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Dhiruben Patel
Dhiruben Patel (b.1926, is a versatile Gujarati writer who has been aware of her calling as writer who has been aware of her calling as a writer since childhood. Over the years she...visualizza altroDhiruben Patel (b.1926, is a versatile Gujarati writer who has been aware of her calling as writer who has been aware of her calling as a writer since childhood. Over the years she has worked as a professor, editor and social worker but her main interest has remained imbedded in her writing. Dhiruben has published fifty books in Gujarati, including novels, short stories, plays, translations and books for children. She has also written various film scripts for adults as well as for children. Her Kitchen Poems, her film Bhavni Bhavai and her Sahitya Academy Award winning novel Agantuk (translated into English in this book), deserve special mention. recipient of several awards and medals, Dhiruben was also President of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad - the oldest and most president of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad - the oldest and most prestigious Gujarati literary body in the world.visualizza meno