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| caption = Vyas at Trimandir, [[Adalaj]], Gujarat in November 2016<br />
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| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|09|23|1940|10|6}}<br />
| death_place = Ahmedabad<br />
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| nationality = Indian<br />
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| doctoral_advisor = [[Prabodh Pandit]]<br />
| thesis_title = A Linguistic Study of Bhili Dialects: A Descriptive Study of Central and North Bhili<br />
| thesis_year = 1967<br />
| thesis_url= https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/49002<br />
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'''Yogendra Dhirubhai Vyas''' (6 October 1940 – 23 September 2021) was a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] writer and linguist from [[Gujarat]], India. He is known for his linguistic study of Gujarati language. Born and raised in [[Ahmedabad]], Vyas studied at [[Gujarat University]], from where he obtained his doctorate in study of [[Bhili language|Bhili dialect]] under the supervision of [[Prabodh Pandit]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
A native of Bhalod (village in [[Bharuch district]]), Yogendra Vyas was born on 6 October 1940 in [[Ahmedabad]], where he was raised. He completed his study in Ahmedabad.<ref name="Pandya 2018">{{cite book|last=Pandya|first=Pinki|title=Gujarātī Sāhityano Itihāsa Granth 8 (Svātantryottara Yuga)|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ ગ્રંથ ૮ (સ્વાતંત્રયોત્તર યુગ)|trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature Book 8 (Post-independence Era)|publisher=K. L. Study Centre, [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|isbn=978-81-939074-1-2|editor-last=Desai|editor-first=Parul Kandarp|volume=2|location=Ahmedabad|date=November 2018|pages=295–300|language=gu}}</ref><br />
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He received his B.A. in 1961 from [[Gujarat College]] with Gujarati and [[Sanskrit]] subject. In 1963, he received his M.A. in [[Linguistics]] from [[Gujarat University]]. During 1961–63, he was appointed a Dakshina Fellow from Gujarat College. He received a [[postgraduate diploma]] in Linguistics from [[Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute|Deccan College]], [[Pune]] in 1963. He received his doctorate in 1967 from Gujarat University under [[Prabodh Pandit]] for his thesis ''A Linguistic Study of Bhili Dialects: A Descriptive Study of Central and North Bhili''. The thesis is based on the study of [[Bhili language]].<ref name="Pandya 2018"/><ref name="Gujaratna Adhyapakono Mahitikosh">{{Cite book|title=Gujaratna Adhyapakono Mahitikosh|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતના અધ્યાપકોનો માહિતીકોશ|publisher=Gujaratino Adhyapak Sangh|location=Ahmedabad|year=1988|editor-last=Rawal|editor-first=Vinayak|trans-title=An introduction of Professors teaching Gujarati in Various Universities of India|editor-last2=Jani|editor-first2=Balwant|editor-last3=Modi|editor-first3=Manhar|editor3-link=Manhar Modi|page=72|language=gu|oclc=20823629}}</ref><br />
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He served as principal at Surendranagar Girls College till 1966, and then joined Arts and Commerce College, Ahmedabad as principal. He was appointed a lecturer in November 1969 and promoted to the head of department in June 1974 and retired in October 2002.<ref name="The Indian Express 2021">{{cite web|title=Gujarat: Former professor at GU and his wife 'die by suicide'|website=The Indian Express|date=24 September 2021|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-former-professor-at-gu-and-his-wife-die-by-suicide-7530590/|access-date=28 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928093825/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/gujarat-former-professor-at-gu-and-his-wife-die-by-suicide-7530590/|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Vyas, along with his wife Anjana Vyas (aged 74), committed suicide by hanging on 23 September 2021.<ref name="The Indian Express 2021"/><ref name="Ahmedabad Mirror 2021">{{cite web|title=Ex-GU prof, wife end lives in suicide pact|website=Ahmedabad Mirror|date=24 September 2021|url=https://ahmedabadmirror.com/ex-gu-prof-wife-end-lives-in-suicide-pact/81807541.html|access-date=28 September 2021|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924075911/https://ahmedabadmirror.com/ex-gu-prof-wife-end-lives-in-suicide-pact/81807541.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
Vyas wrote many books on linguistics in the Gujarati language, along with two novels, a short story collection, and some miscellaneous works. He presented discourses on theoretical study of various branches of linguistics in Gujarati. He studied the sounds of Gujarati language from the points of view of [[Articulatory phonetics|articulatory]], [[Auditory phonetics|auditory]] and [[acoustic phonetics]] in his book<br />
''Bhasha ane Tenu Bhautik Swarup'' (''Language and Its Physical Form''; 1966).<ref name="Pandya 2018"/><br />
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He wrote two novels: ''Be Kinarani Vachche'' and ''Krishnajanma''. He wrote a biographical work, ''Divo Na Bujhe'' (1986). He edited several volumes including ''Anandyatrana Sathio'' (2004), ''Anandgharni Vatsalyamurti'', and ''Suvasni Lahani''. His works of [[Children's literature in Gujarati language|children's literature]] include ''Bhilini Kishorkathao'' and ''Manoranjak Bodhkathao''.<ref name="Pandya 2018"/><br />
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==Awards==<br />
Vyas received the state government awards for his three books on languages in 1974, 1976 and 1977.<ref name="The Indian Express 2021"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Gujarati Vishwakosh}}<br />
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