Chandrakant Bakshi
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Chandrakant Bakshi (born August 20, 1932 at Palanpur and died March 25, 2006 at Ahmedabad) was a notable Gujarati author.
He did his M A in History and LL B. He was the Sheriff of Mumbai in the 1990s. He has written 178 books, including 17 books on history and culture, 26 novels, 15 collections of short stories, six books on politics, eight travelogues, two plays and 25 books on varied subjects, besides his autobiography Bakshinama.
He also wrote extensively in newspapers and 15 of his books have been translated into Hindi, Marathi, English and other languages.
The government of Gujarat alleged him for his short story 'Kutti' and filed a case against him for writing bold and offensive literature. He also had to stay in jail for some time during this controversy.
These are some of his collections of short stories:
- Ek Sanjh Ni Mulaquat (Meeting at an evening)
- Meera
- Mashaal
- Pashchim (West)
- Pyaar (Love)
- Kramashaha (continued)
Some of his famous novels:
- Paralysis (Writers Workshop)
- Roma
- Lili Nasoman Pankhar (Autumn in the Green Veins)
- Padgha Doobi Gaya (Sinking Echos)
- Hathedi Par Badbaki (Subtraction On the Palm)
- Ayanvrutt (The Equator)
- Atitavan
- Hun Konarak Shah
- Aakar
