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'''Ankit Trivedi''' ({{lang-gu|અંકિત ત્રિવેદી}}, born 9 March 1981) is a [[Gujarati language]] poet, writer, columnist, and emcee from [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<ref name="The Times of India 2011">{{cite web | title=Ahmedabad’s renowned young poet Ankit Trivedi unveils songs’ compilation book in the city | website=The Times of India | date=2011-09-27 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/others/Ahmedabads-renowned-young-poet-Ankit-Trivedi-unveils-songs-compilation-book-in-the-city/articleshow/10127722.cms | accessdate=2016-04-07}}</ref> His significant works include ''Gazal Purvak'' (collection of [[ghazal]]) and ''Geet Purvak'' (collection of [[Geet (song)|geet]]). The [[Indian National Theater]] in Mumbai awarded him the 2008 [[Shayda Award]] for his contribution to Gujarati ghazal. He has received the [[Takhtasinh Parmar Prize]] literary award, [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar]] award,<ref name="The Times of India 2012">{{cite web | title=Yuva Gaurav prize to 30-year-old poet | website=The Times of India | date=2012-04-13 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Yuva-Gaurav-prize-to-30-year-old-poet/articleshow/12642977.cms | accessdate=2016-04-07}}</ref> and the [[Yuva Puraskar]] award.<ref name="Yuva Puraskar ::..">{{cite web | title=..:: SAHITYA Akademi | website=Yuva Puraskar ::.. | url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp | accessdate=2016-06-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805114428/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp | archive-date=5 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He edited ''[[Gazalvishwa]]'', a Gujarati ghazal poetry journal, from 2006 to 2007.

Trivedi married Bhumika Trivedi on 12 December 2010. They have a daughter named Mitra.<ref name= sharma>{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=Radheshyam |author-link=Radheshyam Sharma |date=2016 |title= Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches) |volume=Vol. 23 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Rannade Prakashan |page=312}}</ref>

Trivedi published his first anthology ''Gazal Purvak'', a collection of [[ghazal]], in 2006, followed by ''Geet Purvak''. He published ''Maitrivishwa'' in 2006 which is a collection of essays written by him.<ref name= "at"/>

=== Compilation ===

* ''Masoom Hawa Na Misra'' (collection of the ghazal of new generation)

=== Play ===

Trivedi worked as a screenwriter on the 2017 Gujarati comedy film, [[Carry On Kesar]].<ref name="Jambhekar 2017">{{cite web | last=Jambhekar | first=Shruti | title=Carry On Kesar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=2017-02-17 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-reviews/carryon-kesar/movie-review/57200808.cms | accessdate=2017-02-17}}</ref>

Trivedi was awarded the [[Takhtasinh Parmar Prize]] (2006–07) and the [[Yuva Puraskar]] in 2016 for his book ''Gazal Purvak''.<ref name="http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/ 2016">{{cite web|url=http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/celebrating-gujarat/art-culture/Ankit-trivedi-and-pushpa-antani-to-get-delhi-sahitya-acadamy-award/articleshow/52802953.cms|title=અંકિત ત્રિવેદી અને પુષ્પા અંતાણીને દિલ્હી સાહિત્ય અકાદમીના પુરસ્કાર|date=2016-06-18|website=Navgujaratsamay.|language=gu|accessdate=2016-06-18}}</ref> In 2008, he won the [[Shayda Award]] from the Indian National Theater, Mumbai. His collection of geet, ''Geet Purvak'', was awarded the Bhanuprasad Pandya Prize (2010–11). For his poetry, he received the [[Yuva Gaurav Puraskar]] award (2011)<ref name="The Times of India 2012" /> and for his contribution to Gujarati literature, the Harindra Dave Memorial Award (2011).<ref name="DeshGujarat 2012">{{cite web | author=DeshGujarat | title=Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award | website=DeshGujarat | date=2012-10-02 | url=http://DeshGujarat.Com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/ | accessdate=2016-05-18}}</ref> In 2019, he was awarded a [[D.Lit.]] by [[Gujarat University]].<ref name="The Times of India 2019">{{cite news|title=Seven honorary DLitt degrees to be awarded|newspaper=The Times of India|date=13 February 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/seven-honorary-dlitt-degrees-to-be-awarded/articleshow/67967158.cms|access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref>