Ashwini Bhatt

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Ashwini Bhatt
Ashwini Bhatt at Ahmedabad, 2012
Ashwini Bhatt at Ahmedabad, 2012
Born(1936-07-12)12 July 1936
Ahmedabad, India
Died10 December 2012(2012-12-10) (aged 76)
Dallas, Texas, United States
OccupationNovelist, actor and activist
LanguageGujarati
GenreThriller
Notable worksOthaar
Faanslo
Aashka Maandal
Katibandh
Nirja Bhargav
Angaar
Aakhet
SpouseNeeti Bhatt
ChildrenNeel Bhatt

Ashwini Bhatt (1936 – 2012) was a Gujarati language novelist.

Life[edit]

He was born to educationist Harprasad Bhatt and Sharadaben Bhatt on 12 July 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[edit]

Bhatt wrote twelve novels and three novellas.

His serialized novels include Othaar, Faanslo, Aashka Maandal, Katibandh, Nirja Bhargav, Lajja Sanyal, Shailja Sagar, Aayno, Angaar, Jalkapat and Aakhet. Besides writing novels, he was also involved in theatre. His Katibandh was made into TV series.[1][2][3][4] His novellas include Kasab, Karamat and Kamthan.

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]

Akrosh Ane Akanksha is his essay collection.

He was also involved in Narmada Bachao Andolan.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Novelist Ashwini Bhatt dies in US". The Times of India. Dec 11, 2012.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Renowned Gujarati novelist Ashwini Bhatt no more". Rediff News. India. 10 December 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Adhyaru-Majethia, Priya (11 December 2012). "Ashwini Bhatt's novels brought youths back to fiction". DNA. Ahmedabad.
  4. Kothari, Urvish (1 March 2004). "અશ્વિની ભટ્ટ સાથે એક સાંજ". gujarati world (in ગુજરાતી). Retrieved 9 September 2015.

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