Shamal is considered to be one of the prominent writers of medieval Gujarati literature. He is the exponant of verse-story form wherein he may not be better at verse, but is best at story- weaving. He has exploited the treasure of folk- tales and made innovations in the traditional folk- tale form, and aimed at entertaining the readers through his excellent art of story-telling, imagination, riddles and plot-construction. Worldliness is the foremost quality of his literature which made him more popular in his own times.
Dhiru Parikh, Professor and Head of Depart- ment of Gujarati at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad is a practicing poet and a critic. There are thirty volumes including poetry, criticism, short-story, biographical sketches and edited works to his credit.
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