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{{Short description|Indian poet}}
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'''Ramesh Chandra Shah''' is an Indian poet, novelist, critic<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah">{{cite journal | url=http://pratilipi.in/ramesh-chandra-shah/ | title=Ramesh Chandra Shah | journal=Pratilipi: A Bilingual Literary Journal | year=2009 | issue=13}}</ref><ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&q=Jungle+Mein+Aag+ramesh+chandra+shah&pg=PA3945 | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot (Volume 5) | publisher=Sahitya Academy | author=Mohan Lal | year=1992 | pages=818 | isbn=9788126012213}}</ref> and the author of [[Sahitya Academy Award]] winning novel, ''Vinayak''.<ref name="Vinayak">{{cite book | title=Vinayak | publisher=Rajkamal Prakashan | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2011 | isbn=978-8126719921}}</ref><ref name="Hindustan Times">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/sublime-himalayas-inspired-the-poet-in-me-says-writer-ramesh-chandra-shah/article1-1303483.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126171851/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/sublime-himalayas-inspired-the-poet-in-me-says-writer-ramesh-chandra-shah/article1-1303483.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=26 January 2015 | title=Hindustan Times Interview | publisher=Hindustan Times | date=5 January 2015 | access-date=15 February 2015 | author=Abhinay Shukla}}</ref><ref name="Amarujala">{{cite web | url=http://www.amarujala.com/feature/samachar/national/ramesh-chandra-shah-and-munawwar-rana-won-the-jnanpith-award-hindi-news-ar/ | title=Amarujala | publisher=Amarujala | date=20 December 2014 | access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Times of India">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/Almoras-Ramesh-Shah-gets-Sahitya-Academy-Award/articleshow/45596326.cms | title=Times of India | publisher=Times of India | date=21 December 2014 | access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2004 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Padma Awards | date=2015 | access-date=6 February 2015 | archive-date=15 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Biography==
Ramesh Chandra Shah was born on 1937 in the hilly village of [[Almora]] in the Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]]<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" /><ref name="Hindustan Times" /><ref name="Vinayak Excerpts" /> in family with moderate financial means and educational background.<ref name="Hindustan Times" /> He graduated from [[Allahabad University]] and secured his masters (MA) in English literature from the same university in 1960.<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" /> He obtained a doctoral degree (PhD) on the thesis, ''[[Yeats]] and [[T. S. Eliot|Eliot]]: Perspectives on India'',<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" /> from [[Agra University]]. He began teaching in the high school at Barechhina (Uttaranchal) and later taught in remote colleges in the small towns of Sidhi and Panna in Madhya Pradesh before moving to Bhopal. He retired as HOD English Literature from Hamidia college in 1997.<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" /><ref name="Times of India" /> after which he chaired ''Nirala Srijnanpith'', a literary chair instituted by [[Bharat Bhavan]]<ref name="Nirala Srijnanpith">{{cite web | url=http://bharatbhawan.org/html/nirala.html | title=Nirala Srijnanpith | publisher=Bharat Bhavan | date=2015 | access-date=16 February 2015}}</ref> till 2000.<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" />

Shah is credited with several books composed of poems, short stories, travelogue, essays and novels.<ref name="Amazon profile">{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B001JOJT2Q | title=Amazon profile | publisher=Amazon | date=2015 | access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="Interview with Sameena">{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=434o3N0ari4 | title=Interview with Sameena | publisher=Sameena Ali Siddiqui | date=14 December 2010 | medium=[[YouTube]] video}}</ref><ref name="Author Profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.hindibook.com/index.php?String=RAMESH%20CHANDRA%20SHAH&p=sr&Field=author | title=Author Profile | publisher=Hindi Book Centre | date=2015 | access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> His first novel, ''Gobar Ganesh'',<ref name="Gobar Ganesh">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UxoBrWrgm78C | title=Gobar Ganesh | publisher=Rajkamal Prakashan | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2004 | pages=331 | isbn=9788126708161}}</ref> based on the lives of middle-class families in Almora, came out in 2004.<ref name="Times of India" /> ''Vinayak'', a 2011 work which is considered by many as an extension of his first novel, fetched him the [[Sahitya Academy Award]] in 2014.<ref name="Amarujala" /><ref name="Vinayak Excerpts">{{cite web | url=http://aajtak.intoday.in/story/book-excerpts-of-sahitya-academy-award-winner-ramesh-chandra-shah-novel-vinayaka-1-792696.html | title=Vinayak Excerpts | publisher=Aaj Tak | date=2015 | access-date=15 February 2015}}</ref> Years earlier, the [[Government of India]] honoured him with the civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Awards" />

Shah survives his wife, [[Jyotsna Milan]],<ref name="Jyotsna Milan">{{cite web | url=http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=207 | title=Jyotsna Milan | publisher=Muse India | date=2015 | access-date=15 February 2015 | archive-date=16 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216182454/http://www.museindia.com/authprofile.asp?id=207 | url-status=dead }}</ref> a Mumbai born writer<ref name="Web Dunia">{{cite web | url=http://hindi.webdunia.com/celebrity-interviews/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9-%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4-113062100031_1.htm | title=Web Dunia | publisher=Web Dunia | date=2015 | access-date=15 February 2015 | author=Rakesh Sharma}}</ref> who died in 2014.<ref name="Hindustan Times" /> He lives in Bhopal.<ref name="Times of India" /><ref name="Web Dunia" />

==Books and publications==
'''Novels'''
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* Gobarganesh<ref name="Gobar Ganesh" />
* Kissa Gulam<ref name="Kissa Gulam">{{cite book | title=Kissa Gulam | publisher=Rajkamal Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1990 | pages=304 | isbn=978-8171780747}}</ref>
* Poorvapar<ref name="Poorvapar">{{cite book | title=Poorvapar | publisher=Books India International | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2007 | isbn=978-8189129057}}</ref>
* Aakhiri Din<ref name="Aakhiri Din">{{cite book | title=Aakhiri Din | publisher=Vagdevi Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1992 | pages=119 | isbn=978-8185127361}}</ref>
* Punarvaas<ref name="Punarvaas">{{cite book | title=Punarvaas | publisher=Vagdevi Prakasana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1995 | pages=151 | isbn=978-8185127439}}</ref>
* Aap Kahin Nahin Rehte Vibhooti Babu<ref name="Apa Kahim Nahim Rahate Vibhuti Babu">{{cite book | title=Apa Kahim Nahim Rahate Vibhuti Babu | publisher=Vagdevi Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2001 | pages=112 | isbn=978-8187482192}}</ref>
* Vinayak<ref name="Vinayak" />
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'''Short story anthologies'''
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* Jungle Mein Aag<ref name="Jungle Mein Aag">{{cite book | url=http://www.hindibook.com/index.php?p=sr&Uc=HB-401825 | title=Jungle Mein Aag | publisher=Hindi Book Centre | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2014 | pages=148 | isbn=9789350725832}}</ref>
* Muhalle Mein Ravan<ref name="Muhalle Mein Ravan">{{cite book | url=http://www.vaniprakashan.in/details.php?prod_id=679 | title=Muhalle Mein Ravan | publisher=Vani Prakashan | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2009 | isbn=978-93-5000-184-4}}</ref>
* Maanpatr<ref name="Maanpatr">{{cite book | title=Maanpatr | publisher=Vagdevi Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1992 | pages=144 | isbn=978-8185127323}}</ref>
* Theater<ref name="Theater">{{cite book | title=Theater | publisher=Vagdevi Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1998 | pages=135 | isbn=978-8185127699}}</ref>
* Pratinidhi Kahaniyan<ref name="Pratinidhi Kahaniyan">{{cite book | title=Pratinidhi Kahaniyan | publisher=Rajkamal Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1994 | pages=157 | isbn=978-8171783205}}</ref>
* Katha Sanatan<ref name="Katha Sanatan">{{cite book | title=Katha Sanatan | publisher=Rajpal & Sons | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2010 | isbn=978-9350640036}}</ref>
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'''Poems'''
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* Kachue Ki Peeth Par<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" />
* Harishchandra Aao<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" />
* Nadi Bhaagti Aayi<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" />
* Pyaare Muchkund Ko<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" />
* Dekhte Hain Shabd Bhi Apna Samay<ref name="Dekhte Hain Shabd Bhi Apna Samay">{{cite book | title=Dekhte Hain Shabd Bhi Apna Samay | publisher=Nesanala Pablisinga Hausa | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2000 | pages=75 | isbn=978-8121405713}}</ref>
* Chaak Par Samay
* Bahuvacana<ref name="Bahuvacana">{{cite book | title=Bahuvacana | publisher=Kitabhagahara | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1998 | pages=235 | isbn=978-8170164029}}</ref>
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'''Essays'''
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* Rachna Ke Badle<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" />
* Shaitaan Ke Bahaane<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" />
* Aadmi Ka Peda<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" />
* Padhte Padhte<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" />
* Svadharm Aur Kaalgati<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" />
* Hindi Ki Duniya Mein<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" />
* Ancestral Voices<ref name="Ancestral Voices">{{cite book | title=Ancestral Voices | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2006 | pages=87 | isbn=978-8120830547}}</ref>
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'''Plays'''
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* Maara Jaai Khusro<ref name="Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot" />
* Matiyaburj<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" />
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'''Others'''
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* Ek Lambi Chaanh (travelogue)<ref name="Ramesh Chandra Shah" />
* Mere Sakshaatkaar (interviews)<ref name="Mere Sakshatkar">{{cite book | url=http://www.hindibook.com/index.php?p=sr&Uc=HB-21276 | title=Mere Sakshatkar | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2004 | pages=157 | isbn=9788170166726}}</ref>
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==See also==
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* [[Bharat Bhavan]]
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{{portal|India|Literature}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book | title=Bahuvacana | publisher=Kitabhagahara | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1998 | pages=235 | isbn=978-8170164029}}
* {{cite book | title=Akhiri Dina | publisher=Vagdevi Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=1992 | pages=119 | isbn=978-8185127361}}
* {{cite book | title=Apa kahim nahim rahate Vibhuti Babu | publisher=Vagdevi Prakashana | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2001 | pages=112 | isbn=978-8187482192}}
* {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UxoBrWrgm78C | title=Gobar Ganesh | publisher=Rajkamal Prakashan | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2004 | pages=331 | isbn=9788126708161}}
* {{cite book | title=Ancestral Voices | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2006 | pages=87 | isbn=978-8120830547}}* {{cite book | title=Katha Sanatan | publisher=Rajpal & Sons | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2010 | isbn=978-9350640036}}
* {{cite book | title=Vinayak | publisher=Rajkamal Prakashan | author=Ramesh Chandra Shah | year=2011 | isbn=978-8126719921}}

==External links==
* {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&q=Jungle+Mein+Aag+ramesh+chandra+shah&pg=PA3945 | title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot (Volume 5) | publisher=Sahitya Academy | author=Mohan Lal | year=1992 | pages=818 | isbn=9788126012213}}
* {{Amazon author page}}
* {{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=434o3N0ari4 | title=Interview with Sameena | publisher=Sameena Ali Siddiqui | date=14 December 2010 | medium=[[YouTube]] video}}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.hindibook.com/index.php?String=RAMESH%20CHANDRA%20SHAH&p=sr&Field=author | title=Author Profile | publisher=Hindi Book Centre | date=2015 | access-date=15 February 2015}}

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