Chandrakant Sheth

Chandrakant Sheth
Chandrakant Sheth
	Sheth in 2019
Born	Chandrakant Trikamlal Sheth; 3 February 1938; Kalol, Panchmahal district, Bombay Province, British India
Died	2 August 2024 (aged 86); Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Pen name	Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Baalchandra, Daksh Prajapati
Occupation	Poet; essayist; critic; editor;
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Education	Ph.D
Alma mater	Gujarat University; Gujarat Vidyapith;
Notable works	Dhoolmani Paglio (1984)
Notable awards	Kumar Chandrak (1964); Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1964); Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1985); Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (1984–85); Sahitya Akademi Award (1986); Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak (1986); Narsinh Mehta Award (2005); Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2006);
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Chandrakant Sheth (3 February 1938 – 2 August 2024) was an Indian Gujarati poet, essayist, critic, translator and editor from Gujarat. His pen names include Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Balchadra and Daksh Prajapati. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1986 for his book Dhoolmani Paglio.

In January 2025, Sheth was honored with the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India.

Chandrakant Sheth
Sheth in 2019
Born	Chandrakant Trikamlal Sheth (1938-02-03)3 February 1938 Kalol, Panchmahal district, Bombay Province, British India
Died	2 August 2024(2024-08-02) (aged 86) Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Pen name	Aryaputra, Nand Samavedi, Baalchandra, Daksh Prajapati
Occupation	Poet essayist critic editor
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Education	Ph.D
Alma mater	Gujarat University Gujarat Vidyapith
Notable works	Dhoolmani Paglio (1984)
Notable awards	Kumar Chandrak (1964) Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1964) Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1985) Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (1984–85) Sahitya Akademi Award (1986) Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak (1986) Narsinh Mehta Award (2005) Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (2006)
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