Vishwas Patil
Vishwas Patil (born November 28, 1959, in Nerle, Kolhapur district) is an Indian author, historian,[1] and member of the Indian Administrative Service in Maharashtra. Well known for his work Panipat (novel about Third Battle of Panipat).[2] He has an M.A. in English Literature and a degree in Law.
Works
- Panipat, novel about Third Battle of Panipat
- Sambhaji, biographical novel about Sambhaji
- Ranangan, play based on novel Panipat
- Chandramukhi, novel based on relations between a politician and a "tamasha" dancer
- Not gone with the wind, novel based on the film industry personalities
- Pangira, novel about hardship of village people
- Mahanayak, biographical novel about Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
- Zadazadati (novel), a touching story of people displaced due to infasturcture projects like dams, it was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992,[3]
Awards
- 1989Nath Madhav Award for Panipat
- 1990 Priyadarshini National Award for Zadazadati, Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award for Panipat, Vikhe Patil Award for Zadazadati
- 1992 Sahitya Akademi Award for Zadazadati[4]
- 1998 Gadakri Award for Mahanayak
References
- ↑ Tare, Kiran (December 23, 2011). "The Burden of Battle". India Today. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑ Deshmukh, Vinita (November 16, 2004). "Retrial at Red Fort". Pune: Pune Indian Express. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ Patil,, Vishwas; Ramachandra, Keerti (English translator) (2014). A Dirge for the Dammed. Gurgaon, India: Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-5009-590-4.
- ↑ Sahitya Akademi Awards Information
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