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Priyakant Maniyar was born on 24 January, 1927 in Viramgam, British India, is an A 20th-century indian poet. Discover Priyakant Maniyar'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 49 years old?
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Poet |
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49 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
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24 January 1927 |
| Birthday |
24 January |
| Birthplace |
Viramgam, British India |
| Date of death |
25 June, 1976 |
| Died Place |
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Priyakant Maniyar Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Priyakant Maniyar's Wife?
His wife is Ranjan (m. April 1956)
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Ranjan (m. April 1956) |
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Priyakant Maniyar Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Priyakant Maniyar worth at the age of 49 years old? Priyakant Maniyar’s income source is mostly from being a successful Poet. He is from India. We have estimated Priyakant Maniyar's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Priyakant Premachand Maniyar (24 January 1927 – 25 June 1976) was a Gujarati poet from Gujarat, India.
Priyakant Maniyar was born to Premachand and Premakunwar in Viramgam (now in Gujarat, India) on 24 January 1927.
His parents had migrated to Viramgam from Amreli for business.
He was the second of five children.
He started his primary school education at Mandal, where he studied until second grade, however he dropped out of New High School in Ahmedabad a few years later.
Around this time he wrote his first poem, Pankhi ane Dano (Lit. Bird and Bird-seed), and submitted it for publication in Kumar magazine.
Bachubhai Ravat, an editor of Kumar, suggested he join the Budh Sabha, a weekly literary workshop.
Maniyar was a bangle-maker by profession.
Priyankant Maniyar is considered as one of the four major poets of the Niranjan school, a literary school named after poet Niranjan Bhagat.
Other major poets of this school include Hasmukh Pathak and Nalin Raval.
Maniyar wrote symbolic and imagist poetry, and published seven collections of poems: Pratik (Sumbol; 1953), Ashabda Ratri (Silent Night; 1959), Sparsha (Touch; 1966), Sameep (Nearness; 1972), Prabal Gati (Powerful Speed; 1974), Vyom Lipi (Sky's Alphabet; 1979) and Lilero Dhal (Green Slope; 1979).
His poems are composed in metrical, prosodic, orthometric and blank verses.
Lilero Dhal is a collection of love songs of Radha and Krishna.
The book also contains songs that depict the beauty of nature, mountains, springs, clouds, and rainbows.
The songs became very popular among poetry lovers, as they are melodious and composed in folk tunes.
Maniyar married Ranjan in April 1956.
They had two daughters, Jui and Gauri, born in 1959 and 1960, and one son, Nigam, born in 1963.
He received the Kumar Suvarna Chandrak award in 1963, and the Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (1972-1973).
Maniyar died on 25 June 1976 in Ahmedabad.
He published seven collections of symbolic and imagist poetry, and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously in 1982 for Lilero Dhal (1979), a collection of love songs about Radha and Krishna.
He received the Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously in 1982 for his poetry collection Lilero Dhal.
