Background
Topiwala was born on 7 August 1936 at Vadodara.
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Chandrakant Topiwala
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Education
He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Gujarati from the University of Bombay-affiliated Saint Xavier"s College in 1958, and received his Masters in 1960. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy at 1982 from Gujarat University.
Career
Topiwala taught Gujarati language at K H Madhvani College, Porbandar from 1961 to 1965. In 1965, he joined Navjivan Commerce and Arts College, Dahod as head of Department of Gujarati, and served as principal of the college from 1971 to 1984. Later he became the director of Kasturbhai Lalbhai Swadhyay Mandir, run by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.
He currently serves as the president of Parishad.
Achievements
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Awards
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Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak; Sahitya Akademi Award Sahitya Akademi Award; Bhasha Samman He received a Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2002 and a Sahitya Akademi Award for his critical study Gujarati Sakshibhasya in 2012. He was conferred a Samanvay Bhasha Samman award in 2013 for his contributions to literature. Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak; Sahitya Akademi Award Sahitya Akademi Award; Bhasha Samman He received a Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 2002 and a Sahitya Akademi Award for his critical study Gujarati Sakshibhasya in 2012. He was conferred a Samanvay Bhasha Samman award in 2013 for his contributions to literature. Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.