Vishwas Patil Explained
Vishwas Patil (born 28 November 1959) is an Indian author and an officer in Indian Administrative Service.[1] [2] He completed his masters M.A. in English Literature and a degree in Law.
Works
- Lust for Lalbaug, novel about Great Bombay textile strike publisher Rajhans Prakashan, 2015
- 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 infrastructure projects like dams, it was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992,[3]
Awards
- 1989 Nath 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
Notes and References
- News: The Burden of Battle. Tare. Kiran. 23 December 2011. India Today. 19 November 2012.
- News: Retrial at Red Fort. Deshmukh. Vinita. 16 November 2004 . The Indian Express. 26 May 2018. Pune.
- Book: Patil. Vishwas. Ramachandra. Keerti (English translator). A Dirge for the Dammed. 2014. Hachette India. Gurgaon, India. 978-93-5009-590-4.
- http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/showSearchAwardsResult.jsp?year=&author=Vishwas+Patil&awards=AA&language=SELECT Sahitya Akademi Awards Information
