1 June 1950) is a Gujarati Gujarati language ghazal poet, critic, editor and researcher.
He is a founder editor of Dhabak, a Gujarati ghazal poetry journal.
He received his Ph.D.
His significant works include Saat Suka Pandada (1993), Ghazal Nu Pariprekshya (1995), Thes (1998) and Adhakhula Dhwar (1999).
The Indian National Theater, Mumbai conferred the Shayda Award (2003) on him for his contributions to Gujarati ghazal poetry.