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{{Short description|Indian poet, essayist and critic (1938–2024)}}
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| caption = Chandrakant Sheth at [[Gujarat Vishwakosh]] Trust, 11 May 2019
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| pseudonym = Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Baalchandra, Daksh Prajapati
| native_name = ચંદ્રકાન્ત ત્રિકમલાલ શેઠ
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| birth_name = Chandrakant Trikamlal Sheth
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| pseudonym = Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Baalchandra, Daksh Prajapati
| birth_place = [[Kalol (Panchmahal)|Kalol]], [[Panchmahal district]], [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay Province]], [[British India]]
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| birth_place = [[Kalol (Panchmahal)|Kalol]], [[Panchmahal]]
| death_place = [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]], India
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* [[Kumar Suvarna Chandrak|Kumar Chandrak]] (1964)
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'''Chandrakant Sheth''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠ) is a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet, essayist, critic, translator and compiler from [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. His pen names include Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Balchadra and Daksh Prajapati. He won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati]] in 1986 for his book ''Dhoolmani Paglio''.<ref name="Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web | title=ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Chandrakant-Sheth.html | language=gu | accessdate=2016-05-16}}</ref><ref name= "cs">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Gadit |first=Jayant |author-link=Jayant Gadit |editor-last=Topiwala |editor-first=Chandrakant |editor-link=Chandrakant Topiwala |encyclopedia=Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) |title=Sheth Chandrakant Trikamlal |language=Gujarati |year=1990 |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |volume=2 |location=Ahmedabad |pages= 603}}</ref>
'''Chandrakant Sheth''' (3 February 1938 – 2 August 2024) was an Indian [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet, essayist, critic, translator and editor from [[Gujarat]]. His pen names include Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Balchadra and Daksh Prajapati. He won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati]] in 1986 for his book ''Dhoolmani Paglio''.<ref name="Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad">{{cite web | title=ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ | website=Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/photo-gallery/sahitya-sarjako/Chandrakant-Sheth.html | language=gu | accessdate=2016-05-16}}</ref><ref name= "cs">{{cite encyclopedia |last=Gadit |first=Jayant |author-link=Jayant Gadit |editor-last=Topiwala |editor-first=Chandrakant |editor-link=Chandrakant Topiwala |encyclopedia=Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) |title=Sheth Chandrakant Trikamlal |language=Gujarati |year=1990 |publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |volume=2 |location=Ahmedabad |pages= 603}}</ref>


== {{anchor|Early life}}Biography ==
== {{anchor|Early life}}Biography ==
[[File:Chinu Modi Madhav Ramanuj Rajendra Shukla Chandrakant Sheth.jpg|thumb|[[Chinu Modi]] on Mic, than Chandrakant Sheth, [[Rajendra Shukla]] and [[Madhav Ramanuj]]
[[File:Chinu Modi Madhav Ramanuj Rajendra Shukla Chandrakant Sheth.jpg|thumb|[[Chinu Modi]] on Mic, than Chandrakant Sheth, [[Rajendra Shukla (poet)|Rajendra Shukla]] and [[Madhav Ramanuj]]
at [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]], 1992]]
at [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]], 1992]]


Sheth was born on 3 February 1938 in [[Kalol (Panchmahal)|Kalol]], a village in [[Panchmahal district]] to Trikamlal. His family is native to Thasra village of [[Kheda|Kheda.]] He [[matriculation|matriculated]] in 1954, completed [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1958, and [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1961 from [[Gujarat University]] with Gujarati and [[Sanskrit]] as his core subjects. He completed his Ph.D in 1979 from [[Gujarat Vidyapith]] with a research thesis on [[Umashankar Joshi]].<ref name= "sc">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)|first=Prasad|last=Brahmabhatt |publisher=Parshwa Publication|location=Ahmedabad|year=2010|pages=69–76|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|language=gu}}</ref>
Sheth was born on 3 February 1938 in [[Kalol (Panchmahal)|Kalol]], a village in [[Panchmahal district]] to Trikamlal. His family is native to Thasra village of [[Kheda]]. He [[matriculation|matriculated]] in 1954, completed [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] in 1958, and [[Master of Arts|MA]] in 1961 from [[Gujarat University]] with Gujarati and [[Sanskrit]] as his core subjects. He completed his Ph.D. in 1979 from [[Gujarat Vidyapith]] with a research thesis on [[Umashankar Joshi]].<ref name= "sc">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)|first=Prasad|last=Brahmabhatt |publisher=Parshwa Publication|location=Ahmedabad|year=2010|pages=69–76|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|language=gu}}</ref>


He served as a part-time lecturer at [[St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad]] in 1961–62. He served as a professor at different colleges in Gujarat including Kapadvanj College (1962–63), [[Gujarat Vidyapith]] (1963–1966), Bhakta Vallabh Dhola College (1966–1972) and again Gujarat Vidyapith (1972–1979). From 1979 to 1984, he served as the 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 as an honorary at Gujarati Vishwkosh Trust, Ahmedabad.<ref name= "sc"/><ref name="Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/>
He served as a part-time lecturer at [[St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad]] in 1961–62. He served as a professor at different colleges in Gujarat including Kapadvanj College (1962–63), [[Gujarat Vidyapith]] (1963–1966), Bhakta Vallabh Dhola College (1966–1972) and again Gujarat Vidyapith (1972–1979). From 1979 to 1984, he served as the 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 served as an honorary at Gujarati Vishwkosh Trust, Ahmedabad.<ref name= "sc"/><ref name="Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad"/>

Sheth died in [[Ahmedabad]] on 2 August 2024, at the age of 86.<ref name="bombaysamachar">{{cite news |title=ગુજરાતી ભાષાના સમર્થ કવિ ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠનું નિધન|newspaper=મુંબઈ સમાચાર|date=2 August 2024|url=https://bombaysamachar.com/gujarat/chandrakant-seth-gujarati-poet-passed-away/|access-date=3 August 2024|language=gu}}</ref>


== Works ==
== Works ==
Sheth 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 [[geet (song)|song]]s, ''Ek Tahuko Pandma'' (1986) is collection of [[ghazal]]s while ''Chandaliya ni Gadi'' (1980) and ''Hu To Chalu Mari Jem!'' (2001) are his collections of [[Children's literature in Gujarati language|children's poetry]]. His other collections are ''Shaksharata Geeto'' (1990), ''Shage Ek Zalhalie'' (1999), ''Undanmathi Ave, Unchanma Lai Jay'' (2004) and ''Jal Vadal Ane Veej'' (2005). Ramesh M. Trivedi has edited selected poems as ''Chandrakant Sheth na Kavyo'' (2001).<ref name=sc/><ref>{{cite book |last=Trivedi |first=Dr. Ramesh M. |date=2015 |title=Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature) |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Adarsh Prakashan |pages=340–346 |isbn=978-93-82593-88-1}}</ref>
Sheth 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 [[geet (song)|song]]s, ''Ek Tahuko Pandma'' (1986) is collection of [[ghazal]]s while ''Chandaliya ni Gadi'' (1980) and ''Hu To Chalu Mari Jem!'' (2001) are his collections of [[Children's literature in Gujarati language|children's poetry]]. His other collections are ''Shaksharata Geeto'' (1990), ''Shage Ek Zalhalie'' (1999), ''Undanmathi Ave, Unchanma Lai Jay'' (2004) and ''Jal Vadal Ane Veej'' (2005). Ramesh M. Trivedi has edited selected poems as ''Chandrakant Sheth na Kavyo'' (2001).<ref name=sc/><ref>{{cite book |last=Trivedi |first=Dr. Ramesh M. |date=2015 |title=Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature) |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Adarsh Prakashan |pages=340–346 |isbn=978-93-82593-88-1}}</ref>


Sheth is a prolific essayist. His ''Nand Samvedi'' (1980, 2001) is a collection of modernist essays; ''Chehra Bhitar Chehra'' (1986) is a collection of 21 biographical essays; ''Het ane Halvash'' (1980) and ''Vahal ane Vinod'' (1995) have 33 and 24 essays respectively with light humour; ''Vaninu Sat, Vanini Shakti'' (1997) is a collection of short essays on words of [[Veda]] and [[Upnishad]] while ''Gun ane Garima'' (1997) is a collection of 31 essays. [[Labhshankar Thakar]] edited and published selected essays as ''Aa-nand Parva'' (2002). His other collections of humorous essays are ''Halavi Kalamna Ful'' (2005) and ''Chandrakant Shethni Pratinidhi Hasyarachnao'' (2007).<ref name=sc/>
Sheth was a prolific essayist. His ''Nand Samvedi'' (1980, 2001) is a collection of modernist essays; ''Chehra Bhitar Chehra'' (1986) is a collection of 21 biographical essays; ''Het ane Halvash'' (1980) and ''Vahal ane Vinod'' (1995) have 33 and 24 essays respectively with light humour; ''Vaninu Sat, Vanini Shakti'' (1997) is a collection of short essays on words of [[Veda]] and [[Upnishad]] while ''Gun ane Garima'' (1997) is a collection of 31 essays. [[Labhshankar Thakar]] edited and published selected essays as ''Aa-nand Parva'' (2002). His other collections of humorous essays are ''Halavi Kalamna Ful'' (2005) and ''Chandrakant Shethni Pratinidhi Hasyarachnao'' (2007).<ref name=sc/>


''Dhoolmani Pagalio'' (1984) is his autobiographical work about his childhood; ''Dharatina Chand, Dharatina Sooraj'' (1996,1997) is a collection of biographical essays; ''America Bhas Abhas'' (2001) is a travelogue; ''Swapnapinjar'' (1983) is a collection of one-act plays; ''E Balconyvali Chhokari Ane...'' (1995) is a collection of stories while''E Ane Hu'' (1991) is a humour story.<ref name=sc/>
''Dhoolmani Pagalio'' (1984) is his autobiographical work about his childhood; ''Dharatina Chand, Dharatina Sooraj'' (1996,1997) is a collection of biographical essays; ''America Bhas Abhas'' (2001) is a travelogue; ''Swapnapinjar'' (1983) is a collection of one-act plays; ''E Balconyvali Chhokari Ane...'' (1995) is a collection of stories while ''E Ane Hu'' (1991) is a humour story.<ref name=sc/>


His works of criticism include ''Kavyapratyaksh'' (1976), ''Arthantar'' (1978), ''Ramnarayan V. Pathak'' (1979), ''Irony nu Swarup ane Sahityama Teno Viniyog'' (1984), ''Kavitani Trijyama'' (1986), ''Kant'' (1990), ''Sahitya: Pran ane Pravartan'' (1998), ''Swami Anand'' (1998) and ''Shabda Deshno, Shabda Videshno'' (2002). His other works are ''Swaminarayan Santkavita: Aswad ane Avbodh'' (1984), ''Gujaratima Viramchihno'' (with Mohanbhai Patel, 1973), ''Mahadev Desai: Satva ane Sadhana'' (1994), ''Gujarati Gamnam-suchi'' (1996), ''Umashankar Joshi: Zalak ane Zankhi'' (2003), ''Umashankar no Vagvaibhav'' (2008) and ''Sahitya- Prabhav ane Prati-bhav'' (2006).<ref name=sc/>
His works of criticism include ''Kavyapratyaksh'' (1976), ''Arthantar'' (1978), ''Ramnarayan V. Pathak'' (1979), ''Irony nu Swarup ane Sahityama Teno Viniyog'' (1984), ''Kavitani Trijyama'' (1986), ''Kant'' (1990), ''Sahitya: Pran ane Pravartan'' (1998), ''Swami Anand'' (1998) and ''Shabda Deshno, Shabda Videshno'' (2002). His other works are ''Swaminarayan Santkavita: Aswad ane Avbodh'' (1984), ''Gujaratima Viramchihno'' (with Mohanbhai Patel, 1973), ''Mahadev Desai: Satva ane Sadhana'' (1994), ''Gujarati Gamnam-suchi'' (1996), ''Umashankar Joshi: Zalak ane Zankhi'' (2003), ''Umashankar no Vagvaibhav'' (2008) and ''Sahitya- Prabhav ane Prati-bhav'' (2006).<ref name=sc/>


He has translated and adapted many works which include ''Pandit Bhatkhande'' (1967), ''Malayalam Sahityani Rooprekha'' (1978), ''Athamni Rat'' (1994), ''Anu Naam Zindagi'' (1995) and ''Lakhmi'' (1995). He edited ''Brihad Gujarati Kavya Parichay'' Part I and II (1973, 1995), ''Brihad Gujarati Gadya Parichay'' Part I and II (1973, 1995) and ''Bhasha Sahitya Dwara Rashtriy Ekta'' (1977) with Mohanbhai Patel. He also edited ''Priyakant Maniar na Kavyo'' (1998), ''Chunteli Kavita: Sundaram'' (2000), ''Manhariyat'' (2000) and ''Amargeeto'' (2000). He edited, with others, ''Dampatyamangal'' (1979), ''Matrudarshan'' (1981), ''Pushtidarshan'' (1986), ''Hemchandracharya'' (1989), ''Yugdrashta Umashankar Joshi'' (1995), ''Adhit: Pramukhiy Pravachano'' (1997), ''Pratyayan: Swatantrya Suvarna Jayanti Visheshank'' (1998), ''Gurjar Adyatan Kavya Sanchay'' (1998), ''Gurjar Pranay Kavya Sanchay'' (1998), ''Gurjar Geet Sanchay'' (1998), ''Gurjar Gazal Sangrah'' (1998) and ''Gurjar Kavya Vaibhav'' (2005). ''Sankhya Nirdeshak Shabda Sangnyao'' (1983) is also his work.<ref name=sc/>
Sheth translated and adapted many works which include ''Pandit Bhatkhande'' (1967), ''Malayalam Sahityani Rooprekha'' (1978), ''Athamni Rat'' (1994), ''Anu Naam Zindagi'' (1995) and ''Lakhmi'' (1995). He edited ''Brihad Gujarati Kavya Parichay'' Part I and II (1973, 1995), ''Brihad Gujarati Gadya Parichay'' Part I and II (1973, 1995) and ''Bhasha Sahitya Dwara Rashtriy Ekta'' (1977) with Mohanbhai Patel. He also edited ''Priyakant Maniar na Kavyo'' (1998), ''Chunteli Kavita: Sundaram'' (2000), ''Manhariyat'' (2000) and ''Amargeeto'' (2000). He edited, with others, ''Dampatyamangal'' (1979), ''Matrudarshan'' (1981), ''Pushtidarshan'' (1986), ''Hemchandracharya'' (1989), ''Yugdrashta Umashankar Joshi'' (1995), ''Adhit: Pramukhiy Pravachano'' (1997), ''Pratyayan: Swatantrya Suvarna Jayanti Visheshank'' (1998), ''Gurjar Adyatan Kavya Sanchay'' (1998), ''Gurjar Pranay Kavya Sanchay'' (1998), ''Gurjar Geet Sanchay'' (1998), ''Gurjar Gazal Sangrah'' (1998) and ''Gurjar Kavya Vaibhav'' (2005). ''Sankhya Nirdeshak Shabda Sangnyao'' (1983) is also his work.<ref name=sc/>


== Recognition ==
== Recognition ==
He won [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1964, [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1964, [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1985, [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] in 2005 and [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] in 2006. His book ''Dhoolmani Paglio'' (1984) was awarded the [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (1984–85) and [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1986). In 1986, he received [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]] which he shared with [[Rajendra Shah]], a Gujarati poet. He has also received the Chandrashekhar Thakkur Prize (1973), Ramprasad Bakshi Prize (1998), Anantrai Raval Vivechan Award (2000) and Natwarlal Malvi Prize (2001).<ref name= "sc"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Kirit |date=2008 |title=Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh |location=Gandhinagar |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |page=674 |isbn=9789383317028 }}</ref> In 2018, the [[Sahitya Akademi]] awarded him Balsahitya Puraskar for his contribution in [[Gujarati children's literature]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vishwavihar|language=gu|title=Congratulation notes|url=https://archive.org/stream/VishwaviharAugust2018/Vishwavihar#page/n29|date=August 2018|publisher=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh|Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust]]|location=Ahmedabad|pages=30|issn=2321-6999}}</ref>
Sheth won [[Kumar Chandrak]] in 1964, [[Narmad Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1964, [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1985, [[Narsinh Mehta Award]] in 2005 and [[Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar]] in 2006. His book ''Dhoolmani Paglio'' (1984) was awarded the [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (1984–85) and [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (1986). In 1986, he received [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]] which he shared with [[Rajendra Shah (author)|Rajendra Shah]], a Gujarati poet. He has also received the Chandrashekhar Thakkur Prize (1973), Ramprasad Bakshi Prize (1998), Anantrai Raval Vivechan Award (2000) and Natwarlal Malvi Prize (2001).<ref name= "sc"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Kirit |date=2008 |title=Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh |location=Gandhinagar |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |page=674 |isbn=9789383317028 }}</ref> In 2018, the [[Sahitya Akademi]] awarded him [[Bal Sahitya Puraskar]] for his contribution in [[Gujarati children's literature]].<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Vishwavihar|language=gu|title=Congratulation notes|url=https://archive.org/stream/VishwaviharAugust2018/Vishwavihar#page/n29|date=August 2018|publisher=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh|Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust]]|location=Ahmedabad|pages=30|issn=2321-6999}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]
*[[List of Gujarati-language writers]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Gujarati Vishwakosh}}

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Chandrakant Sheth
Sheth in 2019
Sheth in 2019
BornChandrakant Trikamlal Sheth
(1938-02-03)3 February 1938
Kalol, Panchmahal district, Bombay Province, British India
Died2 August 2024(2024-08-02) (aged 86)
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Pen nameAryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Baalchandra, Daksh Prajapati
Occupation
  • Poet
  • essayist
  • critic
  • editor
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
EducationPh.D
Alma mater
Notable worksDhoolmani Paglio (1984)
Notable awards
Signature

Chandrakant Sheth (3 February 1938 – 2 August 2024) was an Indian Gujarati poet, essayist, critic, translator and editor from Gujarat. His pen names include Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Balchadra and Daksh Prajapati. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1986 for his book Dhoolmani Paglio.[1][2]

Biography

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Chinu Modi on Mic, than Chandrakant Sheth, Rajendra Shukla and Madhav Ramanuj at Vallabh Vidyanagar, 1992

Sheth was born on 3 February 1938 in Kalol, a village in Panchmahal district to Trikamlal. His family is native to Thasra village of Kheda. He matriculated in 1954, completed BA in 1958, and MA in 1961 from Gujarat University with Gujarati and Sanskrit as his core subjects. He completed his Ph.D. in 1979 from Gujarat Vidyapith with a research thesis on Umashankar Joshi.[3]

He served as a part-time lecturer at St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad in 1961–62. He served as a professor at different colleges in Gujarat including Kapadvanj College (1962–63), Gujarat Vidyapith (1963–1966), Bhakta Vallabh Dhola College (1966–1972) and again Gujarat Vidyapith (1972–1979). From 1979 to 1984, he served as the 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 served as an honorary at Gujarati Vishwkosh Trust, Ahmedabad.[3][1]

Sheth died in Ahmedabad on 2 August 2024, at the age of 86.[4]

Works

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Sheth 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 while 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) and Jal Vadal Ane Veej (2005). Ramesh M. Trivedi has edited selected poems as Chandrakant Sheth na Kavyo (2001).[3][5]

Sheth was a prolific essayist. His Nand Samvedi (1980, 2001) is a collection of modernist essays; Chehra Bhitar Chehra (1986) is a collection of 21 biographical essays; Het ane Halvash (1980) and Vahal ane Vinod (1995) have 33 and 24 essays respectively with light humour; Vaninu Sat, Vanini Shakti (1997) is a collection of short essays on words of Veda and Upnishad while Gun ane Garima (1997) is a collection of 31 essays. Labhshankar Thakar edited and published selected essays as Aa-nand Parva (2002). His other collections of humorous essays are Halavi Kalamna Ful (2005) and Chandrakant Shethni Pratinidhi Hasyarachnao (2007).[3]

Dhoolmani Pagalio (1984) is his autobiographical work about his childhood; Dharatina Chand, Dharatina Sooraj (1996,1997) is a collection of biographical essays; America Bhas Abhas (2001) is a travelogue; Swapnapinjar (1983) is a collection of one-act plays; E Balconyvali Chhokari Ane... (1995) is a collection of stories while E Ane Hu (1991) is a humour story.[3]

His works of criticism include Kavyapratyaksh (1976), Arthantar (1978), Ramnarayan V. Pathak (1979), Irony nu Swarup ane Sahityama Teno Viniyog (1984), Kavitani Trijyama (1986), Kant (1990), Sahitya: Pran ane Pravartan (1998), Swami Anand (1998) and Shabda Deshno, Shabda Videshno (2002). His other works are Swaminarayan Santkavita: Aswad ane Avbodh (1984), Gujaratima Viramchihno (with Mohanbhai Patel, 1973), Mahadev Desai: Satva ane Sadhana (1994), Gujarati Gamnam-suchi (1996), Umashankar Joshi: Zalak ane Zankhi (2003), Umashankar no Vagvaibhav (2008) and Sahitya- Prabhav ane Prati-bhav (2006).[3]

Sheth translated and adapted many works which include Pandit Bhatkhande (1967), Malayalam Sahityani Rooprekha (1978), Athamni Rat (1994), Anu Naam Zindagi (1995) and Lakhmi (1995). He edited Brihad Gujarati Kavya Parichay Part I and II (1973, 1995), Brihad Gujarati Gadya Parichay Part I and II (1973, 1995) and Bhasha Sahitya Dwara Rashtriy Ekta (1977) with Mohanbhai Patel. He also edited Priyakant Maniar na Kavyo (1998), Chunteli Kavita: Sundaram (2000), Manhariyat (2000) and Amargeeto (2000). He edited, with others, Dampatyamangal (1979), Matrudarshan (1981), Pushtidarshan (1986), Hemchandracharya (1989), Yugdrashta Umashankar Joshi (1995), Adhit: Pramukhiy Pravachano (1997), Pratyayan: Swatantrya Suvarna Jayanti Visheshank (1998), Gurjar Adyatan Kavya Sanchay (1998), Gurjar Pranay Kavya Sanchay (1998), Gurjar Geet Sanchay (1998), Gurjar Gazal Sangrah (1998) and Gurjar Kavya Vaibhav (2005). Sankhya Nirdeshak Shabda Sangnyao (1983) is also his work.[3]

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Sheth won Kumar Chandrak in 1964, Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1964, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1985, Narsinh Mehta Award in 2005 and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 2006. His book Dhoolmani Paglio (1984) was awarded the Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (1984–85) and Sahitya Akademi Award (1986). In 1986, he received Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak which he shared with Rajendra Shah, a Gujarati poet. He has also received the Chandrashekhar Thakkur Prize (1973), Ramprasad Bakshi Prize (1998), Anantrai Raval Vivechan Award (2000) and Natwarlal Malvi Prize (2001).[3][6] In 2018, the Sahitya Akademi awarded him Bal Sahitya Puraskar for his contribution in Gujarati children's literature.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ". Chandrakant Sheth, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (in Gujarati). Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ^ Gadit, Jayant (1990). "Sheth Chandrakant Trikamlal". In Topiwala, Chandrakant (ed.). Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) (in Gujarati). Vol. 2. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. p. 603.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 69–76. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  4. ^ "ગુજરાતી ભાષાના સમર્થ કવિ ચંદ્રકાન્ત શેઠનું નિધન". મુંબઈ સમાચાર (in Gujarati). 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ Trivedi, Dr. Ramesh M. (2015). Arvachin Gujarati Sahityano Itihas (History of Modern Gujarati Literature). Ahmedabad: Adarsh Prakashan. pp. 340–346. ISBN 978-93-82593-88-1.
  6. ^ Shukla, Kirit (2008). Gujarati Sahityakar Parichaykosh. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. p. 674. ISBN 9789383317028.
  7. ^ "Congratulation notes". Vishwavihar (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust. August 2018. p. 30. ISSN 2321-6999.
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