page_title: Chinu Modi
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: Chinu Modi / Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Chinu Modi and Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari on Sahitya Akademi Award 2013
context_page_description: Chinu Modi, also known by his pen name Irshad, was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer and critic from Gujarat, India. Educated in languages, he taught at various institutions and established himself as a poet and author. He was a recipient of several awards including Sahitya Akademi Award, Vali Gujarati Award and Narsinh Mehta Award.
context_section_description: Modi won the Ushnas Prize (1982–1983) for his book Bahuk. He received the Kalapi Award in 2000, the Narsinh Mehta Award in 2008 and the Vali Gujarati Award in 2010. He was awarded the Teansmedia Award in 2004. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati writers in 2013 for his gazal collection Khara Zaran.
caption: at Sahitya Akademi Award ceremony with Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, New Delhi, 2013
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