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{{Infobox writer <!--For more information, see [[:Template:Infobox Writer/doc]].--><br />
| name = Rajesh Vankar <br />
| image = Gujarati writer Rajesh Vankar (Cropped) (cropped).jpg<br />
| caption = at [[Madgaon]], [[Goa]] - November 2016<br />
| native_name = <br />
રાજેશ પરમાભાઈ વણકર<br />
|native_name_lang = guj<br />
| pseudonym = <br />
| birth_name = Rajesh Parmabhai Vankar<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|9|4}}<br />
| birth_place = Bahi (Shahera), [[Panchmahal]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| occupation = Poet, writer, editor<br />
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| education = <br />
* [[Master of Arts]]<br />
* [[Ph.D]]<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
* [[Gujarat University]]<br />
* [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]]<br />
| period = postmodern Gujarati literature<br />
| genre = [[short story]], [[ghazal]], [[Geet (song)|Geet]], [[free verse]]<br />
| subjects = <br />
| movement = <br />
| notableworks = <br />
* ''[[Gujarati Tunki Vartama Pariveshni Karyasadhakta]]''<br />
* [[Maalo]] (2009)<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Hetal|2013}}<br />
| children = Bhargav<br />
| relatives = <br />
| awards = [[Yuva Puraskar]] (2015)<br />
| signature = Rajesh Vankar Signature.jpg <br />
| years_active = 1995 - present<br />
| module =<br />
{{Infobox academic<br />
| child = yes<br />
| nocat_wdimage = yes<br />
| doctoral_advisor = [[Jayesh Bhogayta]]<br />
| thesis_title = A study of the function of setting in Gujarati short stories<br />
| thesis_url= http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/58235<br />
}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Rajesh Vankar''' is a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] writer from [[Gujarat]], India. He won the [[Yuva Puraskar]] of [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[New Delhi]] in 2015 for his story collection ''Maalo''. He is currently an editor of ''[[Parivesh (magazine)|Parivesh]]''.<ref name="Divya Bhaskar on Mobile, Gujarati Mobile Portal 2016">{{cite web | title=ગોધરાના યુવા સર્જકને ગૌરવ પુરસ્કારની જાહેરાત કરવામાં આવી | website=Divya Bhaskar | date=10 March 2016 | url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/MGUJ-MAT-latest-godhra-news-054516-2147246-NOR.html | language=gu | accessdate=11 March 2016 | archive-date=14 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314220042/http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/MGUJ-MAT-latest-godhra-news-054516-2147246-NOR.html | url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Rajesh Vankar was born on 4 September 1981 in Bahi, village in Shehra of [[Panchmahal district]]. He is native of Rampura Jodka near [[Godhra]], [[Gujarat]]. He took his primary education from Prathamik Shala Rampura and Prathamik Shala Jodka. He completed his Std. 12 in 1999 from Shri G.D Shah and Pandya High School, Mahelol. He started his college from J.L.K Kotecha and Gardi College, Kankanpur in 2000 but failed in exam of first year. Then, he took admission in Gujarati department of [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda|M.S University]] and graduated in 2004. He obtained his [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]] degrees in 2009 from the same university for his research ''[[Gujarati Tunki Vartama Pariveshni Karyasadhakta]]'' (Function of Setting in Gujarati short stories). His guide for Ph.D. Degree was Jayesh Bhogayta, a Gujarati writer. In 2012, he earned M.Phil. from Gujarati Department of [[Mumbai University]] for his research ''Vicharti Vimukta Jatini Vartao'' (Sories of nomadic communities). Vankar married Hetal in 2013, and they have a son, Bhargav.<ref name= "rv">{{cite journal |last=Parmar |first=Manoj |title=Parichay: Dr.Rajesh Vankar |journal=[[Dalitchetna]] |issue=January 2014 |pages=1 |issn=2319-7862 }}</ref><ref name="ManojParmar2017">{{cite book|last=Parmar|first=Manoj|title=Pratiti|date=October 2017|publisher=Rannade Prakashan|location=Ahmedabad|pages=352&ndash;353|isbn=978-93-86685-28-5}}</ref><ref name= sharma>{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=Radheshyam |author-link=Radheshyam Sharma |date=2012 |title= Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches) |volume=Vol. 20 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Rannade Prakashan |pages=202–211}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
He has been writing poetry from a young age and was first published at the age of fifteen. In 2003, his short story came out for first time in ''Tadarthya'', a Gujarati language monthly journal. Subsequently, His writing has also been published in ''Tadarthya, Kavi, Tamanna, Hayati', [[Dalitchetna]], [[Shabdasrishti]]'', and ''Tathapi''.<ref name="ManojParmar2017"/><br />
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He has served as assistant professor at the Government Arts and Science College, Morva (Hadaf) near [[Godhra]] since 2015. Before that, he taught at graduate and postgraduate level at M.S University, [[Vadodara]]. He is a member in a committee of Kabir Dalit Sahitya Award since 2012 and also serving as a secretary of Panchmahal Pradesh Yuva Vikas Sanstha.<ref name= "rv"/><br />
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== Works ==<br />
[[File:Dr, Rajesh Vankar.jpeg|thumbnail|Dr. Rajesh Vankar At Sahitya Akademi Delhi|left]]<br />
His works include a collection of poetry, ''Tarbheto'' (2009) and a collection of short stories, ''Malo'' (2009). ''Pidapratyayan'' (2012) is a work of literary criticism by him.<ref name="ManojParmar2017"/><br />
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=== Research ===<br />
* ''[[Gujarati Tunki Vartama Pariveshni Karyasadhakta]]'' (Ph.D. theses; 2012)<br />
* ''Dalit Chetna Kendri Tunki Vartama Parivesh'' (2012)<br />
* ''Vicharti Vimukta Jatinu Sahitya'' (M.Phil. theses; 2015)<br />
* ''Turi Barot Samaajno Abhyas''<br />
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=== Compilation ===<br />
* ''Kalapina Kavyono Aswad'' (2014)<br />
* ''Navi Dharti Navo Mol'' (Poems of contemporary new poets)<ref>"Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2015" published by Sahitya Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi - 110001</ref><br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
His research work ''[[Gujarati Tunki Vartama Pariveshni Karyasadhakta]]'' (Function of setting in Gujarati Short Stories) have won The Best Book Prize (2012) instituted by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. In 2015, he was awarded [[Yuva Puraskar]] by [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[New Delhi]] for his short story collection ''Maalo''.<ref name= "rv"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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