Suresh Parshottamdas Dalal, born in 1932 in Mumbai, is one of the modern Gujarati’s most versatile Gujarati authors. He has led a long and successful career in academia serving as the Head of Gujarati Department at S.N.D.T. University; Vice-chancellor at M.S. University in Baroda; and a “National Lecturer” for the University Grants Commission. In addition he has served as Member, Advisory Board of Gujarati Sahitya Academy (1983-1987). He left academic life to establish Image Publications and Writings as his effort to promote Gujarati literary and cultural life. In addition to his publishing firm, he edits the Gujarati poetry journal Kavita and the literary quarterly Vivecana.

Dalal is an indefatigable devotee of poetry, but garners respect for his essays, lyrics and fiction. His poetry and other writings reflect a keen sense of observation coupled with a broad vision and understanding of human condition.

He is a recipient of such accolades as Gujarat Government Award (5 times) for his contribution to Gujarati literature and many other important literary awards. He received an award for his contribution as a best teacher from Government of Maharashtra in 1980-81 and the Ranjitram Gold Medal for Creative Writing in 1983.

Widely traveled, he visited the USA in 1978, 1981, 1983 and U.K. in 1981 and 1988 to interview American and British poets.

The Library of Congress has more than one hundred and ten titles by and on him including Hastakshara, Kavitano ananda and Samvada as audio recordings.

રાધાનું નામ તમે વાંસળીના સૂર મહીં વ્હેતું ના મેલો, ઘનશ્યામ!
સાંજ ને સવાર નિત નિંદા કરે છે ઘેલું ઘેલું રે ગોકુળિયું ગામ!

વણગૂથ્યા કેશ અને અણઆંજી આંખડી કે ખાલી બેડાની કરે વાત;
લોકો કરે છે શાને દિવસ ને રાતડી મારા મોહનની પંચાત.
વળી વળી નીરખે છે કુંજગલીઃ પૂછે છે, કેમ અલી? ક્યાં ગઇ તી આમ?
રાધાનું નામ તમે…

કોણે મૂક્યુ રે તારે અંબોડે ફૂલ એની પૂછી પૂછીને લિયે ગંધ;
વહે અંતરની વાત એ તો આંખ્યુની ભૂલ જો કે હોઠોની પાંખડીઓ બંધ
મારે મોંએથી ચહે સાંભળવા સાહેલી માધવનું મધમીઠું નામ;
રાધાનું નામ તમે………….

This is my favourite song from Suresh Dalal.

http://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/sureshdalal.html