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few
out of many research articles presented in conferences,
workshops and series of lectures
:
'Function of metres in Gandhian age Gujarati poetry'
(a convention of teachers organised by government of Gujarat
at Manar)
'Existentialism in literature'
(Organised by Theosophical society, Theosophical lodge,
Bhavnagar)
'No gender equality, only gender independence',
(Women's studies centre, Department of Economics, Bhavnagar
University)
'Tools of appreciation':
(Secondary school teacher's seminar at Savarkundala)
'Education, Literature and Nationality'
(Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad)
'Radio Drama: Form and development'
(Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Gnansatra, Savali)
'Poetic language and tools of poetry'
(Saardar Patel University, Vallabhvidyanagar)
'Form of Song and its development in Gujarati Poetry'
(Arts and commerce college,' Khedbrahamma)
'Mrunal'- Suresh Joshi's deep structure poem'
(Convension of the college teachers-Mumbai)
'Rajendra Shah's liric Poems'
(Narsinh Swadhyaypith- Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Junagadh)
'Long poems by Umashankar Joshi'
( A two days' seminar in presence of poet, Idar)
'Innocence of poet'
(Secondary school Teachers' convention -Bhavnagar)
Figures of speech in contemporary Gujarati poetry'
(Elphinston College' Mumbai)
'Teaching of poems'
(Secondary school teachers' convention -Rupayatan, Amreli)
'Abhignan Shakuntal- From land to sky'
(World classic series-N.C.Gandhi Mahila College, Bhavnagar)
'Contribution to National Integrity by Zaverchand Meghani
through his poetry'
(All India Seminar organised by Bhasha Sangam-
Pondichery)
'Poetic diction in contemperory Gujarati poetry'
(M.P.Shah Arts and science College, Surendranagar)
'Ras-sutra and its controversies '
(U.G.C. Teachers' exchange programme, Amreli)
'Poetic devices'
(Convention of Gujarati college-teachers' , Disa, Dist:
Sabarkantha)
'Shamal and his stories in verse'
(Sannithan workshop held at Jamnagar)
'Function of metres in poetry'
(Workshop organised at Chitrasani by North Gujarat
University)
'Suresh Joshi's concept of short story: action-reaction'
(Sahitya Academy Seminar, Bhavnagar)
'Form of lyric-poems/ Form of creative language/ Gujarati
poetry during last decade
(Series of lectures under U.G.C. Scheme, Sardar Patel
University, Vallabhvidyanagar)
'Structure of language'
(U.G.C. Teachers' exchange programme, Upleta)
'Shamal- A genius creator of medieval Gujarati literature
(U.G.C. Teachers' exchange programme, Dhoraji)
'Lyricism and Gujarati lyric poetry'
(Tribhuvan Gaurishankar Vyas lecture series organised by
Saurashtra Sahitya Sabha, Rajkot)
' Expressionism and Benneditto Croce'
(Department of Gujarati, Saurashtra University, Rajkot
'Madhavanal- Kamkandala Prabandh': A unique creation by
Ganapati'
(Refresher course, Academic staff college, Rajkot)
'Colridge and his concept of imagination'
(Refresher course, academic staff college, Rajkot)
'Gandhiji and Gujarati language'
(Seminar organised by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan,
New York, U.S.A.)
'Contemporary Gujarati poetry'
(Association of Asian societies, Detton-Ohio, U.S.A.)
'Prempachisi'- A poem of eternal love'
('Sannidhan' workshop held at S.N.D.T. College, Malad,
Mumbai)
'Poems written by Shesh: R.V.Pathak'
('Sannidhan' workshop held at Koyli, Dist: Vadodara)
' Kalpan and its function in poetry'
('Sannidhan' workshop held at Karamsad, Dist: Kheda)
'Symbol and its function in poetry'
('Sannidhan 'workshop held at Vijaynagar,
Dist: Panchmahal)
'Function of meters in Gujarati poetry'
('Sannidhan 'workshop held at Balasinor)
'Western literary criticism'
(Lectures delivered under U.G.C. Visiting Fellow scheme at
the Department of Gujarati, Saurashtra University, Rajkot)
'Art within the life'
(All India conference on Indian culture held at Mount Abu-
Rajasthan)
'Labhshankar Thakar's poetry'
(U.G.C. Refresher course organised by the Department of
Gujarati, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad)
' Balwantrai Thakor's poetry'
(U.G.C. Refresher course organised by the Department of
Gujarati, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad)
'Vevishal': A family novel of Gujarat'
(Under a lecture series organised by Lok Bharati,
Sanosara)
'Radio drama: A form of literature?'
(Seminar organised by All India Radio, Bhuj)
'Meghani: A genious poet'
(Seminar organised by Sahitya Academy, New Delhi at Jamnagar)
'Petriotic poems by Zaverchand Meghani'
(Seminar organised by Bhavnagar University on the occasion
of Meghani birth century at Bhavnagar)
'Relation between poetry and dance'
(Seminar organised by the Department of Dance, Faculty of
performing art, M.S. University of Baroda)
'Relation between poetry and music'
(Workshop organised by Sangeet-Natak Academy, Gujarat state
at Veraval)
'Post Gandhian Gujarati poetry'
(Workshop organised by Gujarati College teachers association
at Keshod)
'Vijayrai Vaidya- as a romantic critic'
(Seminar organised by Sahitya Academy, New Delhi at
Bhavnagar)
'Gujarati lyric-poems'
( A Three languages combined seminar on 'Marathi, Hindi and
Gujarati lyric-poems ' organised by S.N.D.T. Women's
University, Mumbai)
'Poetry and philosophy'
( Seminar organised by Dharam Hinduja international centre
for Indic research, New Delhi at Dwaraka)
'Role of Prasar Bharati at new juncture of media
explosion'
(A key-note lecture before invited audience at All India
Radio, Rajkot)
'Narsinh Mehta: A legend of Gujarati poetry'
( A lecture in the series organised at Asmita Parva-1 :
Mahuva)
Botadkar: A family poet of Gujarati '
(A lecture in the series organised at Asmita Parva-2 :
Mahuva)
'Gujarati poetry: its streams and turnings'
(A lecture delivered at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Convention, Visnagar as a Chair Person of the session )
' Gujarati drama today':
(Presidential lecture at the seminar on Gujarati Drama
seminar organised at Khedbrahamma , Dist: Sabarkantha)
'Antar Gandhar: Rajendra Shukla's poetry'
( A lecture organised by Gujarati college teachers'
association at Disa : Dist: Sabarkantha)
'Jalnan Padgha: Harikrushna Pathak's poetry'
( A lecture organised by Gujarati college teachers'
association at Bharuch)
A few out of many research and critical articles
published in various periodicals:
'Antar Gandhar: Tatvanveshannun vartik' : ('Kankavati)
'Sahaj anubhavnun Urdhvikaran' : ('Granth')
'Shabdonan Damachiyaman Pakadapakadi' ('Shabdasrushti')
'Urmikavyonun Sampadan'(Shabdasrushti')
'Nitant kavyavivek' ('Vivechan')
'Tadyogsiddh kavini kaviya' ('Forbes Gujarati Traimasik')
'Satat peedata vastavnun pramanik nirupan' ('Parab')
'Lokpriya nahin, Lokbhogya navalkatha'( 'Shabdasrushti')
'Maranteep'man Bhashani abhinav mudra' ('Parab')
'Snehrashmini sakalkavita' (Sandhan-Yearly)
'Jamila-Sukumar premnun majboot bayan' ('Parab')
'Radio nataknun natya swaroop- Ek drushtipat' ('Vivechan')
'Gazalnun antar swaroop ane adyatan Gujarati gazal'
('Uttara-Yearly')
'Laghukatha ane Ijjatkumar Trivedini
laghukathao'('Vivechan')
'Shabdani arthvatta ane sarjanatmakata'('Shabdasrushti')
'Radio natak- Sahitya?' ('Forbes Gujarati Sabha Traimasik')
'Alpakshma Roopantar' ('Parab')
'Ashaspad rachanaprapanch'( 'Shabdasrushti')
'Suresh Joshini vartakalani vibhavana:Kriya-Pratikriya'
('Dasmo Dayko')
'Rajendra Shahnan Geeto' ('Parab')
'Kavyakrutini swarrachnanun prathmic saundaryashastra'
(Dasmo Dayko')
'Radionatak ane anya madhyamo' ('Parab')
'Harindra Daveni Kavita- Ek close up' ('Sandhan')
'Kantnan khandkavyo' ('Shabdasrushti')
'Padyavarta ane Shamal' ('Sannidhan')
'Kaviman bethelo natyakar: R. V. Pathak'
(R.V.Pathak Adhyayan Granth')
'Mrunal': Kavyatmak parimanonun sankul parinam'( 'Sannidhan')
'Prahlad Parekhni Kavitano vilakshan unmesh: ' Bari Bahar'
('Sannidhan')
'Sapna Bhara' : Thoda nirikshano' ('Sannidhan')
'Yugvandana' : Praaatibaddh parantu prabhavotpadak' ('Sannidhan')
'Uth pana pag upar' ('Vi')
'Sadbhihi Sangaha' : Jaherjivanni anubhav kathaj nahin pan
ek mulyagranth' ('Sandhan')
'Indulal Gandhini kavita': Aitihasik sandarbhman mulyavan
bantun sampadan' ('Shabdasrushti')
'No parking': Adhunik samvittini nipaj' ('Shabdasrushti')
'Gazaldharmi sarjaktana prokshan' ('Shabdasrushti')
'Samyak kavyaviveknan upachayani kavita' (Uddesh')
'Shekhadam- Gretadam:- Symply great' ('Shabdasrushti')
'Fin-Mojanun undan'('Shabdasrushti')
'Shakyatao to ghani chhe' ('Shabdasrushti')
'Vijayrai Vaidya- rangdarshi vivechannan udgata' ('Buddhiprakash')
'Rastarangini'ni bhavsaritaman nimajjan' ('Uddesh')
'Ekankikalanun santulit nirvahan' ('Pratyaksha')
'Vishadnan ajanya tapu par kavino nivas' ('Uddesh')
'Prempachisi': Natyakshama Padmala' ('Sannidhan')
Poetry: publication and recitation :
Poems have been published in leading periodicals and took
place in various anthologies.
Poetry recited in many prestigious Kavi-Sammelan all over
India and United States of America on invitation.
Books authored:
1. PARANTU ( a collection of poems )
1st
edition 1984
2nd
edition 1988
2. SONNET ( criticism of a literary genre ) 1984
3. SHIKHANDEE ( a long poem in various meters )
1st edition 1985
2nd edition
1993
4. RADIO NATAK: SWAROOP-SIDDHANT
( an abridge thesis awarded Ph.D.) 1985
5. ABHIPRET (a collection of critical literary essays )
1986
6. PARANTU ( a cassette of poetry recitation by poet
himself edited by Dr. Suresh Dalal) 1986
7. TUNDIL-TUNDIKA ( a long poem in a genre of a
medieval Gujarati literature) 1987
8. AMRUT GHAYAL: VYAKTIMATTA ANE VANGMAY:
( a critical study of the personality and literature
of a renowned Gujarati Gazal-poet ) 1988
9. RADIO NATAK (a brief study of a literary genre ) 1991
10.ZALAR VAGE ZOOTHADI
( a collection of poems ) 1st edition 1991 2nd edition 1993
3rd edition 1995
11.SAHITYANO AASWAD (a joint compilation ) 1993
12.UDGREEV ( a collection of critical literary articles )
1995
13.NIVESH ( a collection of critical literary articles )
1996
14.RAS-TARANGINEE:
( a compilation of poems written by
Damodardas Khushaldas Botadkar ) 1999
15.MORPICHCHHA': ( a novel in letters ) 1999
16.VEEJALEENE CHAMKARE:
( a collection of philosophical articles ) 1999
17.HAVANEE HAVELEE: ( a collection of short stories) 1999
18.CHOKHANO DANO MAGNO DANO
(a collection of short sketches ) 1999
19.' VIJAYRAI VAIDYA: SHABDA ANE SARJAN'
(A joint compilation) 2000
Udayram Maheta)
7. 'GUJARATI ACHHANDAS KAVYO' ( a joint compilation of
Gujarati poems written in prose)
Radio-Television-Newspaper:
About one hundred and fifty radio-talks have been
broadcast.
About fifty programmes for television have been telecast.
Performed as compeer and interviewer for special-event
programmes organised by radio and television.
Performed as an approved drama artist for radio.
Approved poet of All India Radio since 1973
Columnist, writing for 'Saurashtra Samachar' since last 10
years and writing freelance for various leading Gujarati
newspapers.
Edited two special yearly issues at the occasion of Diwali
For 'Saurashtra Samachar', a leading daily news paper of
Bhavnagar region.
Edited 'Neer-Ksheer' ( Four issues ),a compilation of
poems recited at Budh-sabha, Shishu-Vihar, Bhavnagar
Writing freelance for various leading Gujarati newspapers
Rendered services as a visiting faculty at the Diploma
centre of Journalism, Bhavnagar University.
Membership in various power bodies of Bhavnagar
University:
Ex. Dean of the faculty of arts
Ex. Member of the Academic council
Member of the University court
Member of the faculty of arts
Member of the board of post-graduate studies and research
Chairman of the board of studies
Member of the board of sports
Member of the board of cultural activities
Member of the board of planning
Member of the library committee
Member of the annual-report committee
Member of the estate committee
Member of the publication board
Membership in various power bodies in other Universities:
Member of the faculty of arts, M.S.University of Baroda
Member of the faculty of arts, Sardar Patel University
Member of the board of studies, M.S.University of Baroda
Member of the board of studies, Sardar Patel University
Rendered services as resource person in various
committees/ bodies/ institutions:
UPSC staff selection committee
UPSC examination committee
GPSC examination committee
project sanction committee, UGC
Member of advisory committee, All India Radio
Resource person, Academic staff college
Member of Gujarat Sahitya Academy, Gandhinagar
Member of the central committee, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Member of the state cultural certificate board,
Gandhinagar
University staff selection Committee -Subject expert
Member of the University book publication board
Member of the academic council, Lok Bharti, Sanosara
Secretary, Bhavnagar Sahitya Sabha
Co-Secretary, Meghani Birth century committee
Secretary, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Gnansatra, Bhavnagar
Secretary, Art drama society, Bhavnagar
Editor, 'Gati' and 'Bhavroop', the journals of Bhavnagar
University
Member of executive committee, Gujarati Adhyapak Sangh
Member of central book purchase committee for public
libraries, Gujarat State
Excellence in the field of literature:
Critics Award for the best poetry.
Umashankar Joshi award for the best poetry.
Jayant Pathak Award for the best poetry.
Ramanlal Joshi Award for the best criticism by Gujarati
Sahitya Parishad.
Sakinabai Ajani Award For the best critical article.
Collections of poems: 'Parantu', 'Zalar vage zoothadi' and
'Shikhandi' prescribed as textbooks at graduation and
post-graduation level in various Universities of Gujarat and
Maharashtra.
The songs from the collections of poems have been composed
and sung by the renowned musicians like Purushottam Upadhyay,
Kshemu Divetia, Gaurang Vyas, Ashit Desai, Rasbihari Desai,
Ajit Sheth, Kalyanji-Anandji, Rasiklal Bhojak, Janardan
Raval, Uday Mazumdar, Mitalee Mukerji, Suresh Wadker,
Kaumudi Munshi, Hansa Dave and many others.
Recited poems in various parts of India as a Gujarati
poet.
Recited poems in various parts of U.S.A. as a Gujarati
poet.
Representeted Gujarati poets in various parts of India and
abroad.
Lectures given on the subject of literature on the
invitation of many institutions of Gujarat and other states.
Presided many programmes as a chairperson and honoured as
a chief guest at various institutional literary occasions.
Interviewed for excellence by media and many academic
organisations.
Chairman of the appreciation session at the convention of
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Visnagar.
Rendered services at University and state government
programmes:
Organised 'creative writing workshop' under the auspicious
of the board of cultural activities, Bhavnagar University.
Organised 'Sannidhan', state level workshop of the
students learning Gujarati at Bhavnagar.
Organised ' Personality development workshop' under the
auspicious of the board of cultural activities, Bhavnagar
University.
Delivered lectures at the workshops organised by various
Universities of Gujarat and other states.
Delivered lectures at many workshops of creative
literature organised by the Government of Gujarat.
Delivered lectures at many workshops organised by Gujarat
sangeet-natak academy, government of Gujarat.
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