Esha Dadawala

Esha Dadawala
Native name એષા મયંક દાદાવાળા
Born Esha Mayank Dadawala
(1985-01-02) January 2, 1985
Surat, Gujarat
Occupation poet, journalist
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Education Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater Veer Narmad South Gujarat University
Genres free verse, geet
Notable works
  • Vartaro (2008)
  • Janmaro (2013)
Notable awards
Years active 2002 - present

Esha Dadawala Gujarati: એષા દાદાવાળા) is a Gujarati language poet and journalist from Gujarat, India.[1] Her significant works includes Vartaro (2008), Kya Gai Ae Chhokri (2011) and Janmaro (2013). She has won Yuva Gaurav Award of 2013 for her contribution in Gujarati literature.[2]

Early life

Esha is born on 2 January 1985 in Surat, Gujarat to Mayank Dadawala and Hetal Dadawala. She completed her schooling in 2002 from Jivan Bharati High School, Surat. She got her Bachelor of Arts in 2005 from Veer Narmad South Gujarat University.[2]

Career

Esha wrote her first poem, Death Certificate which was published in Kavita, a Gujarati poetry journal when she was in school.

Esha At Anushthan, Ahmedabad - December 2015

[3] Currently, she is working with Divya Bhaskar as a Deputy News editor of City Bhaskar since 2012. Formerly, she has worked as a news reader, journalist and sub-editor in different media including Gujarat Mitra, MY TV (A local news channel of Surat), Dhabakar (A local newspaper of Surat), Sandesh, MY FM and Gujarat Guardian. Her short stories are published in several Gujarati magazines including Chitralekha.[2]

Works

Vartaro, her first anthology of poems, was published in 2008, followed by Janmaro (2013).[2] She has narrated subtle emotions of women and different phases of the life of a woman. Kya Gai Ae Chhokri (2011) is novel written by her in a diary-form.[4]

Recognition

Gujarat Sahitya Akademi conferred the Yuva Gaurav Award in 2013 for her contribution in Gujarati literature. Her book Janmaro (2013) received Best Book Prize for poetry instituted by Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. She is also recipient of Ravji Patel Award instituted by Gujarat Samachar and Samanvay; Kavi Gani Dahiwala Prize (2000); Best Poet Award by Coffee-mates, Mumbai; Best poet award (2005) by Kala Gurjari Sanstha, Mumbai; Best Poet of Surat Award (2009) by Rashtriya Kala Kendra, Surat.[2]

References

  1. "દીકરીનાં તેરમા વર્ષે...! - એષા દાદાવાલા". લયસ્તરો (in Gujarati). 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "એષા દાદાવાળા". મોરપીંછ (in Gujarati). 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. Dalal, Suresh (October 2012). Mari Karkirdino Surya (Articles by people from different walks of life about their career). Mumbai: Image Publication. p. 60. ISBN 978-81-7997-391-2.
  4. Dadawala, Esha. Kyab Gai E Chhokri (novel). Ahmedabad: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir. p. 5. ISBN 978-81-8440-582-8.
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