Ashok Chavda
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at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad on 13 July 2013
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| Native name | અશોક પીતાંબરભાઈ ચાવડા | ||||||||||||
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23 August 1978 Bhavnagar, Gujarat |
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| Pen name | Bedil | ||||||||||||
| Occupation | poet, writer, critic, translator, researcher | ||||||||||||
| Language | Gujarati | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||
| Ethnicity | Gujarati | ||||||||||||
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| Period | Post-modern Gujarati literature | ||||||||||||
| Genres | ghazal, Geet (song), screenplay | ||||||||||||
| Subject | Love, Committed poetry, Humorous poetry, Social realism | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 1995- present | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Madhu Chavda (2004-present) | ||||||||||||
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| Thesis title | Growth and Development of Gujarati Dalit Periodicals |
| Doctoral advisor | Chandrakant Mehta |
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Ashok Chavda (Gujarati:અશોક ચાવડા), also known by his pen name Bedil, is a Gujarati language poet, writer and critic from Gujarat, India. His anthology of committed poetry Dalkhi Thi Saav Chhutan (2012) is awarded Yuva Puraskar of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi in 2013. His other works includes Pagla Talaavma (2003), Pagarav Talaavma (2012), Tu Kahu Ke Tame (2012) and Pityo Ashko (2012). Shabdoday (2012) is a collection of critical writings by him while Ghazalistan (2012) is a translation of Urdu ghazals written by Indian and Pakistani poets. He is also a recipient of Yuva Gaurav Award (2012) by Gujarat Sahitya Akadami and Dasi Jivan Award (2013–14) by Government of Gujarat. He has appeared in several television and radio programs on All India Radio and Doordarshan.
Chavda was born on 23 August 1978 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Pitambarbhai and Hansabahen. His family is native of Mandasar, village near Than-Chotila of Surendranagar district. He completed S.S.C (Science) in 1993 and H.S.C (Commerce) in 1995 from Navsanskar High School, Ahmedabad. He has also completed certificate courses for Hindi (1991) and Urdu (1997) languages from Gujarat Vidyapith. He completed Bachelor of Commerce (Accountancy) in 1998 from C.U Shah Commerce College, Ahmedabad and Bachelor of Arts (English literature) in 2001 from H.K Arts College, Ahmedabad. In 2003, he earned M.D.C (Master of Development Communication) from Gujarat University. The subject of his research for M.D.C was Gujarati Dalit Kavitano Udabhav Ane Vikas: 1975-85 (Growth and Development of Gujarati Dalit Poetry: 1975-85). In 2011, he obtained his Ph.D degree under Chandrakant Mehta, in Journalism and Mass Media from the same university for his research Gujarati Dalit Samayik Patrakaratva Ni Vikasyatra (Growth and Development of Gujarati Dalit Periodicals). He has cleared UGC NET Examination of UGC, New Delhi in 2012 in Mass Communication and Journalism. Then he completed LL.B in 2014 from K.P Shah Law College, Jamnagar and also got mastered in Gandhian Thought and Social Science from Gujarat Vidyapith in 2016. He has also started and edited Pamaraat (a hand written magazine) in his college-days.
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