Ashok Chavda  Ashok Chavda, also known by his pen name Bedil, is a Gujarati poet, writer and critic from Gujarat, India. His anthology of poetry, "Dalkhi Thi Saav Chhutan (2012)," was awarded the Yuva Puraskar by the Sahitya Akademi in 2013. His collection of known writings include "Pagla Talaavma" (2003), "Pagarav Talaavma" (2012), "Tu Kahu Ke Tame" (2012), "Pityo Ashko" (2012), "Shabdoday" (2012), and "Ghazalistan" (2012), which is a translation of Urdu ghazals written by Indian and Pakistani poets. He is also a recipient of the Yuva Gaurav Award (2012) from the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, and the "Dasi Jivan Award" (2013–14) from the Government of Gujarat. He has appeared in several TV and radio programs on All India Radio and Doordarshan. Ashok Chavda was born on August 23, 1978 in Bhavnagar, Gujarat to Pitambarbhai and Hansabahen. In 1998, Chavda received a Bachelor of Commerce in accounting from C.U. Shah Commerce College of Ahmedabad. In 2001, he received a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from H.K. Arts College of Ahmedabad. In 2003, he received a Master of Development Communication (MDC) from Gujarat University. His research for the MDC was titled "Gujarati Dalit Kavitano Udabhav Ane Vikas: 1975-85" (Growth and Development of Gujarati Dalit Poetry: 1975-85). He stayed at Gujarat University to receive his Ph.D. in Journalism and Mass Media, under Chandrakant Mehta, for his research titled "Gujarati Dalit Samayik Patrakaratva Ni Vikasyatra" (Growth and Development of Gujarati Dalit Periodicals). He passed the National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) in Mass Communication and Journalism in 2012. He then completed his Bachelor of Laws at K.P. Shah Law College, Jamnagar in 2014 and also received a Master's degree in Gandhian Thought and Social Science from Gujarat Vidyapith in 2016. He also created and edited the magazine "Pamaraat" in college. Chavda started his career as a personal tutor at Saraswati Study Center in 1995.