My Books
Guftagoo (1990)
An appreciation of selected couplets of Gujarati Ghazals presented subject-wise for the first time in the history of one hundred years of Gujarati Ghazals, nearly around 45 subjects. First Edition by Gujarat Sahitya Academy. Second Edition: Enlarged and revised edition with more fresh subjects. Published by Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalaya, 1993.The third edition was published in 2004 by Arunodaya Prakashan Ahmedabad with more fresh subjects.
Ghazal 101
An Anthology of the Best 101 Gujarati Ghazals on the completion of 100 years of Ghazal writing in Gujarati. First Edition: Image Publications1991 and many more by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad.
Sukha Ne Ek AvasarTo Aapo
Give Happiness a Chance: By Phil Bosmans. Translated into Gujarati, making it the best-selling book with 25 editions. Published by Image Publications, Mumbai, and subsequently by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad. It won the Gujarat Sahitya Academy Award and became a very popular and widely accepted life-oriented book.
Hun Maru Saranamu Chhun
Critical Appreciation and Translation of the American writer Hue Pather’s World well-known book “Notes to Myself”. First Edition: 1995 by Image Publications and subsequent editions by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad.
Samaya Ni Sogad
A Collection of Quotations on Life, compiled and translated by Ramesh Purohit. Published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad. First Edition: 1991. Second Edition: 2000. Third Edition: 2003.
Maitrini Mirat
An Anthology of Famous Quotations on Friendship, edited and compiled by Ramesh Purohit. Published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad. First Edition: 1991. Second Edition: 2000. Third Edition: 2003.
Prem Etle Prem Etle Prem
A Collection of Quotations on Love, compiled and translated by Ramesh Purohit. First Edition: 2000. Second Edition: 2003.
Tasavir
Life sketches of 40 Gujarati Poets from NarasinhMehta to Ramesh Parekh and Critical Appreciation Published by Pravin PrakashanRajkok In 1995.
Mahol
A Critical Appreciation of75Ghazals of all Leading Poets of Gujarat Published by Pravin PrakashanRajkot in 1995.
Nigah
A Subject-wise Compilation of UrduGhazal with Critical Appreciation by Ramesh Purohit. First Timewas published in Gujarati, and it included a translation and explanation of well-known Urdu couplets subjectwise published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad in 1994.
Angoori
A Subject-wisecompilation and translation with the appreciationof more than75 Subjects of Urdu GhazalPublished byNava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad in 1994.
Ehasas
A critical appreciation of more than 50 Gujarati ghazals covering 100 years of Gujarati ghazal milestones, published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad, in 2004.
Kalarav NI Duniya
A critical appreciation ofGujarati Geets (Poems) of leading poets,publishedby Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad, Mumbai,in 2004.
Saat Ranganun Sarnamun -Amrut Ghayal
Amrut “Ghayal” a leading Ghazalkar of Gujarat hasWritten more than 1000 Ghazals overhislong career of 6o years as a poet and enriched it with the forceful language of the Saurashtra region and established new Parameters. His entire work is divided into seven subjects, like love,etc, with unique critical appreciation.
Saat Ranganun Sarnamun -Abbas Vasi Mariz
Abbas VasiMariz. The most popular and leading Ghazal Writer is known for hissimplicity and depth. His contribution is immortal. He devoted the whole of his life forpropagation of Gujarati Ghazal. His entirework is classified with critical appreciation inseven Subjects and hence title is Saat Ranganun Saranamun.
Saat RanganunSarnamun -Shuya Palanpuri
Shuya Palanpuri is a very prominent poet of Gujarati ghazal. He initially wrote in Urdu and has composed many Urdu ghazals. His study of the scriptures and philosophy is reflected in his poetry. The thought, language, and presentation are unique. His 1,000 ghazals have been classified into seven subjects.
Saat Ranganun Sarnamun – Barakat Virani Befam
Barakat Virani Befam is a well-known poet who has devoted his entirelifeto the propagation and strengthening of Ghazal and wrote more than five hundred Ghazal andGeet. His work isvery popular and acclaimed for his down-to-earth approach, simplicity and depth. His entire work is critically appreciatedand classified intosevenSubjects.
Saat Ranganun Sarnamun – Shekhadam Abuvala
Shekhadam AbuvalaVery popular Ghazalkar has made an immense contributionto spreading and enriching ghazal in India and abroad. His vast collection is divided and critically appreciated into seven subjects.
Saat Ranganun Sarnamun -Aadil Mansoori
Aadil Mansooriisa prominent Ghazalkarwho gave a turning point to traditional Ghazaland made it modern by employing new symbols,new diction, and easy-to-understand language. His entire contribution isclassifiedinto Sevensubjects with critical appreciation and cross-references. That is why the title is Saat Ranganun Sarnamun.
Minakari
Urdu Ghazal& 88 ProminentUrdu Poets have beenexplained in Gujarati andcriticalappreciation with necessaryexplanation for the lovers ofpoetry who are unfamiliarwith the Urdu language. Poetry is to understand love and life.This book is very well received by readers. This was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2008.
Dilkashi
This book is an in-depth studyof the modern Gujarati Ghazal.23 Well-known poems were explained and appreciated ina way to enlighten readersabout traditional and new trends. Besides 23 new Subjects are selected and appropriatecoupletsare quoted on each subject from the vast gamut of Gujarati Ghazal. Apart from that more than 30 Urdu Gujarati and English poets have been selected and their contributions analyzed and critically appreciated. This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2008.
Ghazal Naame Ghazal
During the long journey of Gujarati Ghazal Writing,Manypoets have written Ghazal on Ghazal narrating various aspects of the Ghazal as form and Ghazal as beloved.There are 100 Ghazals on theSubject Ghazal.This book was published byNava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2010. During his lifetime but even unavailable in the market for many years. Given making him a very popular Ghazals’ available book including his entire work and many thoughtful articles on him is published. This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Mumbai in 2023. This is a collection of Ghazals of poets compiled and edited by Ramesh Purohit.
Manas Naame Ghazal
Though Ghazals are Known for their preoccupation with the theme of love, They expanded to include various subjects as time passed. Poets also who spoke in their individual, authentic voices, wrote ghazals on the most important subject the human being itself.Man is a wonderfulcreation of the Almighty and an interesting subject. About 60 Ghazals written on human beings are compiled in this book. This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2010.
Dost Naame Ghazal
In Urdu as well as Gujarati Ghazal, the most favorite subject is friend and friendship. In Gujarati, almost all leading Gazalkars have written on DOST friend.There are 43 Ghazals on this subject depicting various aspects and experiences of friendship.This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2010.
Sukhan NI Kedi KankuVarni
A book of positive thinking and life-oriented. This is the translation and explanation of the bookWhispering Hope by the great Flemish writer Phil Bosmans. The book discusses various problems faced by humanbeings andthrows lighton their possible solution. This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2010.
Manoved
Though yogwas inventedby Indian sages and practicedfor centuries. The practical applicationis more relevant in Westerncountries.I was inspired by the book LouseHay’s‘Meditation to Heal Your Life’ and JenetEla’s book ‘Meditation on Joy’. Many books on how to activate joy do take us to a new thinking about life. I have taken quotations from various books and explained them with appropriate and similar problems in poetry and mythological stories.The book is very well received. This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2013.
Parveen Shakir
Parveen Shakirwas an outstanding poet of Pakistan and a very well-known Urdusharia in the sub-continent.She was a very well-learned poet who gave a distinctive feminine voice to Urdu literature.She expressed the desires of women openly in her ghazals, inviting protest from the establishment. This book gives every detail of her life and work and her devotion to lord Krishna.This booklet was published by Parichaya Trust, Mumbai in 2010.
Jivavano Aanand
This is a life-oriented book based on the ‘MeditationOf Joy’ of JenetEla’s. People do not feelhappy amidst earlywealth andluxurious life.They are passingthrough stress, panic, tension, and dissatisfactionwhich resultsin physical and mental distress. This bookwith appropriate quotations provides peace of mind and a life of joy and happiness.Jivavano Aanand is critical appreciation was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2013.
Sukha no Sathawaro
This book is based on theconcept of Gratitude: How to be grateful for everything we get inthis world is taught with examples Book stresses the need to be healthy and fit to be able to render help to others. Every work begun with a sense of gratitude will be successful. This is a critical appreciation of gratitude and was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2013.
Ghazal Ane Ghazalkaro
This book discusses Gujarati ghazal in depth with life sketches and critical appreciations of prominent Ghazal writers.Seventeen leading Ghazalkar’s contributions, their style, diction, and special topics were discussed with similar quotations. The book is very well received by Ghazal lovers and general readers at large This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2015.
Tamanna
Critical appreciation, explanation, and translation of Urdu Ghazal with comparison.There are 34 Subjects on which severalpoets have writtenGhazal couplets. These coupletsare chosen, explained, and a beautifulUrdu ghazal is woven. Besides ghazals of twenty prominent poets have been appreciated and explained in Gujarati.
Gopigeet
Gopigeet is from Shrimed Bhagavat when Krishna is playing Raas with Gopies, they startthinking high themselves. To bring them to groundreality Krishna disappears amidthe dance.Gopies not finding theirbeloved start requesting him to recite one shaloka after another.Ultimately Krishna returns.This geet is explained with translation in this bookThis book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Ahmedabad in 2015.
Mariz Vishesh
Abbas Vasi Mariz is the most popularGhazalkar in Gujarat. His contribution to Ghazal’swriting is path-breaking, epoch-making and all-pervasive. This book gives, in a nutshell, various aspects of his life and his work by prominent writers.
Ghayal Vishesh
Amrut Ghayal as a poet of ghazal stands foremost among his contemporaries.His poetry and personality were nurtured by several diverse influences. He was thoroughly familiar with the Urdutradition and that is why he contributed immensely through his long career of sixty years as a poet. This book gives an in-depth study of his life and his work.
Aanand Ne Ek Avasar ToAapo
This book is a unique life-oriented bookdepicting the need to learn how to get joy out of adverse situations.This book narrates the positive feelings associated with joy. It helps to move towards finding joy. This is deliberately focused on moving into levels beyond our present understanding to find and help us live with joy activated in every area of our lives This book was published by Arunoday Prakashan Ahmedabad in 2023.
Sukh Shanti @ Anand.com
The book carries too muchenergy that going through itmakes readers happy.The book encourages and allowsthoughts to awakenwithin you those moments that bring smiles. It shows how to allow our joy to release our happy thoughts. One learns howto maintaina gentle focus on happythoughts. It stresses the need to understand that joy is the essence of your life purpose. This book was published by Arunoday Prakashan Ahmedabad in 2023.
Samgra Barakt Virani Befam
Janab Barakat Virani wrote ghazals under the pen name ‘Befam’.He belongs to the generation of prominent gazalkars who have immortal contributions.He has written nearly 500 ghazals, 110 muktakas, 32 nazams, and 20 geets. The entire work was published four booksduring his lifetime but were unavailable in the market for many years. In view of making his very popular Ghazals available.Including his entire work and many thoughtful articles on him are published. This book was published by Nava Bharat Sahitya Mandir Mumbai in 2023. This is a collection of Ghazals of poets compiled and edited by Ramesh Purohit.
Shoonya no Vaibhav
Alikhan Baluch popular poet known as ‘Shoonya’Palanpuri is the top ghazalkar and outstanding poet. He has developed his style of ghazal writing bringing required depth diction and dedication. He touched almost all styles and languages with many mythological references. This book covers his entire contribution which runs into almost 1000 Ghazals, Muktak etc.
Guftagoo
This is an enlarged edition of the subjective ghazal.This edition has many new subjects and old subjects of the first edition of Guftagoo are redefined adding more new couplets of modern poets. Gujarati ghazal has been written for 125 years and poets have dealt with varieties of subjects. In each subject well known Sher of ghazals are quoted with explanation and appreciation. This book was published by Arunoday Prakashan Ahmedabad in 2024.
Ghazal 125
This is the enlarged edition of Ghazal 101 published in 1991. Here are morenew Ghazalkar included in this redesigned and enlarged version. The book throws light on new trends taking place in Gujarati ghazal and new style together with simple language employed. The book is published by Arunoday Prakashan Ahmedabad.
Samaghra Saif Palanpuri
The entire work of prominent poet Saif Palanpuri is published and unpolished in this book. There are in-depth articles on his life and work his style and diction, and his contribution to Nazam’s writing. His many articles on Urdu ghazal are also included in this book. This book is published by Nava Bharat Sahitya, Mandir Mumbai in 2035