Gunvant Shah

Born: 12 March 1937

• He is an essayist, educationist, columnist and philosophy writer and critics from Gujarat, India.
• He taught at various universities and participated in various education oriented events and organisations.
• His large number of essays, including philosophical essays, are published as books.
• He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1997 and Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015.
• He has won several prizes of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and Gujarati Sahitya Akademi.
• He was awarded Pravinkant Reshamwala Smriti Award in 1992.
• He was awarded Swami Sachchidanand Sanman in 2001.
• In 2016, Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him the Sahityaratna Award.
• His biographical books are Ma, Gandhi: Navi Pedhini Najare, Mahamanav Mahavir (1986), Karunamurti Buddha (1983), Sardar Etle Sardar (1994), Shakyata Na Shilpi Shri Arvindand Gandhina Chashma.

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