Rasik Shah

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Rasik Shah (12 August 1922, Mumbai - 5 October 2016), [1] was a Gujarati language writer from Gujarat, India. He received Sahitya Akademi Award (2015) for his book Ante Aarambh (part 1, 2), a collection of essays written on philosophy, psychology, mathematics, education and language. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh (December 2016). Kamal Vora (ed.). "Article about Rasik Shah". Etad. ISSN   2350-0689.
  2. ↑ Roy, Devapriya (21 February 2016). "A reader's guide to the 24 books that have won the Sahitya Akademi awards". Scroll.in. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi releases list of 23 poets and authors for 2015 Sahitya Akademi Award". IndiaToday. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2017.


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