Ramesh Parekh (Intro)

 

The world is divided into People who have come into close contact with this guy and those who haven't. And, if by any chance, you happen to be a Gujarati, or if by any chance, you know the Gujarati language - then you should  must ought to know him !
Ramesh Parekh, a poet by default is a person who worship the 'word', bows his head at the altar of alphabet the moment he wakes up and, when he sleeps, language plays with him in dreams.
For Gujarati language he has done so much that it is almost impossible to write down all the things about him here.
Poetry is Ramesh and vice versa ! He has walked almost half a century on this earth and in all these years he has travelled with pocket full of beautiful words. In his poetry you'll find beautiful shades of life, ranging from Love to Pain to Friendship to Heaven to Rain to Hunger to Death to Flower to Riots to almost anything. He is a master of Brand New Ways and blaster of beaten path. Ramesh writes everything and writes it well. He is a living example of a 'Candle burning at both ends'. Just flip throug his books and you'll find his craftsmanship, creativity and Charishma. You'll find him in collections of poetry like "Kyan", "Khading", "Twa", "Sanann", "Khamma Ala Bapune", "Mira Same Paar", "Vitan Sud Bij", "Chha Akhshar Nu Naam", and collection of stories like "Jantar Mantar Chhu", "De Talli", "Hafrak Lafrak", or Plays like "Tarkhat", "Suraj Ne Padchhayo Hoi", "Sagpan Ek Ukhanu"
Mira, Sonal, Ala Khachar.... all these symbols reflects his love for the Gujarati language and takes us to a point where we can feel his expression of impression in our heart, mind and soul.
He plays with words like a little boy plays with his favourite toy and as an end-result you get the rich experience of rediscovering your own self. His words are his own -not an echo of somebody else. He is a proverbial 'mother' of so many great poetries.
Born in 1940, Ramesh Parekh, has lived various moods & emotions with very analytical & logical attitude with a heart of a poet. He is for Gujarati what 'Kalidas' is for Sanskrit or 'Shakespear' is for English or 'Dostoyevskis' is for Russian or 'Tagore' is for Bengali or 'Ghalib' for urdu!
Ramesh Parekh passed away in Rajkot on May 17, 06 following a severe heart attack. He was 66 and is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.Ramesh parekh was bestowed the Sahitya Academy Award for his poetry collection ''Vetan sud beej'' in 1994.