Ushnas

Ushnas
Ushnas
Born	Natwarlal Kuberdas Pandya; 28 September 1920; Savli village near Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Died	6 November 2011 (aged 91); Valsad, Gujarat
Occupation	poet
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Trun No Grah (1964); Ashwattha (1975);
Notable awards	Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1963); Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1972); Sahitya Akademi Award (1976);

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Natwarlal Pandya, better known by his pen name, Ushnas (Gujarati: ઉશનસ્), was a Gujarati language poet from India.

Biography[edit]

He was born in Savli village near Vadodara on 28 September 1920. He studied in Mehsana, Sidhpur, Savli and Dabhoi. He completed his Bachelor of Arts with Sanskrit in 1942 and Masters in Gujarati in 1945 from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.^[1]^[2] He taught at Rosery Highschool and Garda College in Navsari. He also taught at J P Shroff Arts College in Valsad. He also served as a president of Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh (Gujarati Teachers Union) in 1979.^[1]^[2] He also served as a president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1991 to 1993.

He died on 6 November 2011 at Valsad, Gujarat.^[1]^[2]

Works[edit]

Prasoon was his first collection of poems published in 1955. Other collections include Nepathye (1956), Aardra (1959), Manomudra (1960), Trun No Grah (1964),^[3] Spand ane Chhand (1968), Kinkini (1971), Bharat Darshan (1974), Ashwattha (1975), Rupana Lay (1976), Vyakul Vaishnav (1977), Pruthvine Paschim Chahere (1979) and Shishulok (1984). Valavi, Ba Avi and Sadmatano Khancho are his story and poetry compilations. He also wrote plays such as Pantuji, Doshini Vahu and Trun No Grah.^[1]^[2]

Awards[edit]

He received Kumar Chandrak in 1959, Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1963 and Gujarat Gaurav Award. He also received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest award in Gujarati literature, in 1972. He was awarded Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection Ashwattha in 1976.^[1]^[2]

The Ushnas Prize is named after him.

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "Gujarati Poet Natvarlal Pandya 'Ushnas' passes away". DeshGujarat. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Poet Ushnas passes away". The Times of India. Surat. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
↑ Kuśa Satyendra (1 January 2000). Dictionary of Hindu Literature. Sarup & Sons. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7625-159-4.

[dg-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 "Gujarati Poet Natvarlal Pandya 'Ushnas' passes away". DeshGujarat. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[toi-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "Poet Ushnas passes away". The Times of India. Surat. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2014.

[Satyendra2000-3] Kuśa Satyendra (1 January 2000). Dictionary of Hindu Literature. Sarup & Sons. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-7625-159-4.

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