Harshad Trivedi

Harshad Trivedi (born 17 July 1958) is a Gujarati language poet, short story writer, critic and editor from Gujarat, India. He was an editor of Shabdasrishti, an organ of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, from 1995 to 2015. Trivedi has served in different positions at several Gujarati literary institutions. Trivedi was born in Kherali, a village in the Surendranagar district, to Amrutlal and Shashikala. His father was a poet. Trivedi completed his school education at Sheth N.T.M. High School in Surendranagar. Trivedi received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees from Saurashtra University with a concentration in Gujarati literature. In 1991, Trivedi married Bindu Bhatt, a Gujarati author. Trivedi started his career as a research assistant at an editorial section of Gujarati Sahitya Kosh, published by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, where he worked from 1981 to 1984. In 1984, he joined Gujarat Sahitya Akademi as a proof reader and worked there for a decade until 1994. He became editor of Shabdasrishti, an organ of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, in 1995 where he served for another decade. At Shabdasrishti he also worked as a registrar from 2010 to 2015. Trivedi was selected as a member of the Central Committee of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1988 and as a member of the Working Committee of Parishad in 1994. From 2002 to 2006, he served as secretary of the Parishad. Trivedi was one of the members of the Working Committee of Vali Gujarati Gazal Kendra starting in 2005. From 2008 to 2012, he served in the Advisory Committee for Gujarati language at Sahitya Akademi. In 2013, he was elected to the Advisory Committee for Gujarati Language at the National Book Trust. Many of Trivedi's works have been translated to English, Hindi, Marathi, and Sindhi. His poems and stories are published in several Gujarati literary magazines including Gazalvishwa, Shabdasrishti, Tadarthya, Shabdasar, Navneet Samarpan, Kumar, Kavilok, Etad, Samipe, and Kavita.