Kumarpal Desai
India writer (born 1942) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kumarpal Balabhai Desai is an author, critic, editor, journalist, columnist and translator from Gujarat, India. He studied and later taught at the Gujarat University. He is associated with several social and Gujarati literary organisations such as Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He has written and edited more than hundred books including biographies and several works on Jainism. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004.
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Born | Kumarpal Balabhai Desai (1942-08-30) 30 August 1942 (age 81) Ranpur (now in Botad district, Gujarat), India |
Pen name | Desain in 2017 |
Occupation | writer, critic, columnist, translator |
Language | Gujarati |
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Alma mater | Gujarat University |
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Spouse | Pratima |
Children | 2 sons |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Anandghana: A Study with Special Reference to Anandghana Bavisi |
Doctoral advisor | Dhirubhai Thaker |
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