poet and writer from Gujarati (1913-2010), Sahitya Akademi Award

Rajendra Keshavlal Shah

1913–2010, born Kheda, writes in Gujarati, writer, poet

Rajendra Keshavlal Shah was an Indian Gujarati-language poet from Gujarat, India. Born in Kapadvanj, he authored more than 20 collections of poems and songs, mainly on the themes of the beauty of nature, and about the everyday lives of indigenous peoples and fisherfolk communities. In his poems using Sanskrit metrics, he was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore. He is considered one of the giants of the post-Gandhi era in Gujarati literature.

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