshthi, List Of The Wellknown Person Interviewed | website=Gujaratilexicon.com | url=http://www.gujaratilexicon.com/glgoshthi/interview/28/ | language=gu | accessdate=2016-04-06}}</ref>

He married Ami Patel in 1989. He currently lives in [[Surat]].<ref name="rm">{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Kirit |date=2013 |title=Gujarati Sahitya Kosh |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |page=483 |isbn= 9789383317028 }}</ref>

== Career ==
Raeesh Maniar started to write poems in 1977 as an 11-year-old child. In December 1981, he had a poem published for the first time in a daily newspaper, ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]''. He started his career as a medical doctor in 1993 at [[Surat]]. From 2008, he restricted his practice to developmental and behavioural child psychology.

In 2013, he abandoned his clinical practice as a doctor and started to work full-time as a freelance writer, playwright, compere, lyricist and script writer.<ref name="rm" />

He has written songs for [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati films]], including ''[[Kevi Rite Jaish]]'' (2012), ''Aa To Prem Chhe'', ''Vishwasghat'', ''Polampol'', ''Musafir'', ''Vitamin She'' and ''Je Pan Kahish Te Sachu Kahish''. In 2013, he penned the background song "Thai Dod Dod Gali Vaat Mod" for [[Sanjay Leela Bhansali]]'s ''[[Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela]]''. He also wrote the script for the popular Gujarati plays ''Antim Aparadh, Ek Anokho Karar'' and ''Love You Jindagi''. All three plays were among the winners in the Chitralekha competition.<ref name="The Times of India 2013" /> The ''[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]'' newspaper published his column, "Aras-paras Ni Academy", every Sunday. Formerly, he wrote the column "Vaat Nu Vatesar", in the same newspaper from 2010 to 2014. He has also written a column called "Paraspar" for ''[[NavGujarat Samay]]'' since 2014.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}Now his humor column "Masti Amasti" is published in "Divya Bhaskar" newspaper since 2018.

== Works ==
Raeesh Maniar is known for his [[ghazal]]s and ''hazals'' (humorous ghazals) in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. ''Kafiyanagar'', his first book, was published in 1989, followed by ''[[Shabda Mara Swabhavma J Nathi]]'' (1998) and ''Aam Lakhvu Karaave Alakh Ni Safar'' (2011). He has translated major works by [[Kaifi Azmi]], [[Gulzar]], [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] and [[Javed Akhtar]] and published each of them as books. His other significant works include ''Mareez: Astitva Ane Vyaktitva'' (2001; a biography and criticism of the works of [[Mareez]]), "Mahol Mushayra No" an appreciation of selected Urdu poems. ''Ghazal: Roop Ane Rang'' (2006; criticism of the form and construction of ghazals) and ''Ghazal Nu Chhandovidhan'' (2008; research articles on [[Arabic prosody|meters of ghazal]]). His work in the field of child psychology and parenting includes ''Baal Uchher Ni Barakhadi'', ''Aapne Balkone Sha Mate Bhanaviye Chhiye'' and ''Tame ane Tamaru Nirogi Balak''.<ref name= "rm"/> He also has written a novel called "Love You Lavanya" published in 2018.

His translation of Ghalib's Urdu couplets into Gujarati is widely acclaimed. These translations are published as a book "Ghalibanama"(2019) and is unique in the sense that they maintain the prosody format of Urdu in Gujarati. It has drawn attention of Gulzarji. His short story collection "Doobkikhor" was published on [[Matrubharti]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ડૂબકીખોર |url=https://www.matrubharti.com/book/10563/doobkikhor |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Matrubharti |language=en}}</ref> Screenwriter [[Abhijat Joshi]] has written it's preface. Indian poetry anthology "A poem a day" compiled by Gulzarji features his poems translated by Gulzarji.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

== Recognition ==
He won the [[Shayda Award]] (2001) instituted by the Indian National Theater in [[Mumbai]].

In 2002, he won an award given by [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] for the best translation of [[Gulzar]]'s poetry into Gujarati. His book, ''Baal Uchher Ni Barakhadi'', was awarded a second-place B. N. Mankad Prize for 1998–1999 by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.<ref name="Gujaratilexicon.com" />

He received the [[Kalapi Award]] in 2016. He received the [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] for 2012 for his book ''Aam Lakhvu Karave Alakhni Safar''.<ref>{{cite news |title=ડો. રઈશ મનિઆરને નર્મદ ચંદ્રક એનાયત |url=https://www.nobat.com/news_detail.php?news_id=73c4fa583436363031 |access-date=11 September 2022 |agency=nobat.com |archive-date=10 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710152031/http://www.nobat.com/news_detail.php?news_id=73c4fa583436363031 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://matrubharti.com/authors/1759/ Raeesh Maniar's books on Matrubharti]

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[[Category:People from Surat district]]
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[[Category:Indian lyricists]]
[[Category:Indian paediatricians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian translators]]

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