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Native name | અંકિત અમરીષકુમાર ત્રિવેદી |
Born | Ankit Amarishkumr Trivedi March 9, 1981 Ahmedabad |
Occupation | poet, writer, comperer, columnist |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
Alma mater | Gujarat University |
Genres | ghazal, geet |
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Ankit Trivedi (Gujarati: અંકિત ત્રિવેદી) is a Gujarati language poet, writer, columnist and comperer from Gujarat, India. His significant works includes Gazal Purvak (collection of ghazal) and Geet Purvak (collection of geet). The Indian National Theater, Mumbai awarded him the Shayda Award of the year 2008 for his contribution in Gujarati ghazal. He has also received the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize, Yuva Gaurav Puraskar and Yuva Puraskar. He edited Gazalvishwa, a Gujarati ghazal poetry journal, from 2006 to 2007.
Trivedi was born on 9 March 1981 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to Amarishktmar and Jayshribahen. He took his schooling at Ahmedabad and completed Bachelor of Commerce from Gujarat University.
He published his first anthology Gazalpurvak (collection of ghazal) in 2006, followed by Geet Purvak. Maitrivishwa (2006) is a collection of essays written by him.
He wrote dialogues for 2017 Gujarati comedy film Carry On Kesar.
Trivedi awarded the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (2006–07) by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad for his book Gazal Purvak. In 2008, He won the Shayda Award instituted by Indian National Theater, Mumbai. His collection of Geet, Geetpurvak, was awarded by Bhanuprasad Pandya Prize (2010–11) instituted by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He also received the Yuva Gaurav Puraskar (2011) instituted by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi and Harindra Dave Memorial Award (2011). In 2016, He received Yuva Puraskar for his book Gazal Purvak.