Praful Raval

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| name = Praful Raval

| image = Shri Praful Raval.jpg

| caption = at Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, 11 May 2019

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| birth_name = Praful Jagjivandas Raval

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|9|5}}

| birth_place = Viramgam, Gujarat

| occupation = Poet, essayist, short story writer, editor

| language = Gujarati

| nationality = Indian

| education = * Master of Arts

| alma_mater = Gujarat University

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| awards = * Kumar Suvarna Chandrak (1982)

| signature = Praful Raval autograph1.svg

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| doctoral_advisor = Dhiru Parikh}}

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Praful Raval is a Gujarati teacher, poet, essayist and short story writer.{{cite web | last=Desai | first=Kinjal | title=Amdavadis knew Satyendranath before Rabindranath | website=dna | date=2012-05-04 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-amdavadis-knew-satyendranath-before-rabindranath-1684384 | accessdate=2017-03-17}} Raval is a co-editor of Kavilok and Kumar and works as a general secretary of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. He received Kumar Suvarna Chandrak in 1982.

Early life

Raval was born on 5 September 1948 in Viramgam to Jagjivandas and Subhadraben.{{Citation needed|date= December 2021}}

Raval completed SSC from Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam.{{Citation needed|date= December 2021}} He completed his Bachelor of Arts from C. M Desai Arts and Commerce College, Viramgam in Gujarati and joined the School of Language, Gujarat University. He completed a Master of Arts, a Master of Philosophy and Ph.D.{{Citation needed|date= December 2021}}

Career

Raval taught at L. C Kanya Vidyalaya, Viramgam from 1970 to 1983 and Sheth M. J High School, Viramgam from 1983 to 1984.

In 1984, he founded Kruti Prakashan, a publishing company.{{Citation needed|date= December 2021}}

In 1992, he founded a primary school namely Shishu Niketan, later known as Setu Vidyalaya. In 1995, he founded another school, Sarjan Vidyamandir, and served there as principal until 2006.{{Citation needed|date= December 2021}}

In 2012, he became co-editor of Kumar. He works as general secretary of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.{{Cite book|title=Gujarati Sahityakar Kosh|last=Shukla|first=Kirit|publisher=Gujarati Sahitya Akadami|year=2013|isbn=9789383317028|location=Gandhinagar|pages=300|trans-title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકાર કોષ}}