Language Gujarati Name Ashwini Bhatt Children Neel Bhatt | Spouse Neeti Bhatt Role Novelist | |
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Born 12 August 1936Ahmedabad, India ( 1936-08-12 ) Occupation Novelist, actor and activist Notable works OthaarFaansloAashka MaandalKatibandhNirja BhargavAngaarAakhet Died December 10, 2012, Dallas, Texas, United States | ||
Ashwini bhatt
Ashwini Bhatt (1936 – 2012) was a Gujarati language novelist.
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Life
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.
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.
His serialized novels include Othaar, Faanslo, Aashka Maandal, Katibandh, Nirja Bhargav, Lajja Sanyal, Aayno, Angaar, Jalkapat and Aakhet. Besides writing novels, he was also involved in theatre. His Katibandh was made into TV series.
He was also involved in Narmada Bachao Andolan.