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Part IV. Rise and Glory
He has written books of poems in Gujarati;
(1) Ane Thoda Sapna (and some dreams) for which he
was awarded the best collection of new Gujarati poems published in 1992-1993 by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, a premier Gujarati literary institution of Ahmedabad India. And Blue Jeans (in year 2000), poems based on blue jeans as a subject. This was subscribed as a textbook for Masters students by SNDT University of Mumbai in the year 2000-2002.
He has written several successful full-length plays in Gujarati; most of them Gujarati musical plays. He has even written a full-length play in English, Mahatma Gandhi.com.
He wrote commentary for a short film for Films and Television Institute of India Chakkar Chandu ka Chameliwala, which won National Award for the best experimental film in 1982. He also wrote commentary for documentary made by Ketan Mehta on Weavers of Cutchh in Gujarati and for documentary by a Film Division Ek Bangla Bane Nyara in Hindi.
He has produced directed and acted in many plays. His best performance as an actor was a one-man show as character of Narmad, Maari Hakikat in Gujarati and My Life in English. For which he toured India three times by official invitation from Kala Gujarati, a cultural Organization and by a special invitation from the Government of Gujarat. He has also toured UK, by formal invitation from Gujarati Literacy Academy, London UK and Paris by invitation from Association France Inde.
He has received several awards: (1) Bhanuprasad Pandya Award for First book of poems in 1992, (2) Chan. Chi Mehta Award, for overall contribution to Gujarati drama
