Native name માધવ ઓધવદાસ રામાનુજ Education Diploma of Arts | Occupation Poet, Writer Nationality Indian | |
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Alma mater Sheth C N College Of Fine Arts Notable awards Narsinh Mehta Award (2012), Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2016) | ||
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Madhav Ramanuj (Gujarati: માધવ રામાનુજ) is a Gujarati poet and writer from Gujarat, India. Tame (1972) and Anahadnu Ekant (2013) are his collections of poems. He won Narsinh Mehta Award (2012) and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2016) for his contribution in Gujarati literature.
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Life
Ramanuj was born on 22 April 1945 in Pachchham, a viilage in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state to Odhavdas Ramanuj. He completed Diploma of Arts in Applied Arts from Sheth C. N. College of Fine Arts in 1973. He joined the same college as the professor of Applied Arts in 1973 and retired as the principal of the same college. He joined editor section of Akhand Anand monthly in 1969. He also worked with publication house, Vora and Co. in 1969-70. He designed covers of books of publication house, R. R. Sheth & Co. from 1970 to 1973. He had also served as the president of Gandharv Sangeet Vidyalaya Trust, Ahmedabad and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He was also an adviser of Doordarshan, Ahmedabad. He works as the head of the Human Resource Department of Institute Kidney Diseases and Research Centre (IKDRC) at Ahmedabad. He has set up 'Kidney Theatre' group at IKDRC which organises plays for awareness on kidney related ailments.
Works
Tame (You; 1972), Aksharnu Ekant (1997) and Anahadnu Ekant (2013) are his collections of poems. Pinjarni Aarpar (1990) is his biographical novel about Reuben David, who was the founder of the Ahmedabad Zoo. Suryapurush (1997, 1999) is his two parts biographical novel about Chimanbhai Patel, the former Chief Minister of Gujarat.
He had written lyrics for the songs of Gujarati films. He had won state prizes for films, Pithi Pili Ne Rang Rato (1974) and Derani Jethani (1999).
Rag-Vairag (2000) and Akshar nu Amrut are plays written by him.
Awards
He received Narsinh Mehta Award in 2012 and Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in 2016 for his significant contribution in Gujarati literature.
Personal life
Ramanuj married with Lalita and they have a daughter, Deepti. His younger daughter Neha committed suicide on 5 October 2009.