{{Short description|Indian Gujarati-language poet, writer, columnist, and emcee (Born: 1981)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox writer <!--For more information, see :Template:Infobox Writer/doc.--> | name = Ankit Trivedi | image = Ankit Trivedi.jpg | caption = Trivedi in Ahmedabad; November 2015 | birth_name = Ankit Amarishkumr Trivedi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|3|9}} | birth_place = Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | occupation = poet, writer, emcee, columnist | language = Gujarati | nationality = Indian | alma_mater = Gujarat University | period = | genres = Ghazal, geet | subjects = | movement = | notableworks = * Gazal Purvak (2006) * Geet Purvak | spouse = {{marriage|Bhumika Trivedi|10 December 2010}} | children = Mitra (daughter) | awards ={{plainlist| * Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (2006-07) * Shayda Award (2008) * Yuva Gaurav Puraskar (2011) * Yuva Puraskar (2016)}} | signature = Autograph of Ankit Trivedi.jpg | years_active = | website = }} '''Ankit Trivedi''' (born 9 March 1981) is a Gujarati language poet, writer, columnist, and emcee from Gujarat, India.<ref name="The Times of India 2011">{{cite web | title=Ahmedabad's renowned young poet Ankit Trivedi unveils songs' compilation book in the city | website=The Times of India | date=2011-09-27 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/others/Ahmedabads-renowned-young-poet-Ankit-Trivedi-unveils-songs-compilation-book-in-the-city/articleshow/10127722.cms | accessdate=2016-04-07 | archive-date=19 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119092026/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/others/Ahmedabads-renowned-young-poet-Ankit-Trivedi-unveils-songs-compilation-book-in-the-city/articleshow/10127722.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> His significant works include ''Gazal Purvak'' (collection of ghazals) and ''Geet Purvak'' (collection of geets). The Indian National Theater in Mumbai awarded him the 2008 Shayda Award for his contribution to Gujarati ghazal. He has received the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize, Yuva Gaurav Puraskar,<ref name="The Times of India 2012">{{cite web | title=Yuva Gaurav prize to 30-year-old poet | website=The Times of India | date=2012-04-13 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Yuva-Gaurav-prize-to-30-year-old-poet/articleshow/12642977.cms | accessdate=2016-04-07 | archive-date=23 September 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923114544/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Yuva-Gaurav-prize-to-30-year-old-poet/articleshow/12642977.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> and the Yuva Puraskar.<ref name="Yuva Puraskar ::..">{{cite web | title=..:: SAHITYA Akademi | website=Yuva Puraskar ::.. | url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp | accessdate=2016-06-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805114428/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp | archive-date=5 August 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by Gujarat University.
== Early life == Trivedi was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to Amarishkumar and Jayshribahen. He took his schooling at Ahmedabad and completed a Bachelor of Commerce from Gujarat University.<ref name= "at">{{cite book |last=Shukla |first=Kirit |date=2008 |title=Gujarati Sahityakosh |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Gujarat Sahitya Akademi |page=175 |isbn=9789383317028 }}</ref>
Trivedi married Bhumika Trivedi on 12 December 2010. They have a daughter named Mitra.<ref name= sharma>{{cite book |last=Sharma |first=Radheshyam |author-link=Radheshyam Sharma |date=2016 |title= Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches) |volume=23 |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Rannade Prakashan |page=312}}</ref>
== Works == [[File:Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain.png|thumb|Harsh Chhaya, Ankit Trivedi and Abhishek Jain at GLF - 2016]] Trivedi published his first anthology ''Gazal Purvak'', a collection of ghazals, in 2006, followed by ''Geet Purvak''. He published ''Maitrivishwa'' in 2006 which is a collection of essays written by him.<ref name= "at"/> He edited ''Gazalvishwa'', a Gujarati ghazal poetry journal, from 2006 to 2007.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
=== Compilations === * {{Transliteration|gu|Avinashi Avinash}} * ''Mahendi Na Paan'' * ''Masoom Hawa Na Misra'' (collection of the ghazals of new generation) * ''Missing Bakshi'' * ''Kahevat Vishwa'' * ''Sambhare Re, Balpan Na Sambharna'' (2011) * ''Jivan Na Hakarno Photograph'' (2014) * ''Sol Varas Ni Mosam'' (2014) (compilation of poems in Gujarati) * ''Close Up Nu Smile Please''<ref name= "at"/>
=== Plays === * ''Varsad Bhinjve'' * ''Parpotana Gharma'' * ''Urmila (Ekokti)'' * ''Baa Ne Gher Baabo Aavyo'' * ''Madhapar Ladies Special'' * ''Aa Kokilanu Kain Karo''<ref>{{cite book |last=Trivedi |first=Ankit |year=2014 |title=Jivan Na Hakarno Photograph |location=Ahmedabad |publisher=Navbharat Sahitya Mandir |pages= 130–131 |isbn=978-81-8440-796-9}}</ref>
== Filmography == Trivedi worked as a screenwriter on the 2017 Gujarati comedy film, Carry On Kesar.<ref name="Jambhekar 2017">{{cite web | last=Jambhekar | first=Shruti | title=Carry On Kesar Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India | website=The Times of India | date=2017-02-17 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-reviews/carryon-kesar/movie-review/57200808.cms | accessdate=2017-02-17 | archive-date=19 February 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219081238/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movie-reviews/carryon-kesar/movie-review/57200808.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>
== Recognition == Trivedi was awarded the Takhtasinh Parmar Prize (2006–07) and the Yuva Puraskar in 2016 for his book ''Gazal Purvak''.<ref name="http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/ 2016">{{cite web|url=http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/celebrating-gujarat/art-culture/Ankit-trivedi-and-pushpa-antani-to-get-delhi-sahitya-acadamy-award/articleshow/52802953.cms|title=અંકિત ત્રિવેદી અને પુષ્પા અંતાણીને દિલ્હી સાહિત્ય અકાદમીના પુરસ્કાર|date=2016-06-18|website=Navgujaratsamay.|language=gu|accessdate=2016-06-18|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817190657/http://navgujaratsamay.indiatimes.com/celebrating-gujarat/art-culture/Ankit-trivedi-and-pushpa-antani-to-get-delhi-sahitya-acadamy-award/articleshow/52802953.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he won the Shayda Award from the Indian National Theater, Mumbai. His collection of geets, ''Geet Purvak'', was awarded the Bhanuprasad Pandya Prize (2010–11). For his poetry, he received the Yuva Gaurav Puraskar award (2011)<ref name="The Times of India 2012" /> and for his contribution to Gujarati literature, the Harindra Dave Memorial Award (2011).<ref name="DeshGujarat 2012">{{cite web | author=DeshGujarat | title=Bhagwati Kumar Sharma, Ankit Trivedi receive Harindra Dave award | website=DeshGujarat | date=2012-10-02 | url=http://DeshGujarat.Com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/ | accessdate=2016-05-18 | archive-date=8 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208165834/https://www.deshgujarat.com/2012/10/02/bhagwati-kumar-sharma-ankit-trivedi-receive-harindra-dave-award/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by Gujarat University.<ref name="The Times of India 2019">{{cite news|title=Seven honorary DLitt degrees to be awarded|newspaper=The Times of India|date=13 February 2019|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/seven-honorary-dlitt-degrees-to-be-awarded/articleshow/67967158.cms|access-date=1 February 2021|archive-date=21 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721180226/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/seven-honorary-dlitt-degrees-to-be-awarded/articleshow/67967158.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * List of Gujarati-language writers
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