Sitanshu Yashaschandra

Sitanshu Yashaschandra
Sitanshu Yashaschandra
	at Loktak Lake, December 2016
Born	Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta; 19 August 1941; Bhuj (now in Kutch, Gujarat, India)
Occupation	poet, literary critic, playwright, editor
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	St. Xavier's College, Mumbai (B.A.); University of Bombay (M.A.; 1965); Indiana University;
Period	modern Gujarati literature
Notable works	Jatayu (1986)
Notable awards	Saraswati Samman (2017); Padma Shri (2006); Sahitya Akademi Award (1987); Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1987);
Spouse	Anjaniben (m. 1966)
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Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta (born 19 August 1941), better known as Sitanshu Yashaschandra, is a Gujarati language poet, playwright, translator and academic from India.

He was the President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 1987 for his poetry collection Jatayu. Subsequently, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India, in 2006.

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