Khalil Dhantejvi

Khalil Dhantejvi
Khalil Dhantejvi
Born	Khalil Ismail Makrani; 12 December 1938; Dhantej, Vadodara
Died	4 April 2021 (aged 85); Vadodara
Resting place	Vadodara
Occupation	poet, novelist, journalist
Language	Gujarati, Urdu
Nationality	Indian
Notable awards	Kalapi Award (2004); Vali Gujarati Gazal Award (2013); Narsinh Mehta Award (2019);
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Khalil Ismail Makrani (12 December 1935 – 4 April 2021), popularly known by his pen-name, Khalil Dhantejvi was a poet and novelist from Gujarat, India. He wrote poems in Gujarati and Urdu.

Biography

Khalil Dhantejvi was born as Khalil Ismail Makrani on 12 December 1935 at Dhantej, a village in Vadodara.^[1]^[2]^[3] He studied till 4th standard.^[3]^[4] He adopted his pen name Khalil Dhantejvi after his village Dhantej.^[5]

He died on 4 April 2021 at Vadodara.^[6]

Works

His published books are:^[1]^[7]

Poetry collection

Sadgi
Saransh (2008)
Sarovar (2018)
Sogat
Sooryamukhi
Sayba
Sanvariyo
Sagpan
Sopan
Sarangi

Novels

Dr. Rekha (1974)
Tarasya Ekant (1980)
Min Ni Angalie Sooraj Ugyo (1984)
Lila Pandade Pankhar (1986)
Sannata Ni Chis (1987)
Saav Adhura Lok (1991)
Lilochham Tadko (1994)
Sunvalo Dankh
Kori Kori Bhinash
Mot Malke Mithu Mithu

Awards

Dhantejvi received the Kalapi Award in 2004 and the Vali Gujarati Gazal Award in 2013.^[2] In 2019, he received the Narsinh Mehta Award.^[8]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Shukla, Kirit H., ed. (2008). ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકાર પરિચયકોશ [Who's Who in Gujarati Literature] (2nd ed.). Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. p. ૪૭૮.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Khalil Dhantejvi to be presented Vali Gujarati Award". DeshGujarat. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Poet to donate 1.5 lakh aid to poor students on his birthday - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
↑ "Vadodara to host two-day theatre festival in first week of July!". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
↑ "Khalil Dhantejvi, Gujarati poet and ghazal maestro, passes away at 82; PM Modi expresses grief". Firstpost. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
↑ "Noted Gujarati poet Khalil Dhantejvi passes away". The Indian Express. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
↑ Topiwala, Chandrakant, ed. (1990). "Makrani Khalil Ismail" મકરાણી ખલીલ ઈસ્માઈલ. Gujarati Sahityakosh (Modern Era) (in ગુજરાતી). Vol. 2 (1st ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 433. OCLC 26636333.
↑ "2019નો નરસિંહ મહેતા એવોર્ડ લોકપ્રિય શાયર ખલીલ ધનતેજવીને…." chitralekha (in ગુજરાતી). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

[gujparichay-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Shukla, Kirit H., ed. (2008). ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકાર પરિચયકોશ [Who's Who in Gujarati Literature] (2nd ed.). Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. p. ૪૭૮.

[DeshGujarat-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Khalil Dhantejvi to be presented Vali Gujarati Award". DeshGujarat. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[:1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Poet to donate 1.5 lakh aid to poor students on his birthday - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[4] "Vadodara to host two-day theatre festival in first week of July!". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[Firstpost_2021-5] "Khalil Dhantejvi, Gujarati poet and ghazal maestro, passes away at 82; PM Modi expresses grief". Firstpost. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[The_Indian_Express_2021-6] "Noted Gujarati poet Khalil Dhantejvi passes away". The Indian Express. 4 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-05.

[Topiwala1996-7] Topiwala, Chandrakant, ed. (1990). "Makrani Khalil Ismail" મકરાણી ખલીલ ઈસ્માઈલ. Gujarati Sahityakosh (Modern Era) (in ગુજરાતી). Vol. 2 (1st ed.). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 433. OCLC 26636333.

[chitralekha_2017-8] "2019નો નરસિંહ મહેતા એવોર્ડ લોકપ્રિય શાયર ખલીલ ધનતેજવીને…." chitralekha (in ગુજરાતી). 3 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.

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