Writing in Gujarati

Suresh Joshi

1921–1986Gujarati author from India (1921-1986)

Anil Chavda

b. 1985Gujarati language poet and writer from India

Ashok Chavda

b. 1978Gujarati poet and writer

Chitra Mudgal

b. 1944Indian, Hindi language writer

Raghuveer Chaudhari

b. 1938author

Sitanshu Yashaschandra

b. 1941Gujarati poet

Umashankar Joshi

1911–1988Gujarati poet, scholar and writer. (1911-1988)

Ankit Trivedi

b. 1981Gujarati author

Himanshi Shelat

b. 1947Gujarati author

Kumarpal Desai

b. 1942Gujarati writer from India

Tridip Suhrud

b. 1965writer and translator

Vinod Joshi

b. 1955Gujarati language poet

Chinu Modi

1939–2017Gujarati-language poet and writer from India

Joseph Macwan

1936–2010writer (1936 –2010)

Vishnuprasad Trivedi

1899–1991Gujarati critic from India

Dhwanil Parekh

b. 1976Gujarati language author

Pannalal Patel

1912–1989Gujarati author from India

Rajendra Keshavlal Shah

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

Anil Joshi

1940–2025writer (1940–2025)

Ashokpuri Goswami

b. 1947Gujarati poet and writer

Bhagwatikumar Sharma

1934–2018Gujarati language author and journalist

Bindu Bhatt

b. 1954Gujarati writer

Dhirendra Mehta

b. 1944Gujarati author

Esther David

b. 1945Jewish author, artist and sculptor

G. N. Devy

b. 1950social activist, political writer, literary critic and academic (born 1950)

Harshadev Madhav

b. 1954writer

Kamal Vora

b. 1950poet

Ramnarayan V. Pathak

1887–1955Gujarati author from India (1887-1955)

Sharifa Vijaliwala

b. 1962Gujarati critic, editor and translator who won Sahitya Akademi award 2018

Ardeshar Khabardar

1881–1953Gujarati poet from India (1881-1953)

Aruna Jadeja

b. 1950translator from Gujarat

Chunilal Madia

1922–1968Gujarati author from India

Radheshyam Sharma

1936–2021Gujarati language writer

Sundaram

1908–1991Gujarati poet (1908-1991)

Amritlal Vegad

1928–2018Gujarati and Hindi language writer and painter from India (1928-2018)

Chandrakant Sheth

1938–2024Gujarati author

Chandrakant Topiwala

b. 1936Gujarati language poet and critic from India

Dhiruben Patel

1926–2023writer (1926–2023)

Dhruv Bhatt

b. 1947writer

Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh

b. 1937artist (born 1937)

Harindra Dave

1930–1995Gujarati writer, Novelist

Harish Meenashru

b. 1953Gujarati language poet from India

Kaka Kalelkar

1885–1981social reformer, historian, educationist, and journalist (1885–1981)

Kundanika Kapadia

1927–2020novelist (1927-2020)

Labhshankar Thakar

1935–2016Gujarati language author from India

Manhar Modi

1937–2003Gujarati poet

Mohan Parmar

b. 1948Gujarati writer from India

Narayan Desai

1924–2015writer and activist

Niranjan Bhagat

1926–2018Gujarati author from India (1926-2018)

Rajendra Shukla

b. 1942Gujarati poet from India

Rajesh Vankar

b. 1981Gujarati author and editor

Ramanlal Joshi

1926–2006Gujarati critic (1926–2006)

Ratilal Borisagar

b. 1938writer

Saumya Joshi

b. 1973Gujarati language poet and dramatist

Shirish Panchal

b. 1943Gujarati critic and editor

Sukhlal Sanghvi

1880–1978Jain Scholar and Philosopher from India

Suman Shah

b. 1939Gujarati author

Suresh Dalal

1932–2012Gujarati Poet (1932-2012)

Varsha Adalja

b. 1940Gujarati language author

Vinesh Antani

b. 1946Gujarati writer from India

Anantrai Raval

1912–1988Gujarati-language writer (1912–1988)

Jayant Pathak

1920–2003Gujarati poet (1920-2003)

Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi

1887–1971independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971)

Ramesh Parekh

1940–2006Gujarati poet

Bhavesh Bhatt

b. 1975Gujarati language ghazal poet

Bholabhai Patel

1934–2012Gujarati language author

Chandravadan Mehta

1901–1992Gujarati playwright, critic, self-writer, poet and travel writer

Harivallabh Chunilal Bhayani

1917–2001linguist (1917–2000)

Jagdish Joshi

1932–1978Gujarati poet

Jaswant Singh

1938–2020politician and retired army officer (1938–2020)

Jayant Gadit

1938–2009Gujarati writer

Jayant Kothari

1930–2001Gujarati editor and critic

Mohammad Mankad

1928–2022Gujarati language novelist from India

Ashwini Bhatt

1936–2012Gujarati language novelist and translator (1936-2012)

Chandrakant Bakshi

1932–2006author of Gujarati language (1932–2006)

Dhirubhai Thaker

1918–2014Gujarati language author (1918-2014)

Madhu Rye

b. 1942Gujarati author from India

Mahatma Gandhi

1869–1948independence activist (1869–1948)

Raeesh Maniar

b. 1966Gujarati author

Sharda Mehta

1882–1970Gujarati writer, social worker and educationist (1882-1970)

Abid Surti

b. 1935author, painter, cartoonist, journalist, environmentalist, playwright and screenwriter

Adil Mansuri

1936–2008poet (1936-2008)

Ajaysinh Chauhan

b. 1983literary critic

Balwantray Thakore

1869–1952poet and writer (1869–1952)

Barkat Virani 'Befam'

1923–1994Gujarati poet (1923-1994)

Bhanuprasad Trivedi

b. 1931Gujarati author from India

Bharat Dave

1948–2021theatre director and dramatist

Bhavin Gopani

b. 1976Gujarati poet

Carlos G. Vallés

1925–2020Jesuit priest and author (1925-2020)

Dhiru Parikh

1933–2021Gujarati poet (1933–2021)

Dinkar Joshi

b. 1937Gujarati author from India

Dula Bhaya Kag

1902–1977poet, social reformer and freedom fighter of Gujarat, India (1902–1977)

Gieve Patel

1940–2023writer and artist (1940–2023)

Gulabdas Broker

1909–2006Gujarati language author (1909-2006)

Hansa Jivraj Mehta

1897–1995reformist, social activist, freedom-fighter and educator and writer of India

Harikrishna Pathak

1938–2025Gujarati poet from India

Harilal Upadhyay

1916–1994Gujarati author (1916-1994)

Harsh Brahmbhatt

b. 1954Gujarati language poet

Harshad Trivedi

b. 1958Gujarati language poet, short story writer, critic and editor from Gujarat, India

Hasmukh Baradi

1938–2017Gujarati playwright

Hasu Yajnik

1938–2020Gujarati novelist from India

Ila Arab Mehta

1938–2026Gujarati novelist and story writer from India

Indulal Yagnik

1892–1972independence activist who led Mahaguarat Movement (1892-1972)

Jaimin Rajani

b. 1991singer-songwriter

Janak Dave

b. 1930Gujarati dramatist

Jay Vasavada

b. 1973Gujarati writer

Jaybhikhkhu

1908–1969Gujarati author from India

Joravarsinh Jadav

1940–2025folklorist

Jyotish Jani

1928–2005Gujarati poet and author

Kaajal Oza Vaidya

b. 1966author, screen writer, radio personality and journalist from Ahmedabad, India

Khalil Dhantejvi

1938–2021Gujarati poet from India (1938-2021)

Kirit Doodhat

b. 1961Gujarati-language writer

Kishore Jadav

1938–2018Gujarati author (1938–2018)

Kishorsinh Solanki

b. 1949Gujarati poet and novelist

Krishnalal Mohanlal Jhaveri

1868–1957writer from Gujarat

Madhav Ramanuj

b. 1945Gujarati painter and poet

Mahendrasinh Parmar

b. 1967Gujarati writer from India

Mahesh Champaklal

b. 1951Gujarati dramatist, stage actor and director from India

Makarand Dave

1922–2005Gujarati language poet from India

Manilal H. Patel

b. 1949Gujarati-language author

Manisha Joshi

b. 1971Gujarati poet from California

Mareez

1917–1983poet (1917–1983)

Mukund Parikh

b. 1934Gujarati writer and post from India

Mulshankar Mulani

1867–1957Gujarati playwright from British India

Nagendra Vijay

b. 1944science writer

Nalin Raval

1933–2021Gujarati language author

Nathuram Premi

1881–1960author of Jainism and Hindi literature

Nayan H. Desai

1946–2023Gujarati language poet

Nazir Dekhaiya

1921–1988Gujarati language poet from India

Nazir Mansuri

b. 1965Gujarati novelist and short story writer

P. V. Narasimha Rao

1921–2004Prime Minister of India (1991-1996)

Panna Naik

b. 1933librarian, author, college teacher

Phoolchand Gupta

b. 1958Hindi & Gujarati author from India

Praful Raval

b. 1948Gujarati poet and writer from India

Prahlad Brahmbhatt

1908–1997Gujarati-language writer

Prakash N. Shah

b. 1940Gujarati journalist, writer and editor

Pranav Pandya

b. 1976Gujarati poet from India

Pravin Darji

b. 1944writer

Pravin Pandya

b. 1957Gujarati language poet and playwright

Priti Sengupta

b. 1944Gujarati language author

Raam Mori

b. 1993Gujarati language writer from India

Rajendra Patel

b. 1958Gujarati language poet and writer from India

Rajesh Vyas

b. 1955Gujarati language poet from India

Rajnikumar Pandya

1938–2025Gujarati-language writer

Raman Soni

b. 1946Gujarati writer

Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai

1892–1954Gujarati writer from India

Ramchandra Patel

b. 1939Gujarati poet, novelist and short story writer from Gujarat, India

Rashid Meer

1950–2021Gujarati poet from India (1950-2021)

Ratnamanirao Jhote

1895–1955Gujarati historian from India (1895-1955)

Ravji Patel

1939–1968writer (1939-1968)

Salil Chowdhury

1925–1995composer, poet and playwright (1925–1995)

Sanjay Chhel

b. 1967film director and writer

Sanju Vala

b. 1960Gujarati language author from India

Saroop Dhruv

b. 1948educator, writer and activist

Shrikant Shah

1936–2020Gujarati author from India

Swami Sachchidanand

b. 1932Gujarati writer and saint

Tarak Mehta

1929–2017columnist, humorist, writer and playwright (1929-2017)

Tarini Desai

b. 1935Gujarati short story writer from India

Udayan Thakker

b. 1955Gujarati author

Usha Upadhyay

b. 1956Gujarati author

Utpal Bhayani

1953–2019Gujarati writer from India (1953-2019)

Vaju Kotak

1915–1959writer, journalist, publisher (1915-1959)

Vibhut Shah

b. 1933writer

Vidyagauri Neelkanth

1876–1958Gujarati author (1876–1958)

Vihang A. Naik

b. 1969poet

Vijay Shastri

b. 1945Gujarati short story writer and critic from Gujarat, India

Vinod Bhatt

1938–2018Gujarati language author

Vinodini Neelkanth

1907–1987Gujarati author (1907–1987)

Vivek Kane

b. 1967translator and poet working in Gujarati

Yogendra Vyas

1940–2021Gujarati writer and linguist (1940–2021)

Yoseph Macwan

1940–2022Gujarati writer from India

Dhansukhlal Mehta

1890–1974Gujarati author

Dhumaketu

1892–1965writer (1892–1965)

Jivram Joshi

1905–2004Gujarati language author of children’s literature

Jyotindra Dave

1901–1980humorist of Gujarati language

Abdulgani Dahiwala

1908–1987Gujarati Poet (1908-1987)