Chandravadan Mehta

Chandravadan Mehta
Born	April 6, 1901(1901-04-06) Surat, British India
Died	1992
Occupation	Playwright Critic Self-writer Poet Travel writer
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Indian
Citizenship	Indian
Notable work(s)	Natya Gathariyan
Notable award(s)	Sahitya Academy Award
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Chandravadan Mehta, (Hindi: चंद्रवदन मेहता Gujarati: ચંદ્રવદન મહેતા; April 6, 1901 – 1992),^[1] full name Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta,^[1] was a Gujarati playwright, critic, self-writer, poet and travel writer who won the 1971 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his travelogue Natya Gathariyan.^[1][2]

Early life

Chandravadan Mehta was born on April 6, 1901 in Surat.^[1] His primary education was in Vadodara and secondary education in Surat.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Topiwala, Chandrakanth. "સાહિત્યસર્જક: ચંદ્રવદન મહેતા [Writer: Chandravadan Mehta]" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Cha-Chi-Mehta.html. 
2. ^ "Sanskrit Sahitya Akademi Awards 1955-2007". Sahitya Akademi Official website. Archived from the original on 2008. http://tesla.websitewelcome.com/~sahit/old_version/awa10318.htm#gujarati. 

See also

	Biography portal
	India portal
	Literature portal
	Poetry portal
	Gujarat portal

• List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati – List of Gujarati language writers who have won the Sahitya Akademi Award.

Awards
Preceded by Nagindas Parekh	Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Gujarati 1971	Succeeded by Umashankar Joshi

Persondata
Name	Mehta, Chandravadan
Alternative names	Chandravadan Chimanlal Mehta; Mahetā, Candravadana Cimanalāla; Mehta, C. C.‏; Mehta, Chandravadan Chimanlal‏
Short description	Gujarati playwright, critic, self-writer, poet and travel writer
Date of birth	April 6, 1901
Place of birth	Surat, India
Date of death	1992
Place of death