Dhwanil Parekh

He won Yuva Puraskar of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi for his work Antim Yuddha in 2011.

In 2005, he earned a Ph.D. for his research Natakma Myth : Bharatiya Bhashaoma Lakhayela Mahabharat Aadharit Natakono Alochanatmak Abhyas (A critical study of Indian dramas based on Mahabharata) from South Gujarat University.

[3] Parekh started his career as a journalist and served as reporter at different media including Navgujarat Times, Pratinidhi Patra and Channel Surat.

[2] Ajavalu Suratnu, his first ghazal anthology with other 3 poets, was published in 2003, followed by Dariyo Bhalene Maane (2008).

His first critical work Sakshibhav was published in 2007, followed by Natakma Myth (2007), Satvikam (2010) and Sanket (2011; The Sign).

[3] Gujarat Sahitya Akademi awarded him Yuva Gaurav Puraskar in 2008 for his contribution in Gujarati literature.