Title Dr. First Rajendra Last Mehta Photograph Name Name
Associate Professor-Gujarati Designation Language and Literature
Address Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies, Tutorial Building, University of Delhi, Delhi -110007.
Phone No Office 011-27666626
Mobile 09718475928/09868218928
Email darvesh18@yahoo. com and [email protected]
Educational Qualifications
Degree Institution Year
Ph.D. (Modern Gujarati Drama) Bhavnagar University, 1999 Gujarat.
PG MA (Gujarati Language and Literature), 1992 Bhavnagar University, Gujarat.
UG BA (Gujarati Language and Literature), Bhavnagar 1990 University, Gujarat.
Career Profile
2008- till date: Associate Professor (Gujarati), University of Delhi, Delhi.
1992- 2008: Lecturer (Gujarati Language and Literature), Bhavnagar University, Gujarat. Teaching and research experience of 29 years
Areas of Interest / Specialization
Indian Drama and Theatre, comparative Indian literature, translation studies, translations into Indian languages, postmodernism and post colonialism theories in Indian literature.
Subjects Taught
1- Gujarati language courses (certificate, diploma, advanced diploma)
2-M.A (Comparative Indian Literature) Theory of literary influence, Tragedy in Indian literature, Ascetics and poetics
3-M.Phil (Comparative Indian Literature): Gandhi in Indian literature. Introduction to an Indian language- Gujarati
Research Guidance
M.Phil. student -12 Ph.D. student - 05
Details of the Training Programmes attended:
Name of the Programme From Date To Date Duration Organizing Institution
OP 12-08-2010 09-09-2010 29 day(s) HRDC MUMBAI
3 month(s), 29 RC ONLINE MODE 01-09-2019 30-12-2019 day(s) HRDC SAURASHTRA
RC ONLINE MODE 28-09-2020 11-10-2020 14 day(s) HRDC GUJARAT
MILLS ,UNIVERSITY OF WORKSHOP 23-09-2008 27-09-2008 5 day(s) DELHI
WORKSHOP 26-07-2013 27-07-2013 2 day(s) CPDHE,DU
WORKSHOP 17-11-2017 17-11-2017 1 day(s) UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
WORKSHOP 31-08-2013 06-09-2013 7 day(s) CSTT-VNSGU,SURAT
STC 08-12-2014 14-12-2014 7 day(s) HRDC GUJARAT
Books authored
Publication Details ISBN No
Title of the Publication: APARVAYA 978-93-5235- 100-8 Name of Publisher: RANNADE Year of the Publication: 2002 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: NATYARAAG 978-93-5235- 098-8 Name of Publisher: RANNADE Year of the Publication: 2003
Title of the Publication: DALIT 978-93-5235- 099-5 Name of Publisher: GUJARAT DALIT SAHITYA AKADEMI Year of the Publication: 2002 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: MANASMANCH 978-93-5235- 102-2 Name of Publisher: RANNADE Year of the Publication: 2001 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: sootrabadh 978-93-5235- 101-5 Name of Publisher: RANNADE Year of the Publication: 2011 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: BRAHMPALASH 978-93-5235- 103-9 Name of Publisher: PARSHV PRAKASHAN Year of the Publication: 2008
Title of the Publication: BRAHMVAKYA 978-93-5235- 101-6 Name of Publisher: PARSHV Year of the Publication: 2008 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: BHURJAPATRA 978-93- 82456-62-9 Name of Publisher: RANNADE Year of the Publication: 2016 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: SHUDHIPATRA 978-93-82456-63-6 Name of Publisher: RANNADE Year of the Publication: 2016 Publisher: National
Chapters in the books
Title of the Publication: RASVAIBHAV 938-012591-7 Name of Publisher: RANGDWAR Year of the Publication: 2018 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: DAKSHINA 978-93- 83174-64-5 Name of Publisher: PRANAV PRAKASHAN Year of the Publication: 2018 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: PATHIK PARMAR :SARJAK ANE VIVECHAK 978-81- 906043-0-7 Name of Publisher: DALIT AKADEMI Year of the Publication: 2006 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: VAAT MANASNEE 978-9380125- 93-0 Name of Publisher: RANG DWAR Year of the Publication: 2018 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: NATYASARJAK SATISH VYAS 978-93- 82614-45-6 Name of Publisher: PARSHV Year of the Publication: 2017 Publisher: National
Title of the Publication: TAGORENI VARTAKALA 978-93-5108- 353-5 Name of Publisher: PARSHV Year of the Publication: 2015 Publisher: National
Invited lectures / Resource Person/ paper presentation in Seminars/ Conferences
Wheth Sr er Name of Lecture/Pa International/Nati Title of Seminars/Confer Name of No pers onal/State Lecture/Papers ences Institute/Agency Date
State/Univers arts college 1 Lecture ity anuvad Uni. mehsana 11- vyakhayanmala 02- 2013
postmodern Indian gujarati women's college 2 Papers National plays adhyapak ghatkopar 28- sangh 10- 2001
GUJARATI SEMIN MUMBAI 3 Papers National LITERATURE IN AR UNIVERSITY 28- 21ST CENTURY 03- 2008
Sr Whether Name of Lecture/Pa International/Natio Title of Seminars/Confer Name of No pers nal/State Lecture/Papers ences Institute/Agency Date
MUMBAI 4 Papers National JILLE SUBHANI SEMINAR UNIVERSITY 24- 12- 2008
Poetry and Criticism in National akademi of 5 Lecture National Gujarati SEMINAR Letters 24- Literature (Sahitya Akdemi 09- 2012
International Reception of Tagore in NATIONAL 6 Papers (Within Indian SEMINAR AKADEMI OF 11- Literature-Gujarati Country) literature LETTERS 05- 2012
7 Papers National SUDHARK YUG SEMINAR GUJARATI SAHITYA 11- PARISHAD 02- 2012
POST MODERNISM 8 Papers National IN ADHIVESHAN TALOD COLLEGE 10- GUJARATI LITERATURE 02- 2007
International Tagore's Gitanjali in SAHITYA 9 Papers (Within Gujarati SEMINAR AKADEMI,DELHI 07- Country) 05- 2010
POST MODERN 10 Lecture National GUJARATI SEMINAR MSU BARODA 03- LITERATURE 03- 2005
RAKT KUND - A NATIONAL 11 Papers National TAMIL NOVEL SEMINAR VNSGU SURAT 08- 01- 2009
MEMOIRS OF 12 Papers National MUNSHI SEMINAR KAMREJ COLLEGE 26- 09- 2015
srikant shah na natko WOCH 6 13 Papers State/University nee patra SEMINAR FOUNDATION 08- 9 srushti 06- 2002
Lalita dukhdarsahk 7 14 Papers National natak ADHIVESHAN LIMDI COLLEGE 04- 0 03-2000
Philosophical Aspects DARSHAN 7 15 Papers National in the SEMINAR PARISHAD 24- 1 work of M.N.Dvivedi 11- 2004
Literary Writings of 7 16 Papers National Chinu Modi seminar asait sahitya sabha 01- 2 02- 2014
Guarati Theatre and mathrubhoomi 7 17 Lecture National Poetry seminar foundation 21- 3 04- 2013
UNIVERSITY OF 7 18 Papers National Mojila Manilal :A play SEMINAR MUMBAI 22- 4 12- 2008
7 19 Papers National On Umashanakar joshi SEMINAR University of 04- 5 Mumbai,Department of Gujarati 02- 2008
International Celebrating Legendary TPS -INDIA 7 20 Lecture (Within Poets PROGRAM INTERNATIONLA 22- 6 Country) :Narsinh Mehta CENTRE ,DELHI 04- 2016
N.S.PATEL ARTS 7 21 Lecture National comparative literature ADHIVESHAN COLLEGE 29- 7 01- 2012
Gender in Gujarati 7 22 Papers National Literature SEMINAR IIAS SHIMLA 16- 8 08- 2004
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Sr Whether Name of Lecture/Pa International/Natio Title of Seminars/Confer Name of No pers nal/State Lecture/Papers ences Institute/Agency Date
GUJARATI PLAYS 23 Papers National OF 19TH SEMINAR IIAS SHIMLA 06- CENTURY 08- 2004
MEGHANI'S 24 Papers National FICTIONS SEMINAR MEGHANI KENDRA 30- 03- 2019
Plays of Desi Natak 25 Papers National Samaj SEMINAR DEPARTMENT OF 18- MILLS,UNIVERSITY OF DELHI 05- 2016
Feminism id Gujarati MUMBAI 26 Papers National Literature SEMINAR UNIVERSITY 18- 09- 2004
RAJPIPLA 27 Papers National Plays of Bhishm Sahni SEMINAR COLLEGE 22- 01- 2016
Social Reformantion 28 Papers National and Mass SEMINAR DEPARTMENT OF 25- Education Through MILLS,UNIVERSITY BHAVAI OF DELHI 03- 2010
Gujarati Sahitya 29 Papers National Sudharak yug no SEMINAR parishand and 12- Vivechanvichar Gujarat sahitya 02- akademi,Gandhinagar 2012
Voices of the 30 Papers National marginalized SEMINAR Ramniranjan 18- ZunzunwalaCollegew, Mumbai 01- 2013
Indian council of 31 Papers National Philosophy of death in SEMINAR Philosophical 05- research and Mahabharata Gorakhpur 01- University 2008
Gujarati Natak 32 Papers National :Badlavki seminar iias shimla 29- Bayar,Samajik Dayitva (Gujarati 08- Theatre :Reformation and 2002 Social Responsibility)
Translations and DSN COLLEGE 33 Papers National Transcriptions seminar UNNAO 25- of the plays of Shakespeare 03- 2002
POST MODERN 34 Papers National PLAYS SEMINAR Gujaratino Adhyapak 27- Sangh(Association of Gujarati 10- Teachers)and Department of 2001 Gujarati, The Doshi Women’s College, Mumbai
Vigat Dashak ke Natak 35 Papers National :Pragti SEMINAR IIAS,SHIMLA 30- ya Patan ?(About the Gujarati 08- plays of last decade) 2001
Tantrik Cult in AKHIL BHARTIYA 36 Papers National Vishvandya’s SEMINAR DARSHAN 16- Yoginikumari , PARISHAD 10- 2002
VIRMAGAM 37 Papers State/University Gujarait Gazals Vishe SEMINAR COLLEGE 21- 08- 2005
Michel Foucault and ROFEL COLLEGE 38 Papers National Gujarati ADHIVESHAN VAPI 07- literature 02- 2015
39 Papers National Literary terms SEMINAR VNSGU ,SURAT 13- 07- 2013
19th sadike Gujarati S.H.Gardi Institute of 40 Papers National Natak SEMINAR English & 01- :Mandliya,Manoranjan Comparative Literary evam Studies, 02- Sudharka Samantar Saurashtra University, Andolan Rajkot, 2004 Gujarat, India
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Sr Whether Name of Lecture/Pa International/Natio Title of Seminars/Confer Name of No pers nal/State Lecture/Papers ences Institute/Agency Date
Samayik Lekhsoochi MS UNIVERSITY 41 Papers National ;2010 ADHIVESHAN BARODA 10- Vishe (a Critical Review of a 01- Classified Index of Articles and 2013 References on Literature and Allied Subjects, Published in Gujarati Literary Periodicals)
Dakshin Gujarat 42 Lecture State/University Sahitya Ane Manas SEMINAR Gujaratino 11- Shashtra(Literature Adhyapak Sangh and and J.P.Arts 01- College, Bharuch Psychology), ,Bharuch 2013 Gujarat
C.C.Mehta and 43 Papers National Gujarati Theatre SEMINAR MSU BARODA 29- 03- 2001
J P SHROFF 44 Papers State/University Samprat ekankioma SEMINAR COLLEGE 09- purakalpanno viniyog (Myth in VALSAD 03- the One Act Plays Gujarati), 1996
International 45 Papers (Within E-Learning in teacher CONFERENCE central institute of 26- education,department Country) Education of 02- education,university of Delhi 2007
KHEDBRAHMA 46 Papers State/University koshvidya vishe ADHIVESHAN COLLEGE 06- 02- 2011
47 Papers State/University Ashvamedh natak SEMINAR SPANDAN GODHRA 20- 08- 2000
Gujarati Sahityani GUJARAT SAHITY 48 Papers State/University Nootan SEMINAR AKADEMI 02- Dharao GANDHINAGAR 11- 2001
abhignan shakuntalam VANCHE GOVERNMENT OF 49 Lecture National no GUJARAT GUJARAT 01- gujarati anuvad MISSION 02- 2011
International literary issues and GUJARAT 50 Lecture (Within awards in LITFEST LITERATURE 08- Country) Gujarati literature FESTIVAL 01- 2016
International controversies in 51 Lecture (Within Gujarati GLF GLF 03- Country) literature 01- 2014
ONLINE 52 Lecture National The Genre of Play LECTURE KCG 11- 02- 2013
SHAH COLLEGE 53 Papers National shanimekhla ADHIVESHAN MALAD 03- 01- 2008
HRDC GUJARAT 54 Lecture National RESOURCE PERSON OP UNIVERSITY 16- 06- 2016
Gujarati literature for 55 Lecture National banking BSRB BSRB 10- exams 02- 1997
UGC FUNDS - 56 Lecture National REQUIREMENTS OP HRDC RAJKOT 12- 03- 2003
UGC FUNDS AND 57 Lecture National RESEARCH OP HRDC RAJKOT 11- PROPOSALS 12- 2003
58 Lecture National UGC FUNDS HRDC RAJKOT HRDC RAJKOT 12- 07- 2002
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Sr Whether Name of Lecture/Pa International/Natio Title of Seminars/Confer Name of No pers nal/State Lecture/Papers ences Institute/Agency Date
UGC and other 59 Lecture National financial HRDC OP HRDC RAJKOT 09- assistance 03- 2006
major and minor 60 Lecture National research OP UGC-HRDC,RAJKOT 08- projects ,GUJARAT 01- 2006
61 Lecture National UGC funds OP UGC-HRDC,RAJKOT 19- ,GUJARAT 07- 2005
62 Lecture National Financial Assistance for OP HRDC RAJKOT 18- research 07- 2005
63 Lecture National WOMEN IN INDIAN OP HRDC RAJKOT 03- LITERATURE 03- 2003
MEDIA IN 64 Lecture National CLASSROOM OP UGC-HRDC,RAJKOT 06- ,GUJARAT 05- 2001
CAREER 65 Lecture National ENRICHMENT OP HRDC RAJKOT 08- 04- 2002
UGC International FUNDS,SCHEMES 66 Papers (Within AND OP HRDC RAJKOT 12- Country) REQUIREMENTS 03- 2003
67 Lecture National UGC SCHEMES OP HRDC RAJKOT 07- 10- 2004
SPECIAL HIRANI COLLEGE 68 Lecture State/University literary journalism LECTURE RAJKOT 11- 09- 2007
lectures on journalism SPECIAL HIEANI COLLEGE 69 Lecture State/University and LECTURE RAJKOT 24- language 10- 2008
LECTURES ON Arjunlal Hirani 70 Lecture State/University MEDIA LECTURES College of 09- Journalism and Performing 10- Arts ,Rajkot 2004
program on all India LITERARY AKASHVAANI 71 Lecture National radio PROGRAM RAJKOT 05- 11- 2006
program on all India LITERARY 72 Lecture National radio PROGRAM All India 16- Radio(akashvani)Rajk ot 01- 2005
LITERARY AKASHVAANI 73 Lecture National play on all India radio PROGRAM RAJKOT 28- 01- 2001
LITERARY AKASHVAANI 74 Lecture National program on radio PROGRAM RAJKOT 18- 09- 2007
COMMENTAR AKASHVAANI 75 Lecture National live commentary on Y RAJKOT AND 18- Janmashtmi PRASAR BHARTI 09- GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 2014
AKASHVAANI 76 Lecture National Gujarati Literature AKASHVAANI AHWA 24- PROGRAM 08- 2014
Jakshni Vartama GYAN 77 Lecture National Hasya ane DARSHAN IGNOU 08- vyangya IGNOU 02- 2010
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Sr Whether Name of Lecture/Pa International/Natio Title of Seminars/Confer Name of No pers nal/State Lecture/Papers ences Institute/Agency Date
lecture on Gujarati GYAN 78 Lecture National literature DARSHAN IGNOU 08- 10- 2009
International Mother International IGNOU AND 79 Lecture National Language Mother SAHITYA AKDEMI 21- day Language day DELHI 02- 2011
AKASHVAANI 80 Lecture National poetry recitation poetry recitation RAJKOT 18- 11- 2001
AKASHVAANI 81 Lecture National poetry recitation poetry recitation RAJKOT 05- 11- 2006
FEW MUMBAI 82 Papers National OBSERVATIONS ON SEMINAR UNIVERSITY 08- FOLKLORE 03- 2018
LANGUAGE IN RESENT 83 Papers National BUSINESS AND TRENDS IN IPCOWALA 01- BUSINESS OF COLLEGE,PETLAD, LANGUAGE BUSINESS GUJARAT 12- 2011
International GHALIB INSTITUTE 84 Papers (Within RUMI IN GUJARATI 2 DAYS NEW 29- INTERNATION Country) AL DELHI AND IRAN 11- SEMINAR IN 2019 RECEPTION OF RUMI IN INDIA
International multilingual 85 Lecture (Within gujarati poetry poets sahity akademi,delhi 21- Country) meet 11- 2018
ek bharat shreshth 86 Lecture National bharat seminar NCERT,DELHI 10- 02- 2020
seminar cum 87 Papers National translation process work NCERT DELHI 04- shop 10- 2017
Awards
Gold Medal for securing 1st class in M.A. (Gujarati), 1992. Kavi Nanalal Paritoshik for securing 1st class 1st in M.A. (Gujarati), 1992. Vishvanath M. Bhatt Paritoshik for securing 1st class 1st in M.A. 1992 Best playwright award for one act play in Indian National Theatre-Gujarat Samachar All Gujarat Intercollegiate Drama Competition, 1995. Associate ship of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS-IUC),
2001-2004. Young writers’ Travel Grant by Sahitya Akademi, Delhi,
2007
Pramodkumar Patel Yuva Vivechak (Young critic) Paritoshik, 2008 (for critical writings in Gujarati).
Association with Professional Bodies ------Membership
Life Member, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Life Member, Gujaratino Adhyapak Sangh, (association of the college and university teachers of gujarati language and literature) Gujarat.
Founder, Brihad Bhavnagar Sahitya Sabha.
Editorial Board
Member, Budreti-Natak (the only Quarterly on theatre in gujarati )Editorial Board, Ahmedabad \ Committee and Board Convener - CBSE- Gujarati Language Committee, Delhi. Expert, Gujarati language, commission for scientific and technical terminology, Delhi Expert-Gujarati, Indira Gandhi national Open University, Delhi
Other Activities
Script writing and direction of more than 31 Act plays and 3 full length plays. More than 100 cultural, scholastics event’s anchoring.
Writing s k i l l s of Gujarati, Hindi, English and Marathi. Conversation skill of Urdu and Punjabi Reading and Conversation skill of Sanskrit.
3 years associate ship of Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS-IUC), an Autonomous Institute of Ministry of H.R.D. and Inter-University Centre of University Grants Commission.
Script writing and Voice over for various documentary films produced by: Ship Recycling Association (India), Saurashtra Chamber of Commerce and Industries (Bhavnagar), Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation (Bhavnagar), Various Industrial Units and Commercial Units, Gram Nirman Samaj (N.G.O. for Rural Development), Mahuva District Panchayat (Bhavnagar).
Online Teaching, IGNOU, Delhi. 2009, 2010, 2011