Vivek Kane

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Vivek Kane 'Sahaj'
Vivek Kane 'Sahaj' at an inaugural function at Ahmedabad.jpg
Native name
વિવેક અનિલ કાણે
BornVivek Anil Kane
(1967-03-16) 16 March 1967 (age 54)
Pune, Maharashtra
Pen nameSahaj
OccupationPoet, Writer, Translator
LanguageGujarati, Urdu
NationalityIndian
EducationB.E., M.B.A.
Alma materMaharashtra Institute of Technology, University of Pune
GenresGhazal, Free-verse Poems, Plays, Essays, Articles
Notable workKathpootali (2010)
Notable awardsShayda Award (1999), Bharat Ratna Dr P V Kane Award (2011), Mareez Award for poetry (2012)
Years active1992–present
SpouseAparna Kane (1994–present)
ChildrenSopan (Son), Nachiket (Son)
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Vivek Kane, also known by his pen name Sahaj, is a Gujarati poet, writer and translator from Gujarat, India. His notable works include Anubhuti (2004) and Kathpootali (The puppet; 2010). He was awarded the Shayda Award (for 1999), in January 2000, at Bharatiya Vidyabhavan, Mumbai, for his contribution in Gujarati poetry.[1][2] He is also the recipient of Bharatratna Dr P V Kane Award (2011) and Mareez Award for poetry (2012).

Early life[]

Kane was born on 16 March 1967 in Pune, to Anil Kane and Usha Kane. He is a resident of Vadodara. After taking his primary education from IPCL school, Vadodara, he completed his Std. 12 from A. G. High School, Ahmedabad, in 1984. He received his B. E. (Mechanical) in 1988 from the Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune. He also holds an M. B. A. in Finance. Kane married Aparna on 27 January 1994.[2][1]

Career[]

He has served as an expert of the renewable energy and strategic management at national and international companies. His last employment was as Executive Vice President of Zydex Industries, Vadodara.[3]

Works[]

His pen name Sahaj means easy, effortless or natural in Gujarati. He writes in both Gujarati and Urdu. He published his first collection of ghazals Kathpootali (The Puppet) in 2010, which was critically acclaimed by several Gujarati writers and poets including Bhagvatikumar Sharma, Rajesh Vyas 'Miskin', Rashid Meer and Vinod Joshi. He has translated the selected Gujarati poems into Marathi with Mangesh Padganvkar. This work was published as Anubhuti (2004). He has also translated two one-act plays of P. L. Deshpande into Gujarati.[1]

Recognition[]

He was awarded the Shayda Award in 1999 for his contribution to Gujarati ghazal poetry. He is also a recipient of Bharatratna P. V. Kane Award (2011) and Mareez Award (2012).[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Kane, Vivek (2010). Kathpootali. Ahmedabad: Navratna Enterprise.
  2. ^ a b "કઠપૂતળી- વિવેક કાણે 'સહજ'". લયસ્તરો (in Gujarati). 4 August 2007. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Nanotechnology – Paves New Wave of Sustainable Roads". Smart City.

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