Raeesh Maniar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Raeesh Maniar

Gujarati author

Date of Birth: 19-Aug-1966

Place of Birth: Pardi, Gujarat, India

Profession: writer, poet, songwriter, lyricist, columnist, literary critic

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Raeesh Maniar (Gujarati: ??? ?????) is a Gujarati language ghazal poet, translator, playwright, columnist, compere, lyricist and script writer from Gujarat, India.
His significant works include Kafiyanagar (1989), Shabda Mara Swabhavma J Nathi (1998) and Aam Lakhvu Karave Alakh Ni Safar (2011).
He has written two reference books for students of ghazals, Ghazal: Roop ane Rang (2006) and Ghazal Nu Chhandovidhan (2008).
The later work contains original research that may be applicable to prosody of all north Indian languages.
He has written lyrics for several Gujarati and Hindi language movies.
The Indian National Theater of Mumbai awarded him the Shayda Award for 2001 and the Kalapi Award for 2016 for his contributions to Gujarati ghazal poetry.