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{{Infobox writer
| name=Ushnas
| birth_name =Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya
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| birth_date={{birth date|1920|9|28|df=y}}
| birth_place=[[Savli]] village near [[Vadodara]], Gujarat, India
| death_date={{death date and age|2011|11|6|1920|9|28|df=y}}
| death_place=[[Valsad]], Gujarat
| occupation= poet
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| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality=Indian
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| notableworks = * ''[[Trun No Grah]]'' (1964)
* ''[[Ashwattha]]'' (1975)
| spouse =
| children =
| awards = * [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] (1963)
* [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] (1972)
* [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1976)
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'''Natwarlal Pandya''', better known by his pen name, '''Ushnas''' (Gujarati: ઉશનસ્), was a [[Gujarati language]] poet from India.

== Biography ==
He was born in [[Savli]] village near [[Vadodara]] on 28 September 1920. He studied in [[Mehsana]], [[Sidhpur]], Savli and [[Dabhoi]]. He completed his Bachelor of Arts with [[Sanskrit]] in 1942 and Masters in Gujarati in 1945 from [[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]].<ref name=dg>{{cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2011/11/06/gujarati-poet-natvarlal-pandya-ushnas-passes-away/|publisher=DeshGujarat|date= 6 November 2011|access-date =12 July 2014|title= Gujarati Poet Natvarlal Pandya 'Ushnas' passes away}}</ref><ref name=toi>{{cite news|title=Poet Ushnas passes away|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/surat/Poet-Ushnas-passes-away/articleshow/10646922.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 November 2011|access-date =12 July 2014|place=[[Surat]]}}</ref>
He taught at Rosery Highschool and Garda College in Navsari. He also taught at J P Shroff Arts College in [[Valsad]]. He also served as a president of Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh (Gujarati Teachers Union) in 1979.<ref name=dg/><ref name=toi/> He also served as a president of [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] from 1991 to 1993.

He died on 6 November 2011 at [[Valsad]], Gujarat.<ref name=dg/><ref name=toi/>

== Works ==
''Prasoon'' was his first collection of poems published in 1955. Other collections include ''Nepathye'' (1956), ''Aardra'' (1959), ''Manomudra'' (1960), ''[[Trun No Grah]]'' (1964),<ref name="Satyendra2000">{{cite book|author=Kuśa Satyendra|title=Dictionary of Hindu Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UcAwrV60cpAC&pg=PA15|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=978-81-7625-159-4|page=15}}</ref> ''Spand ane Chhand'' (1968), ''Kinkini'' (1971), ''Bharat Darshan'' (1974), ''[[Ashwattha]]'' (1975), ''Rupana Lay'' (1976), ''Vyakul Vaishnav'' (1977), ''Pruthvine Paschim Chahere'' (1979) and ''Shishulok'' (1984). ''Valavi, Ba Avi'' and ''Sadmatano Khancho'' are his story and poetry compilations. He also wrote plays such as ''Pantuji'', ''Doshini Vahu'' and ''Trun No Grah''.<ref name=dg/><ref name=toi/>

== Awards ==
He received [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1959, [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1963 and Gujarat Gaurav Award. He also received [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]], the highest award in Gujarati literature, in 1972. He was awarded [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his poetry collection ''[[Ashwattha]]'' in 1976.<ref name=dg/><ref name=toi/>

The [[Ushnas Prize]] is named after him.

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

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian male poets]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language writers]]
[[Category:People from Vadodara district]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati]]
[[Category:1920 births]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:Poets from Gujarat]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]

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