Sitanshu Yashaschandra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Sitanshu Yashaschandra

Gujarati poet

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1941

Place of Birth: Bhuj, Gujarat, India

Profession: teacher, poet, playwright, translator

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Sitanshu Yashaschandra Mehta (born 1941), better known as Sitanshu Yashaschandra, is a Gujarati language poet, playwright, translator and academic from India.He is the President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, writer in 1987 for his poetry collection Jatayu.
Subsequently, he was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by Government of India, in 2006.