Ashwini Bhatt
| Ashwini Bhatt | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
12 August 1936 Ahmedabad, India |
| Died |
10 December 2012 (aged 76) Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist, actor and activist |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Notable works |
Othaar Faanslo Aashka Maandal Katibandh Nirja Bhargav Angaar Aakhet |
| Spouse | Neeti Bhatt |
| Children | Neel Bhatt |
Ashwini Bhatt (1936 – 2012) was a Gujarati language novelist.
Life
He was born to educationist Harprasad Bhatt and Sharadaben Bhatt on 12 August 1936 in Ahmedabad. He graduated in psychology. He was interested in theatre and he worked as a child artist in Gujarati adoption of Bengali drama Bindur Chhele (Bindu No Kiko). He had failed in several business ventures like poultry farm to a vegetable vendor before starting career as a writer. He moved to United States in 2002. He died on 10 December 2012 at Dallas, Texas, US.[1][2][3]
Works
Bhatt wrote twelve novels and three novellas. He translated several works in Gujarati including Alistair MacLean and James Hadley Chase. He also translated Freedom at Midnight by Collins and Lapierre in Gujarati as Ardhi Rate Azadi which was critically acclaimed.[1][2][3]
His serialized novels include Othaar, Faanslo, Aashka Maandal, Katibandh, Nirja Bhargav, Lajja Sanyal, Aayno, Angaar and Aakhet. Besides writing novels, he was also involved in theatre. His Katibandh was made into TV series.[1][2][3]
He was also involved in Narmada Bachao Andolan.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Novelist Ashwini Bhatt dies in US". The Times of India. Dec 11, 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Renowned Gujarati novelist Ashwini Bhatt no more". Rediff News (India). 10 December 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Adhyaru-Majethia, Priya (11 December 2012). "Ashwini Bhatt's novels brought youths back to fiction". DNA (Ahmedabad).
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