Background
He was born on 18 August 1941 at Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India.
He was born on 18 August 1941 at Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India.
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. He has taught Gujarati at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda from 1972. He served as a visiting Professor at the Sorbonne University, Loyola Marymount University, and Jadavpur University.
He was an Emeritus Professor and National Lecturer at University Grant Commission.
He had been the chief editor of the Encyclopedia of Indian Literature published by Sahitya Akademi. He was awarded Fulbright Scholarship and Ford West European Fellowship for research in field of comparative literature.
He worked in the same field at Indiana University, United States of America and at University of Bombay. Yashaschandra served as Vice-Chancellor of Saurashtra University.
He received Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati writer in 1987 for his poetry collection Jatayu. He also received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, the highest award in Gujarati literature, in 1987. He was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2006. He also received Rashtriya Kabir Samman, Indian National Theatre – Gujarat Samachar award, Nanalal Award, Gujarat State Government Poetry award.
