Yogesh Vaidya (writer)

Yogesh Vaidya
Born
Yogesh Madhusoodan Vaidya

(1962-12-23) 23 December 1962
Occupationswriter, poet, essayist, and translator
Writing career
LanguageGujarati
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (2025)

Yogesh Madhusoodan Vaidya is an Indian Gujarati-language writer, poet, essayist, and translator. He was born on 23 December 1962 in Bagasara, Gujarat, and his native place is Junagadh. He holds a diploma in civil engineering. Vaidya has authored several works, including the poetry collections Hu J Dariyo, Hu J Bhekhad (1998), and Bhattkhadaki (2023), the long narrative poem Nekham (2025), and the essay collection Navo Utaro (2024). His translations of Assamese poetry are collected in Samprat Asamiya Kavita (Contemporary Assamese Poetry; 2023). He received the 2025 Sahitya Akademi Award for Bhattkhadaki. Vaidya edited an online magazine Nisyandan.[1][2][3][4][5]

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  1. ↑ Sharma, Radheshyam (2008). Saksharno Sakshatkar (Question-based Interviews with biographical literary sketches). Vol. 12. Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. pp. 141–150. OCLC 43853110.
  2. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2025" (PDF). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "પુસ્તક સાથે મૈત્રી". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "શ્રેષ્ઠ પુસ્તકો: વાંચવાં જેવાં પુસ્તકો". Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). 11 January 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Trivedi, Dipak (November 2023). Jadav, Jayendrasinh (ed.). "Book Review: Asamiya Kavitani Asmita". Shabdasrishti (in Gujarati). Gandhinagar: Gujarat Sahitya Akademi. pp. 187–197. ISSN 2319-3220.