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Jayant Pathak (Jayant Himmatlal Pathak) was born on 20 October, 1920 in Goth village, Rajgadh, Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India, is an A 20th-century indian journalist. Discover Jayant Pathak's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Jayant Himmatlal Pathak
Occupation Poet, literary critic
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 20 October 1920
Birthday 20 October
Birthplace Goth village, Rajgadh, Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India
Date of death 1 September, 2003
Died Place Nanpura, Surat, Gujarat, India
Nationality India

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1920

Jayant Himmatlal Pathak (20 October 1920 – 1 September 2003) was a Gujarati poet and literary critic from Gujarat, India.

Pathak was born into a Gauda Brahmins family on 20 October 1920, at Goth, a village now in the Rajgadh taluka of Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India, to Ichchhaba and Himmatram Joitaram Pathak.

"Bachudo" (Lit. Small Child) was his childhood nickname.

Pathak was raised by his grandfather Joitaram, because his father Himmatram died when he was about ten years old.

He completed his preschool education in Rajgadh.

1930

Then, he moved to Motabahen's (a.k.a. Pushpabahen) home in Kalol in 1930, and joined the N.G.S. High School in Kalol and completed matriculation there in 1938.

1943

He completed a Bachelor of Arts from M.T.B Arts College in 1943 and a Master of Arts in Gujarati and Sanskrit subjects from Vadodara college in 1945.

From 1943 to 1945, he served as a teacher at different schools including the New Era School in Vadodara, the Katapitiya School, and a school at Karjan village.

1948

From 1948 to 1953, he lived in Mumbai, Pune, and Delhi, and worked in different fields, including journalism.

1953

He joined the MTB Arts College in Surat in 1953 as a professor and retired from there in 1980.

1954

Marmar, is his first collection of poems, published in 1954, followed by Sanket (1960), Vismay (1964), Sarga (1969), Antariksha (1975), Anunaya (1978), Mrugaya (1983), Shooli Upar Sej (1988), Be Akshar Anandna (1992), and Drutvilambit (2003).

His poems are characterized by nostalgia for his lost childhood spent in his village, as he finds city life uneasy and unbearable.

1957

He is also a recipient of the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak (1957) and the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1976).

The Jayant Pathak Poetry Award is named after him.

1960

He received a Ph.D. in 1960, under Vishnuprasad Trivedi, for his research thesis, 1920 Pachhini Gujarati Kavitani Sanskrutik Bhoomika: Paribalo Ane Siddhi.

He married Bhanubahen.

1963

His critical works are: Aadhunik Kavita Pravah (1963), Aalok (1966), Tunki Varta: Swaroop ane Sahitya (1968), Jhaverchand Meghani: Jivaan ane Sahitya (1968), Ramnarayan V. Pathak (1970), Kavyalok (1974), Arthat (1997), and Tunki Varta ane Bija Lekho (2000).

1964

He received the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1964) for his book Vananchal, the Sahitya Akademi Award (1980) for Anunaya, the Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (1982 - 1983) for Mrugaya, and the Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak for Shooli Upar Sej.

1989

He was appointed president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1989 to 1991.

1990

He was the president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad from 1990 – 1991.

He received several awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak, the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak, the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and the Uma-Snehrashmi Prize.

The Jayant Pathak Poetry Award is named after him.

1992

He also served as the president of the Narmad Sahitya Sabha in 1992 and of the Kavi Narmad Yugavarta Trust in 1992.

His literary works had been published in Gujaratmitra, Loksatta, Kumar, Buddhiprakash, Granth, Vishwa Manav, Kavita and Kavilok.

1993

Anunaya, a collection of his poems was translated and published by Brajendra Tripathi in 1993.

2001

He shared the Premanand Suvarna Chandrak (2001) with Raghuveer Chaudhari.

2003

He died on 1 September 2003 at his home in Nanpura, Surat.

The ambiance of his birthplace, Panchamahal, a tribal forest region of Gujarat, strongly influenced his poetry.

He was also acquainted with literary personalities and was influenced by them when he was young.

This included first, his cousin Ushnas, who later became a renowned Gujarati poet, and his school teacher, Pranshankar Bhatt.

He was also influenced by the Gujarati poets Umashankar Joshi and Sundaram.