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'''Urmi Ghanshyam Desai''' ({{lang-gu|ઊર્મિ ઘનશ્યામ દેસાઈ}}; born 1938) is a Gujarati writer and linguist from [[Gujarat]], India. She received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2017 for her critical work ''Gujarati Vyakaran Na Baso Varsh'' (published in 2014).<ref name=ss>{{cite magazine|last=Trivedi|first=Harshvadan|editor-last=Chauhan|editor-first=Ajaysinh|title=Introduction of Urmi Desai|magazine=[[Shabdasrishti]]|date=January 2018|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]]|location=Gandhinagar|pages=24–26|issn=2319-3220}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India 2017">{{cite web | title=Sahitya Akademi announces 24 winners for annual awards | website=The Times of India | date=2017-12-21 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sahitya-akademi-announces-24-winners-for-annual-awards/articleshow/62199223.cms | access-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> | '''Urmi Ghanshyam Desai''' ({{lang-gu|ઊર્મિ ઘનશ્યામ દેસાઈ}}; born 1938) is a Gujarati writer and linguist from [[Gujarat]], India. She received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2017 for her critical work ''Gujarati Vyakaran Na Baso Varsh'' (published in 2014).<ref name=ss>{{cite magazine|last=Trivedi|first=Harshvadan|editor-last=Chauhan|editor-first=Ajaysinh|title=Introduction of Urmi Desai|magazine=[[Shabdasrishti]]|date=January 2018|publisher=[[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]]|location=Gandhinagar|pages=24–26|issn=2319-3220}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India 2017">{{cite web | title=Sahitya Akademi announces 24 winners for annual awards | website=The Times of India | date=2017-12-21 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sahitya-akademi-announces-24-winners-for-annual-awards/articleshow/62199223.cms | access-date=2018-01-10}}</ref> | ||
She was born on 5 April 1938 in [[Mumbai]] to her mother, Rambhabahen, and her father, Kameshwar Vyas.<ref name= sharma>{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=Radheshyam |author-link=Radheshyam Sharma |date=2005 |title= Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches) |volume= | She was born on 5 April 1938 in [[Mumbai]] to her mother, Rambhabahen, and her father, Kameshwar Vyas.<ref name= sharma>{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=Radheshyam |author-link=Radheshyam Sharma |date=2005 |title= Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches) |volume=10 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Rannade Prakashan |pages=239}}</ref> Her family originates from [[Chorvad]]. After matriculation in 1955, she completed her Bachelor of Arts (1961) and Master of Arts (1963) degrees on Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects. She received her PhD in 1967 under the supervision of [[Harivallabh Bhayani]] for her research work ''Gujarati Bhashana Angasadhak Pratyayo''. In 1969, she completed her Diploma in Linguistics. She married [[Ghanshyam Desai]], a Gujarati short story writer, in 1965.<ref name= sharma/> | ||
From 1965 to 1972, she worked at [[University of Mumbai|Mumbai University]] as a research assistant in the Linguistics department. From 1973 to 1981, she worked at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Research Center and Library as a research officer. From 1984 to 1987, she worked in the post-graduate department of [[SNDT Women's University]].<ref name="topiwala">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Topiwala |first=Chandrakant |author-link=Chandrakant Topiwala |title=Desai Urmi Ghanshyam |encyclopedia= Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) |year=1990 |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |volume= | From 1965 to 1972, she worked at [[University of Mumbai|Mumbai University]] as a research assistant in the Linguistics department. From 1973 to 1981, she worked at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Research Center and Library as a research officer. From 1984 to 1987, she worked in the post-graduate department of [[SNDT Women's University]].<ref name="topiwala">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Topiwala |first=Chandrakant |author-link=Chandrakant Topiwala |title=Desai Urmi Ghanshyam |encyclopedia= Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) |year=1990 |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |volume=2 |location=Ahmedabad |pages=247}}</ref> | ||
She is considered one of the pioneer linguists in the Gujarati language, and has published several books such as ''Bhashashastra Shu Chhe?'' (1976), ''Gujarati Bhashana Angasadhak Pratyayo'' (1972), ''Vyakaran Vimarsh'' (1992), ''Let us Learn to write Gujarati'' (1999), ''Bhashanushang'' (2003), and ''Rupashastra - Ek Parichay'' (2007). She has also translated [[Prabodh Pandit]]'s research work ''Prakrut Bhasha'' into Gujarati.<ref name=ss/> | She is considered one of the pioneer linguists in the Gujarati language, and has published several books such as ''Bhashashastra Shu Chhe?'' (1976), ''Gujarati Bhashana Angasadhak Pratyayo'' (1972), ''Vyakaran Vimarsh'' (1992), ''Let us Learn to write Gujarati'' (1999), ''Bhashanushang'' (2003), and ''Rupashastra - Ek Parichay'' (2007). She has also translated [[Prabodh Pandit]]'s research work ''Prakrut Bhasha'' into Gujarati.<ref name=ss/> | ||