13 Facts About Chandrakant Topiwala

Chandrakant Amritlal Topiwala was born on 7 August 1936 and is a Gujarati language poet and critic from Gujarat, India.

Chandrakant Topiwala completed his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati from the University of Bombay-affiliated Saint Xavier's College in 1958, and received his Masters in 1960.

Chandrakant Topiwala completed his PhD in 1982 from Gujarat University.

Chandrakant Topiwala taught Gujarati language at K H Madhvani College, Porbandar from 1961 to 1965.

Chandrakant Topiwala was the president of Parishad during 2016 to 2018.

Chandrakant Topiwala's collection Had Parna Hans Ane Albatross is a translation and criticism of French symbolist poetry.

Chandrakant Topiwala has translated works of the Bohemian-Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke into Gujarati: Duino Elegies as Duino Karunikao and Sonnets to Orpheus as Orpheus Prati Sonneto.

Chandrakant Topiwala translated Samuel Beckett's short prose as Kalpo ke Kalpana Mari Parvari Chhe.

Chandrakant Topiwala translated and published Contemporary Gujarati Poetry and Maithili Sahitya no Itihas and Ishwarni Yatna.

Chandrakant Topiwala co-edited Adhunik Sahitya Sangnya-Kosh, a Gujarati dictionary of literary terms.

Chandrakant Topiwala edited Vishishta Sahitya Sangnya-Kosh, Gujarati Tunki Varta Kosh, Anuadhunikatavad, Pavan Pagathiya.

Chandrakant Topiwala received a Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2002, Premanand Suvarna Chandrak in 2005, Anantrai Raval Criticism Award and a Sahitya Akademi Award for his critical study Gujarati Sakshibhasya in 2012.

Chandrakant Topiwala was conferred a Samanvay Bhasha Samman award in 2013 for his contributions to literature.