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	==Biography==		==Biography==
			Shah was born in 1913 in [[Kapadvanj]], a town in the erstwhile [[Bombay Presidency]] of [[British India]] (in present-day [[Kheda district]] of [[Gujarat]], India). After attending [[Wilson College, Mumbai\|Wilson College]] in [[Mumbai]], he graduated with a degree in philosophy from the [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]]. Shah's first poem came in print in ''Wilsonian'', the college magazine of the Wilson College, in 1933.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Oza \|first1=Nandini \|title=His poetry is from ‘within’ \|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july27/sl6.asp \|website=Deccan Herald \|access-date=22 November 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031227093355/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july27/sl6.asp \|archive-date=27 December 2003 \|date=27 July 2003}}</ref>

	In 1930, he discontinued from the study, as he was arrested in [[Civil disobedience movement]] and sentenced to the jail. In 1931, he married Manjula Agrawal.<ref name=SahityAkademi>{{cite web		In 1930, he discontinued from the study, as he was arrested in [[Civil disobedience movement]] and sentenced to the jail. In 1931, he married Manjula Agrawal.<ref name=SahityAkademi>{{cite web
	\|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/library/meettheauthor/rajendra_shah.pdf		\|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/library/meettheauthor/rajendra_shah.pdf
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	Later, in 1934, he earned his ~~bachelors~~ in [[philosophy]] from The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]], and thereafter, started his career by teaching school students in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name="Kothari">{{cite book		Later, in 1934, he earned his bachelor's degree in [[philosophy]] from The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]], and thereafter, started his career by teaching school students in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name="Kothari">{{cite book
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	\| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]		\| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]
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	== Bibliography ==		== Bibliography ==

	=== Poetry ~~Collections~~ ===		=== Poetry collections ===
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	* ''Dhvani'' (1951)		* ''Dhvani'' (1951)
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	[[File:Poet Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Library Ahmedabad.jpg\|thumb\|Kavi Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Library located near Himmatlal Park in Ahmedabad]]		[[File:Poet Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Library Ahmedabad.jpg\|thumb\|Kavi Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Library located near Himmatlal Park in Ahmedabad]]
	He won [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1947, [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1956.		He won [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1947, [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1956.
	He received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1963) for his book ''Shant Kolahal''.<ref name="akademi2">{{cite encyclopedia \| title=Shant Kolahal\| encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature\| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]\| author = Jani, Jyotish\| editor=Lal, Mohan\| year=1992\|volume=5\| edition=2001\| location=[[Delhi]]\| pages=3972}}</ref> He is also a ~~recepiant~~ of Aurobindo Suvarna Chandrak presented (1980) by [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]], [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] (1992) and [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] 1999. He received [[Jnanpith Award]], considered to be India's highest literary award, in 2001. The judges noted, "his intensity of emotion and innovation in form and expression which set him apart as a poet of great significance. The mystical tone of his poetry stems from the tradition of great medieval masters like [[Narsinh Mehta]], [[Kabir]] and [[Akho]]."<ref name="toi">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-19/india/27209303_1_poems-printing-press-award\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065724/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-19/india/27209303_1_poems-printing-press-award\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|title=At 90, Jnanpith winner Rajendra creative as ever\|author=Mehta, Harit\|date=19 July 2003\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=9 January 2013\|location=[[Ahmedabad]]}}</ref><ref name="outlook"/>		He received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1963) for his book ''Shant Kolahal''.<ref name="akademi2">{{cite encyclopedia \| title=Shant Kolahal\| encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature\| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]\| author = Jani, Jyotish\| editor=Lal, Mohan\| year=1992\|volume=5\| edition=2001\| location=[[Delhi]]\| pages=3972}}</ref> He is also a recipient of Aurobindo Suvarna Chandrak presented (1980) by [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]], [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] (1992) and [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] (1999). He received [[Jnanpith Award]], considered to be India's highest literary award, in 2001. The judges noted, "his intensity of emotion and innovation in form and expression which set him apart as a poet of great significance. The mystical tone of his poetry stems from the tradition of great medieval masters like [[Narsinh Mehta]], [[Kabir]] and [[Akho]]."<ref name="toi">{{cite news\|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-19/india/27209303_1_poems-printing-press-award\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065724/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-19/india/27209303_1_poems-printing-press-award\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=16 February 2013\|title=At 90, Jnanpith winner Rajendra creative as ever\|author=Mehta, Harit\|date=19 July 2003\|work=[[The Times of India]]\|access-date=9 January 2013\|location=[[Ahmedabad]]}}</ref><ref name="outlook"/>

	== References ==		== References ==

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| name = Rajendra Shah
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|1|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kapadvanj]], [[Bombay presidency]] [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|1|2|1913|1|28|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = Author
| nationality = Indian
| period = 1947-2003
| alma_mater = [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda|MSU Baroda]]
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* ''Dhvani'' (1951)
* ''Shant Kolahal'' (1962)
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* [[Kumar Chandrak]] (1947)
* [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] (1956)
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1963)
* [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] (1992)
* [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] (1999)
* [[Jnanpith Award]] (2001)
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'''Rajendra Keshavlal Shah''' (28 January 1913 – 2 January 2010) was a lyrical poet who wrote in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]. Born in Kapadvanj, he authored more than 20 collections of poems and songs, mainly on the themes of the beauty of nature, and about the everyday lives of indigenous peoples and fisherfolk communities. In his poems using Sanskrit metrics, he was influenced by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. He is considered one of the giants of post Gandhi-era in [[Gujarati literature]].<ref name="frontline">{{cite journal
| url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2016/stories/20030815000807900.htm
| title=In love with the world
| author=Mehta, Deepak B.
| journal=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]
|date=August 2003
| volume=20
| issue=16}}</ref>

Among his various professions, Shah was also a publisher in [[Mumbai]], where he launched the poetry magazine ''[[Kavilok]]'' in 1957.<ref name="akademi">{{cite encyclopedia | title=Shah, Rajendra Keshavlal
| encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature
| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]
| editor=Lal, Mohan
| year=1992
| volume=5
| edition=2001
| location=[[Delhi]]
| pages=3944–45}}</ref> The press itself became an important Sunday meeting-place for Gujarati poets. Apart from writing poetry, Shah also translated into Gujarati Tagore's poetry collection ''Balaaka''; [[Jayadeva|Jayadeva's]] ''[[Gita Govinda]]''; [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Coleridge's]] ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]''; and [[Dante|Dante's]] ''[[The Divine Comedy]]''.<ref name="outlook">{{cite interview
| url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?220853
| title='I Write What My Inner Voice Says'
| date=25 July 2003
| access-date=9 January 2013
| last=Shah
| first=Rajendra Keshavlal
| interviewer=Darshan Desai
| work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref>

Shah won the [[Jnanpith Award]] for 2001.

==Biography==
In 1930, he discontinued from the study, as he was arrested in [[Civil disobedience movement]] and sentenced to the jail. In 1931, he married Manjula Agrawal.<ref name=SahityAkademi>{{cite web
|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/library/meettheauthor/rajendra_shah.pdf
|title=Meet the Author: Rajendra Shah
|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]
|access-date=19 September 2017}}</ref>
Later, in 1934, he earned his bachelors in [[philosophy]] from The [[Maharaja Sayajirao University]] of [[Baroda]], and thereafter, started his career by teaching school students in [[Ahmedabad]].<ref name="Kothari">{{cite book
| title=Modern Gujarati Poetry: A Selection
| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]
| author=Suguna Ramanathan and Rita Kothari
| year=1998
| location=[[New Delhi]]
| page=85
| isbn=81-260-0294-8}}</ref>

He died on 2 January 2010 in Mumbai.<ref name="DeshGujarat News from Gujarat 2010">{{cite web | title=Gujarati poet Rajendra Shah(97) passes away | website=DeshGujarat News from Gujarat | date=2010-01-03 | url=http://deshgujarat.com/2010/01/03/gujarati-poet-rajendra-shah97-passes-away/ | access-date=2017-02-09}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==

=== Poetry Collections ===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ''Dhvani'' (1951)
* ''Andolan'' (1952)
* ''Shruti'' (1957)
* ''Morpinchh'' (1959)
* ''Shant Kolahal'' (1962)
* ''Chitrana'' (1967)
* ''Kshan je Chirantan'' (1968)
* ''Vishadne Saad'' (1968)
* ''Madhyama'' (1978)
* ''Ikshana'' (1979)
* ''Udgiti'' (1979)
* ''Patralekha'' (1981)
* ''Prasang Saptak'' (1982)
* ''Dwasupama'' (1983)
* ''Panch Parva'' (1983)
* ''Vibhavan'' (1983)
* ''Chandan Bhini and Anamik'' (1987)
* ''Aranyak'' (1992)<ref name="hindu">{{cite news
| url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/18/stories/2003071803681200.htm
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030918132847/http://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/18/stories/2003071803681200.htm
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=18 September 2003
| title=Third Gujarati to win Jnanpith
| newspaper=[[The Hindu]]
| date=18 July 2003
| access-date=12 October 2018
| location=[[New Delhi]]}}</ref>
* ''Smritisamvedana'' (1998)
* ''Virahmadhuri'' (1999)
* ''Vrajvaikunthe'' (2002)
* ''Ha... Hu Sakshi Chhu''' (2003)
* ''Premno Paryay'' (2004)
* ''Aa Gagan'' (2005)
{{div col end}}

== Awards ==
[[File:Poet Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Library Ahmedabad.jpg|thumb|Kavi Rajendra Keshavlal Shah Library located near Himmatlal Park in Ahmedabad]]
He won [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1947, [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1956.
He received [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1963) for his book ''Shant Kolahal''.<ref name="akademi2">{{cite encyclopedia | title=Shant Kolahal| encyclopedia=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature| publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]| author = Jani, Jyotish| editor=Lal, Mohan| year=1992|volume=5| edition=2001| location=[[Delhi]]| pages=3972}}</ref> He is also a recepiant of Aurobindo Suvarna Chandrak presented (1980) by [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]], [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] (1992) and [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] 1999. He received [[Jnanpith Award]], considered to be India's highest literary award, in 2001. The judges noted, "his intensity of emotion and innovation in form and expression which set him apart as a poet of great significance. The mystical tone of his poetry stems from the tradition of great medieval masters like [[Narsinh Mehta]], [[Kabir]] and [[Akho]]."<ref name="toi">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-19/india/27209303_1_poems-printing-press-award|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065724/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-19/india/27209303_1_poems-printing-press-award|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|title=At 90, Jnanpith winner Rajendra creative as ever|author=Mehta, Harit|date=19 July 2003|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=9 January 2013|location=[[Ahmedabad]]}}</ref><ref name="outlook"/>

== References ==
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==External links==
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