Chinu Modi
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| Native name | ચિનુ ચંદુલાલ મોદી | ||
| Born | Chinu Chandulal Modi 30 September 1939 Vijapur, Gujarat |
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| Died | 19 March 2017 (aged 77) Ahmedabad |
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| Pen name | Irshad | ||
| Occupation | poet, novelist, short story writer, critic | ||
| Language | Gujarati, Urdu | ||
| Nationality | Indian | ||
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| Period | postmodern Gujarati literature | ||
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Ushanas Prize 2008 Vali Gujarati Gazal Award 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award 2013 |
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Ushanas Prize
1982-1983
Chinu Modi (Gujarati: ચિનુ મોદી ), (30 September 1939 – 19 March 2017), also known by his pen name Irshad (Gujarati: ઈર્શાદ), was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer and critic from Gujarat, India. Educated in languages, he taught at various institutions and established himself as a poet and author. He was a recipient of several awards including Sahitya Akademi Award, Vali Gujarati Award and Narsinh Mehta Award.
Modi was born in Vijapur on 30 September 1939 to Chandulal and Shashikantaben. His family belonged to Kadi. He completed his primary education in Vijapur and secondary education from Sheth Hasanali High School in Dholka near Ahmedabad. He completed his matriculation in 1954.
He completed a B.A. in Gujarati and History in 1958 from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, an LL.B. in 1960 from Sir L A Shah Law College (Ahmedabad), and an M.A. in Gujarati and Hindi subjects in 1961 from Gujarat University. He earned a Ph.D. in 1968 from Gujarat Vidyapith for his research Gujarati Bhashama Khandakavya (narrative poetry in Gujarati language). His guide for Ph.D. was Mohanbhai Shankharbhai Patel.
He joined H. A. Arts College in Ahmedabad and worked from 1961 to 1963. He taught at colleges in Talod and Kapadvanj later. In 1965, he joined Swaminarayan Arts College in Ahmedabad and taught until 1975. He served as a scriptwriter at Indian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad from 1975 to 1977. In 1977–1978, he worked with Mansa College and Sabarmati Arts College. He joined L. D. Arts College in 1978 as a part-time professor. In 1994, he joined School of Languages, Gujarat University as a Reader and retired in 2001. He had also served as Dean-in-charge of Department of Journalism, M. S. University, Baroda from 1992 to 1994. He worker as a freelancer in field of advertising for few years.
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