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Born | Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta 19 August 1941 Bhuj (now in Kutch, Gujarat, India) |
Occupation | poet, literary critic, playwright, editor |
Language | Gujarati |
Nationality | Indian |
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Period | modern Gujarati literature |
Notable works | Jatayu (1986) |
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Spouse |
Anjaniben (m. 1966) |
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Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta (born 19 August 1941), better known as Sitanshu Yashaschandra, is a Gujarati language poet, playwright, translator and academic from India.[1]
He was the President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 1987 for his poetry collection Jatayu. Subsequently, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India, in 2006.[2]