Jayant Gadit

Jayant Gadit
Native name
જયંત ગોકળદાસ ગાડીત
BornJayant Gokaldas Gadit
(1938-11-26)26 November 1938
Kandivali, Mumbai
Died29 May 2009(2009-05-29) (aged 70)
Vadodara, Gujarat
OccupationNovelist, critic, professor
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
Education
  • Master of Arts
  • Ph.D
Alma materGujarat University
Notable works
  • Avrut (1969)
  • Shikhandi (1991)
Notable awards
Spouse
Manjula
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(m. 1963)​
Signature
Academic background
ThesisNhanalalni Apadyagadya Rachanaoni Bhashanu Sahityik Adhyayan (1974)
Doctoral advisorHarivallabh Bhayani

Jayant Gokaldas Gadit (Gujarati: જયંત ગોકળદાસ ગાડીત) was a Gujarati novelist, critic and professor from Gujarat, India. He received the Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak in 2008 and was awarded the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi prize twice.[1][2]

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