Mafat Jivram Oza was a Gujarati poet, novelist, short story writer, literary critic, and editor from Gujarat, India.
14 Facts About Mafat Oza
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Mafat Oza was born on 1 March 1944 in Jamla village.
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Mafat Oza completed his primary education in Jamla and secondary education in Soja village, Mehsana district.
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Mafat Oza later served as the professor of Gujarati in the Saraspur Arts College from 1969 to 1978, after which he accepted a professorship with the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and, in 1983, the School of Languages, Gujarat University.
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Mafat Oza was appointed a member of the Gujarat Public Service Commission in 1991 where he served for six years before retiring.
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Mafat Oza was instrumental in organising literary conferences in Ahmedabad and established Kavyagoshthi, a literary organisation with help of his poet friends.
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Mafat Oza established a publication house called Purvi Pustak Bhandar and a literary magazine Tadarthya in 1986.
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Mafat Oza died on 28 December 1997 in Vadodara during the biannual meet of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
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Mafat Oza started writing during his school years when he wrote the poem, "Flu", in 1956.
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Dhummasnu Aa Nagar, Padaghanu Chakaratu Akash, Ashubh, Shwas Bhitarethi Fore, Updown, Fulono Pavanrath are his collections of modern poetry; Oza published his elegy in Ashubh.
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Non-novel works of Mafat Oza include Kachna Mahelni Rani and Tadkama Ogalato Surya, both short story collections, Lila Pila Jwalamukhi, a collection of one-act plays, Palpalna Pratibimb, a collection of his essays, Unnatbhu, Udghosh, Unmati, Ravji Patel, Sanvitti and Vivechanne Padkar, which are critiques.
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Mafat Oza published works on poetry, such as Kavyanu Shilp, as well as books on authors and literary genres.
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Mafat Oza published special issues of his magazine Tadarthya in book form.
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Mafat Oza edited Prayogshil Gujarati Tunki Varta and Ekoktisanchay as well as co-edited Dhumketuni Bhavshrishti and Shabdayog.