Praful Raval

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Praful Raval
at Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, 11 May 2019
at Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, 11 May 2019
Native name
પ્રફુલ જગજીવનદાસ રાવલ
BornPraful Jagjivandas Raval
(1948-09-05) September 5, 1948 (age 75)
Viramgam, Gujarat
OccupationPoet, essayist, short story writer, editor
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
Education
  • Master of Arts
  • PhD
Alma materGujarat University
Notable awards
Years active
Academic background
Doctoral advisorDhiru Parikh
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Praful Raval (Gujarati: પ્રફુલ રાવલ) is a Gujarati teacher, poet, essayist and short story writer.[1] Raval is a co-editor of Kavilok and Kumar and works as a general secretary of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1982.

Early life[edit]

Raval was born on 5 September 1948 in Viramgam to Jagjivandas and Subhadraben.[citation needed]

Raval completed SSC from Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam.[citation needed] He completed his Bachelor of Arts from C. M Desai Arts and Commerce College, Viramgam in Gujarati and joined the School of Language, Gujarat University. He completed a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy and Ph.D.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Raval taught at L. C Kanya Vidyalaya, Viramgam from 1970 to 1983 and Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam from 1983 to 1984.

In 1984, he founded Kruti Prakashan, a publishing company.[citation needed]

In 1992, he founded a primary school namely Shishu Niketan, later known as Setu Vidyalaya. In 1995, he founded another school, Sarjan Vidyamandir, and served there as principal until 2006.[citation needed]

In 2012, he became co-editor of Kumar. He works as general secretary of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.[2]

Works[edit]

Poetry[edit]

  • Aavtikalni Shodh ma (2011)
  • Minoee Sachu Kaheti'ti (2014)

Biographical essays[edit]

  • Nokha-Anokha (1985)
  • Ba Etle (2001)
  • Manas Ae To Manas (2014)

Short stories[edit]

  • Pakelo Andhkar[2]

Recognition[edit]

He received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1982.[2]

References[edit]

  1. Desai, Kinjal (2012-05-04). "Amdavadis knew Satyendranath before Rabindranath". dna. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shukla, Kirit (2013). Gujarati Sahityakar Kosh [ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકાર કોષ]. Gandhinagar: Gujarati Sahitya Akadami. p. 300. ISBN 9789383317028.
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