is based on the life of Chandravadan Mehta, a Gujarati author. Sikandar Sani is a historical play while Dim Light is a street play. Poetry Tamasa (1965) is an anthology which explores the idea of intelligence over feelings. Another poetry collection is Vaheta Vriksha Pavanma published in 1985. Other works Akasmik Sparsh and Gersamaj are collections of short stories. His collections of character sketches are published as Sahaarani Bhavyata and Tilak Kare Raghuvir. Saharani Bhavyata gives sketches of twenty five eminent literary figures like Umashankar Joshi, Jayanti Dalal, Sundaram, Yashavant Shukla, Pravin Joshi, Ravji Patel and many others. He wrote columns in several regional as well as national dailies and journals such as Sandesh, Divya Bhaskar, Janmabhoomi and Nirikshaka. Recognition He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel trilogy Uparvas in 1977. During 1965 to 1970 he won numerous prizes awarded annually by the State of Gujarat. He received the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1975, Kumar Chandrak in 1965 and Munshi award in 1997. In 2001, he won Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar, which he shared with the renowned Gujarati author Ramanlal Joshi. He also received Sauhard Samman from Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthaan for contribution to Hindi literature in 1990, Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 2010, and the Uma-Snehrashmi Prize for 1974-75. He received Jnanpith Award in 2015. In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by Gujarat University. See also List of Gujarati-language writers Notes and references Note References External links 1938 births Living people Recipients of the Jnanpith Award Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati Indian male novelists Gujarati-language writers People from Gandhinagar district Indian male poets Academic staff of Gujarat University Gujarati people Indian literary critics 20th-century Indian novelists Dramatists and playwrights from Gujarat 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Gujarat Novelists from Gujarat Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak 20th-century Indian short story writers Indian historical novelists 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Indian male writers Gujarat University alumni