Labshankar Thakar, who passed away recently, hails from which of the following states?

Gujarat
The well-known Gujarati poet, playwright and story writer, Labshankar Jadavji Thakar (80) passed away recently. He was modernist author of Gujarati literature with influence of existentialism challenging traditional literature styles. Excerpts of his works are Kalagranthi, Akasmat , Malela Jeevni Samiksha and Inner Life, etc. He got many awards and honours like Sahitya Akadami Award (1991) for his poetry ‘Tolan Aawaz Ghunghat’ , Kumar Chandrak (1962), Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak (1981), etc.