Biodata

YESHWANT MEHTA

WRITER AND JOURNALIST
47/A, Narayannagar Society,
Paldi, Ahmedabad - 380007.
Phone: +91 79 26635634
Mobile: +91 94280 46043

Introduction

Full Name : As a writer : Nickname : Birth date : Birth place : Father : Mother : Wife : Children : Education : Occupation : Literary Subjects:

Yeshwantrai Deoshanker Mehta Yeshwant Mehta Numerous. Well known - ‘Gargi Vaidya’ 19th June, 1938 Lilapur, Ta. Lakhtar, Ji. Surendranagar Deoshanker Purushottam Mehta Bhagirathiba Divyabala (Devi) Mehta, Vaidya Ritambhara (M.D. Psychiatry), Prateechee (B.Sc.), Ishan (M.C.A.) B.A. (1961), Hindi Vinit (1957) Writing and Journalism Children’s literature, Novels, Stories, Science, Journalistic writing

Professional Career

Proof reader, ‘Gujarat Samachar’ : 1959-60
Sub-editor, ‘Zagmag’ Weekly : 1960-62
Editor, ‘Zagmag’ Weekly : 1962-72
Editor, ‘Shree’ Weekly : 1972-75
Editor, ‘Shreerang’ Monthly digest : 1975-83
Editor, ‘Shree’ Weekly : 1983-88
Suppliment Editor, ‘Times Of India’ (Guj.) : 1988-89
Freelance columnist and author : since 1989

Honorary Editor

‘Aaspaas’ Weekly : 1984-85
‘Gurjar Sahitya’ Monthly : 1972-2004
‘Hum Hindustani’ Monthly : 1993-96
‘Gurjari Patrakar’ Monthly : 1999-2000
‘Lekhak Samachar’ Quarterly : 2001-04
‘Lekhak ane Lekhan’ Quarterly : since 2004
‘Balanand’ Children’s Magazine : since 1999

Prizes, Honors and Medals

1964 : State prize, ‘Paalkhinan Paidaan’ [First book]
1966 : State prize, ‘Samaraangannan Shastro’
1968 : State prize, ‘Chaalo Duniyani Safare’
1976 : State Academy prize, ‘Amrutnan Zarnan’
1977 : State Academy prize, ‘Mahaan Musaafaro’
[Then the State Sahitya Academy imposed a ceiling of five prizes]
1979 : Honored by Balkan-Ji-Bari, Nadiad
1980 : NCERT prize, ‘Mota Jyare Hata Nana’
1981 : Sanskar award, ‘Apang Nahi Ashakt’
1983 : Sahitya Parishad award, ‘Kumarnan Saahaso’
1983 : ‘Navchetan’ story medal, ‘So Vakhat’
1987 : National Council for Child Education, National honor
1989 : NCERT prize, ‘Khovayeli Duniyani Safare’
1994 : National Rajaji Short-story prize, ‘Blood Brother’
1995 : Sanskar Parivar award : Lifetime contribution to literature
1995 : Aayu Trust’s Anti-Addiction prize, ‘Amrutkathao’
1996 : Sahitya Parishad prize, ‘Umang Balvartamala’
1997 : NCERT prize, ‘Gandhi Jeevangatha’
1997 : Swami Vivekanand Vidyabharti prize, ‘Gandhi Jeevangatha’
2000 : Premanand Sahityasabha’s Padmakant Medal for Science writing
2001 : Gujarat Dainik Akhbar Sangh’s Lifetime Journalism award
2002 : Swami Vivekanand Vidyabharti prize, ‘Vishvashreshtha Vartao’
2006 : D. K. Gandhi Gold Medal, Gujarat Sahitya Sabha
2009 : Live Achievement Award, Gujarat Journalists Union
2010 : Governor's honor as prominent citizen

Published books

Over 450 [by 1st January, 2010] [30 Novels, 40 Short story collections, 350 Children’s books, approximately 30+ collections of various articles]

Literary Activities

Life member : Gujarat Journalists Union, since 1960
Founder member : Bal Sahitya Sabha, 1980-81
Founder and convener : Bal Sahitya Akademi, since 1994
Life member : Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, since 1976
Member central committee : Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, 1983-2001
Life member : Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, since 1983
Member central committee : Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, 2003-2008
Life member : Gujarati Lekhak Mandal, since 1993
Chairman : Gujarati Lekhak Mandal, since 2003
Chairman : GJU Golden Jubilee celebrations, 2009
* Story telling and lectures at hundreds of schools and institutions

Journalistic Writing (Currently)

Gujarat Today (Daily)
Aarpaar (Weekly)
Gujarat Mitra (Daily)
Sambhav / Jansatta (Daily)
Naya Marg (Fortnightly)
Kachchha Mitra (Daily)
Uddesh (Monthly)

Other Media

Hundreds of programmes including story telling, plays and interviews on the radio since 1964 and on TV since 1972. Served on various programme committees of All India Radio. Writing and broadcasting of a serial novel, the first on All India Radio, Yugyatra in 1983-84.

Teaching (Journalism)

Navgujarat Multicourse Institute, 1977-97
Sahjanand Multicourse Institute, 1987-95
Gujarat University, 1989-2003
Gujarat Vidyapith, 1995-2003