Manoj Khanderia
| Manoj Khanderia | |
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| Native name | મનોજ વ્રજલાલ ખંડેરિયા |
| Born | Manoj Vrajlal Khanderia 6 July 1943 Junagadh, Gujarat |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Occupation | Poet, Advocate |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Period | Modern Gujarati literature |
| Genres | Ghazal, Geet, Free verse |
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| Years active | 1960 - 2003 |
| Spouse | Purnima |
| Children | Vani, Rucha (daughters) Abhijat (son) |
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Manoj Khanderia (July 6, 1943 – October 27, 2003) was a poet and a Ghazal writer of Gujarati language. He is widely known for his contribution to the literary form called Ghazal but he also wrote in many forms of poetry including Geet, Anjani Geet, Chhandas/Acchandas Kavita, among others. He, along with a group of noted Gujarati poets, transformed the Gujarati Ghazal and established its individual identity by giving it a modernist sensibility.[1]
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Life
He was born on 6 July 1943 in Junagadh, Gujarat to Vrajlal and Vijyabahen. He took his schooling from the different cities of Gujarat including Dhoraji, Veraval, Junagadh, Morbi, Rajkot and Jamnagar. He completed his Bachelor of Science in 1965 from Bahauddin College, Junagadh with Chemistry and Botany and Bachelor of Law in 1967. He married Purnimabahen and they had two daughters, Vani and Rucha, and a son, Abhijat.[2]
Career
He started his career as an Advocate in 1968. Side to side, he served as a lecturer of Law (1972 to 1984) and Commercial law (1977 to 1981).
He started to write during 1959-60 under the guidence of professor Takhtasinh Parmar. In December 1965, his ghazal Divaalo (The wall) came out for first time in Kumar, a Gujarati literary magazine edited by Bachubhai Ravat.[2]
Works
Manoj Khanderia's poetry collections and anthologies include Achaanak (1970), Atkal (1979), Anjani (1991), Hastprat (1991), and Kyany pan gayo nathi (Published posthumously in 2003). In his lifelong career as a poet, he also organized and was a part of countless mushairas, poetic symposia and recitals. He also helped found and served as the President of the Narsinh Mehta Shahitya Nidhi Trust.
Some of his most famous ghazals include 'Rasta Vasant Na', 'Pichhu', 'Koi Kehtu Nathi', 'Kshano Ne Todva Besu', 'Em Pan Bane', 'Pakdo Kalam Ne', 'Shabdoj Kanku Ne Chokha', 'Varso Na Varas Lage' and 'Shahmrugo', among others.
Awards
Among his many awards were the Sahitya Akademi award (for Atkal and Hastaprat anthologies), the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Award (for Hastaprat and Anjani anthologies), the Gujarat State award (for Achaanak anthology), the 'Kalapi Award' by the Indian National Theatre in 1999, and the 'Dhanji Kanji Gold Medal' by the Gujarat Sahitya Sabha in 2003.
References
Manoj Khanderia website - About the Poet
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad - Manoj Khanderia
Manoj Khanderia's Poetry Collections on online poetry site Tahuko.com
Kala Arts Quarterly - Online Journal Article
Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti by Amaresh Datta - Google Books, Page 1390-1391
Indian Poetry: Modernism and After : a Seminar By Saccidānandan - On Google Books, Page 94
