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| Born | Chinu Chandulal Modi (1939-09-30)30 September 1939 Vijapur,Gujarat,British Raj |
| Died | 19 March 2017(2017-03-19) (aged 77) Ahmedabad, India |
| Pen name | Irshad |
| Occupation | poet, novelist, short story writer, critic |
| Language | Gujarati,Urdu |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Period | postmodernGujarati literature |
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| Notable awards | Ushanas Prize 1982-1983 Narsinh Mehta Award 2008 Vali Gujarati Gazal Award 2010 Sahitya Akademi Award 2013 |
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Chinu Modi, (30 September 1939 – 19 March 2017), also known by his pen nameIrshad, was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer and critic fromGujarat, India. Educated in languages, he taught at various institutions and established himself as a poet and author. He was a recipient of several awards includingSahitya Akademi Award,Vali Gujarati Award andNarsinh Mehta Award.[1]
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Modi was born inVijapur on 30 September 1939 to Chandulal and Shashikantaben. His family belonged toKadi.[2] He completed his primary education in Vijapur and secondary education from Sheth Hasanali High School inDholka nearAhmedabad. He completed hismatriculation in 1954.[3][4]
He completed a B.A. in Gujarati and History in 1958 fromSt. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, an LL.B. in 1960 from SirL.A. Shah Law College in Ahmedabad, and an M.A. in Gujarati and Hindi subjects in 1961 fromGujarat University. He earned a Ph.D. in 1968 fromGujarat Vidyapith for his researchGujarati Bhashama Khandakavya (narrative poetry in Gujarati language). His guide for Ph.D. was Mohanbhai Shankharbhai Patel.[3][4]
He joined H. A. Arts College in Ahmedabad and worked from 1961 to 1963. He taught at colleges inTalod andKapadvanj later. In 1965, he joined Swaminarayan Arts College in Ahmedabad and taught until 1975. He served as a scriptwriter atIndian Space Research Organization, Ahmedabad from 1975 to 1977. In 1977–1978, he worked with Mansa College and Sabarmati Arts College. He joined L. D. Arts College in 1978 as a part-time professor. In 1994, he joined School of Languages, Gujarat University as a Reader and retired in 2001. He had also served as Dean-in-charge of Department of Journalism,M. S. University,Baroda from 1992 to 1994. He worked as a freelancer in field of advertising for few years.[3][4]
He was a chairman of Kriti Film Cooperative Society from 1979 to his death. He was awarded Writer Fellowship from Department of Culture, New Delhi in 1979.[4]
He suffered fromacute breathlessness. After a heart attack on 16 March 2017, he was admitted to HGC hospital located at Mithakhali, Ahmedabad as he was suffering frommultiple organ failure.[5] On 19 March 2017, he returned to his home atPaldi, Ahmedabad where he died in the evening.[6] His body was donated toNHL Medical College as per his wish.[7]
Modi was a pioneering[clarification needed] poet and also an acclaimed playwright, critic, fiction writer and translator. His works are translated into English, Hindi and other Indian languages and his plays are staged several times.[8]Gujarati famous Poetry of Chinu Modi | RekhtaGujaratiHe had written both metrical and non-metrical form of poetry. His main contribution was inghazal poetry. Along with ghazals, he had written in various genres;geet,sonnet,free verse andKhandakavya (long narrative poem).[4]
He started writing poetry in 1955.[4]Vyatan (1963) was his small and first poetry collection. His other poetry collections which consist of metrical and nonmetrical poems areUrnanabh (1974),Shapit Vanma (1976),Deshvato (1978),Kshano Na Mahelma,Darpan Ni Galima (1975),Irshadgadh (1979),Afawa (1991),Inayat (1996) andNakashanagar (2001),Vi-nayak (1996),Ae (1999),Saiyar (2000),Shwetsamudro (2001),Gatibhas (2012),Agha Pachha Shwas (2007) andKhara Zaran[when?].Bahuk (1982), based onNalakhyan ofMahabharata, is a long narrative poem written by him.Kalakhyan (2003) is also long narrative poem composed in theAkhyana-style.[4][9] His allmuktak poetry, a subgenre of ghazal poetry, was published asA-mrut Muktako in 2016.[10]
Modi is noted in Gujarati literature for his experimental plays.Dayal Na Pankhi (1967) is his first collection ofone-act plays composed in a verse form and absurd style, followed byCallbell (1973),Hukam Malik (1984),Jalaka (1985),Ashwamedh (1986),Raja Midas (1992).Jalaka centred around the Jalaka, a character from theRamanbhai Nilkanth'sRaino Parvat whileAshwamedh deals with extreme lust of woman and her sexual interaction with Horse.[1] His other plays areNavalsha Heerji (1995),Khalifano Vesh Yani Aurangzeb (1993),Naishadhray (1996),Shukdan (2000),Memory Lane (2008),Matsyavedh (2006),Dholido (2008),Buddhidhan (2008),Natyavali (2014).[4][11] HisShukdan is a Gujarati adaptation ofEdmond Rostand's French tragi-comedyCyrano de Bergerac and it is directed by Chintan Pandya.[12]
Modi debuted in novel withShaila Majmudar (1966; an autobiographical novel), followed byBhaav-Abhaav (1969),Bhavchakra (1975),Leela Naag (1971),Hang Over (1985), andPahela Varsad No Chhanto (1987),Kalo Angrej (1992),Manas Howani Mane Cheed (1996),Pichho (2004),Lisoto (2000),Daheshat (2004),Chukado (2004),Padchhayana Manas (2008),Nindrachar (2008).[1][4]
Dabi Muththi Jamani Muththi (1986) andChhalang (1997) are his collections of short stories.[1][4]
Mara Samkalin Kavio (1973) and its expanded editionBe Dayaka: Char Kavio (1974) are a criticism of poetry ofManilal Desai,Ravji Patel,Labhshankar Thakar andManhar Modi. His thesisKhandkavya-Swaroop ane Vikas (1974),Krishnalal Shridharani (1979) andMadhyakalin Gujarati Kavitanu Mulyankan (2008) are his other works. He editedChandravadan Mehta's selected poetry inChadho Re Shikhar Raja Ramna (1975). He also edited ghazal collections,Gami Te Gazal (1976) andGujarati Pratinidhi Gazalo (1996). He had translatedVasantavilas, a medieval Gujaratifagu.[1][4] He co-editedMadhya Yugin Urmikavyo (1998), a compilation of medieval Gujarati poems, withChimanlal Trivedi.[13]
Jalsa Avtar (2014) is his memoir.[11]
He startedHotel Poetry Club, also known as,Hotel Poets Group, where he used to encourage young friends to read, write and to critique.[14]
Modi won theUshnas Prize (1982–1983) for his bookBahuk. He received theKalapi Award in 2000, theNarsinh Mehta Award in 2008 and theVali Gujarati Award in 2010. He was awarded the Teansmedia Award in 2004. He received theSahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati writers in 2013 for hisgazal collectionKhara Zaran.[4][15][16]
He married Hansa on 21 June 1958 who predeceased him on 2 March 1989.[citation needed] They had a daughter, Nimisha Bhatt, and two sons, Ingit Modi and Utpal Modi.[7]
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