1. Dhiruben Gordhanbhai Patel was an Indian novelist, playwright and translator.
14 Facts About Dhiruben Patel
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Dhiruben Gordhanbhai Patel was born on 29 May 1926 in Baroda to Gordhanbhai Patel, a journalist with the Bombay Chronicle, and Gangaben Patel, a political activist and member of the All India Congress Committee.
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Dhiruben Patel grew up and lived in Santacruz, a suburb of Mumbai.
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Dhiruben Patel was educated at the Poddar school in Mumbai.
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Dhiruben Patel later served as the President of the Gujarat Sahitya Sabha.
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Dhiruben Patel has written several collections of short stories and poetry as well as novels, radio plays, and stage plays.
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Dhiruben Patel then translated the same poems into Gujarati as Kitchen Poems.
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Dhiruben Patel's plays include Pahelun Inam, Pankhino Malo, Vinashna Panthe, Manno Manelo, and Akash Manch.
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Dhiruben Patel wrote humour, including Pardukhbhanjak Pestonjee, which is a collection of humorous adventure stories of character Pestonjee, Gaganna Lagan, Kartik Ane Bija Badha, a collection of her humorous essays, and Kartik Rang Katha.
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Dhiruben Patel wrote a collection of children's stories, Kishor Varta Sangrah, and poetry for young children, Mitra Na Jodakna.
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Dhiruben Patel translated Mark Twain's novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in two parts and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in 1967.
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Dhiruben Patel na Nirbandh Nibandho is a collection of essays, while Choras Tipu is a collection of stories for children including:.
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Dhiruben Patel received the Nandshankar Suvarna Chandrak award and Darshak Award in 1996.
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Dhiruben Patel won the 2001 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for her novel Agantuk.