Udayan Thakker
Udayan Thakker | |
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| Born | Udayan Karsandas Thakker 28 October 1955 Mumbai, India |
| Occupation | Poet, Writer, Translator |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
| Alma mater | Sydenham College |
| Period | Postmodern Gujarati literature |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
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| Spouse |
Rajul (m. 1984) |
| Children | Richa, Garima |
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Udayan Thakkar is a Gujarati language poet, writer and translator from Mumbai, India.
His first anthology of poems is Ekavan (1987) which won him Jayant Pathak Poetry Prize. Sellara (2003), his second anthology, was awarded the Ushnas Prize (2002–03). His other significant works include Jugalbandhi (1995) and Udayan Thakker Na Chuntela Kavyo (2012; Selected poems of Udayan Thakker). He contributed to Gujarati children's literature. He is an editor of online poetry portal Poetry India.