Birthday of Gunvant Shah

Awarded By :
Padma Shri,
Gujarati Literature And
Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak

Gunvant Shah also known as Dr. Gunvant B. Shah, (born at Rander in Surat, India) is a noted thinker, writer and columnist.He is the recipient of Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1997, founded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and considered the highest literary award in Gujarati literature.He was awarded Padma Shri in 2015, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015. He lives at his residence “Tahuko”, Jai Prakash Narayan Road in Vadodara. He writes weekly columns in Divya Bhaskar, Chitralekha and Navneet Samarpan.