Mohan Parmar

Mohan Parmar (Gujarati: મોહન પરમાર) is a Gujarati language Short story writer, novelist and critic from Gujarat, India. He won Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 2011 for his Short story collection Anchalo. He was earlier editor of Hayati, an organ of Gujarati Dalit Sahitya Akademi, along with Harish Mangalam. He has also served as deputy editor of Parab, a monthly journal of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

Parmar was born on 15 March 1948 in Bhasariya, a village in Mahesana district of Gujarat, India to Ambalal and Manchhibahen. He took his primary education from Bhasariya Prathamik Shala. He got his Bachelor of Arts in 1980 from Mahesana with Gujarati literature. Then, he completed Master of Arts in 1984 as an external student from Gujarat University. He earned Ph.D in 1994 from the same university under Chandrakant Topiwala

Parmar married Jashodabahen in 1972 and they have a son, Manoj.

He is a retired administrative officer of Gujarat Maritime Board, Gandhinagar.

Kolahal, his first Short story collection, was published in 1980, followed by Vaayak (1995) and Anchalo (2008). His novels includes Bhekhad (1982), Vikriya, Kaalgrasta, Prapti (1990), Neliyu (1992) and Luptavedh (2006). His critical works are published as Sanvitti (1984), Ansaar (1989) and Vartarohan (2005). His research works Suresh Joshi Pachhini Vartana Vishesh Parinamo was published in 2001.

He won Sahitya Akademi Award of 2011 for his Short story collection Anchalo (2008). He also received the Uma-Snehrashmi Prize (2000–01), Sant Kabir Award (2003) and Premanand Suvarna Chandrak (2011).