Chandrakant Sheth
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At Gujarati Sahitya Parishad on 7 April 2016
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| Native name | ચંદ્રકાન્ત ત્રિકમલાલ શેઠ |
| Born | Chandrakant Trikamlal Sheth February 3, 1938 Kalol, Panchmahal |
| Pen name | Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Baalchandra, Daksh Prajapati |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist, critic, compiler |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Ph.D |
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| Literary movement | Re Math |
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Chandrakant Sheth (Gujarati: ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠ) is a Gujarati language poet, essayist, critic, translator and compiler from Gujarat, India. 'Aryaputra', 'Nand Samavedi', 'Balchadra' and 'Daksh Prajapati' are his pen names. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1986 for his book Dhoolmani Paglio.
Sheth was born on 3 February 1938 in Kalol, a village in Panchmahal district to Trikamlal. His family is native of Thasra village of Kheda. He matriculated in 1954. He completed BA in 1958 and MA in 1961 from Gujarat University with Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects. He completed Ph.D in 1979 from Gujarat Vidyapith for his research thesis, Umashankar Joshi: Sarjak ane Vivechak (thesis on Umashankar Joshi).
He served as a part-time lecturer at St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad in 1961-62. He served as a professor at different colleges of Gujarat including Kapadvanj College (1962–63), Gujarat Vidyapith (1963-66), Bhakta Vallabh Dhola College (1966–72) and again Gujarat Vidyapith (1972-1979). From 1979 to 1984, he served as a manager of K. L. Swadhyay Mandir, run by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, and also worked as a co-editor of Gujarati Sahityakosh. He again joined Gujarat Vidyapith and retired as the head of Gujarati Department. He serves honorary at Gujarati Vishwkosh Trust, Ahmedabad.
He has published several poetry collections. Pavan Rooperi (1972) and Ughadati Diwalo (1974) are his early collections of poetry. Padagha ni Pele Par (1948) and Gagan Kholati Bari (1990) are his collections of songs. Ek Tahuko Pandma (1986) is collection of ghazals. Chandaliya ni Gadi (1980) and Hu To Chalu Mari Jem! (2001) are his collections of children's poetry. His other collections are Shaksharata Geeto (1990), Shage Ek Zalhalie (1999), Undanmathi Ave, Unchanma Lai Jay (2004), Jal Vadal Ane Veej (2005). Ramesh M. Trivedi has edited selected poems as Chandrakant Sheth na Kavyo (2001).
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