13 Facts About Yogendra Vyas

Yogendra Dhirubhai Vyas was a Gujarati writer and linguist from Gujarat, India.

Yogendra Vyas is known for his linguistic study of Gujarati language.

Yogendra Vyas received a postgraduate diploma in Linguistics from Deccan College, Pune in 1963.

Yogendra Vyas received his doctorate in 1967 from Gujarat University under Prabodh Pandit for his thesis A Linguistic Study of Bhili Dialects: A Descriptive Study of Central and North Bhili.

Yogendra Vyas served as principal at Surendranagar Girls College till 1966, and then joined Arts and Commerce College, Ahmedabad as principal.

Yogendra Vyas was appointed a lecturer in November 1969 and promoted to the head of department in June 1974 and retired in October 2002.

Yogendra Vyas wrote many books on linguistics in the Gujarati language, along with two novels, a short story collection, and some miscellaneous works.

Yogendra Vyas presented discourses on theoretical study of various branches of linguistics in Gujarati.

Yogendra Vyas studied the sounds of Gujarati language from the points of view of articulatory, auditory and acoustic phonetics in his book Bhasha ane Tenu Bhautik Swarup.

Yogendra Vyas wrote two novels: Be Kinarani Vachche and Krishnajanma.

Yogendra Vyas wrote a biographical work, Divo Na Bujhe.

Yogendra Vyas edited several volumes including Anandyatrana Sathio, Anandgharni Vatsalyamurti, and Suvasni Lahani.

Yogendra Vyas received the state government awards for his three books on languages in 1974,1976 and 1977.