Dhruv Bhatt

Dhruv Bhatt

Dhruv Bhatt
Native name ધ્રુવ પ્રબોધરાય ભટ્ટ
Born Dhruv Prabodhray Bhatt
(1947-05-08) 8 May 1947
Ningala, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
Occupation Poet, Novelist
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Period Post-modern Gujarati literature
Genre Novel, Geet
Notable works
  • Samudrantike (1993)
  • Tattvamasi (1998)
  • Karnalok (2005)
Notable awards Sahitya Akademi Award (2002)
Spouse Divya Bhatt
Children

Devavrat (son)

Shivani (daughter)

Dhruv Bhatt (Gujarati: ધ્રુવ ભટ્ટ) is a Gujarati language novelist and poet from Gujarat, India.

Life

Dhruv Bhatt is born on 8 May 1947 in Ningala village of Bhavnagar State (now Bhavnagar district, Gujarat) to Prabodhray Bhatt and Harisuta Bhatt. He studied at various places, standard 1 to 4 at Jafrabad and Matriculation from Keshod. After studying commerce for two years, he left further studying[1] in 1972 and joined Gujarat Machine Manufacturers as Sales Supervisor. He voluntary retired and started writing career.[2]

He married Divya Bhatt. His son Devavrat was born in 1976 while his daughter, Shivani, in 1980.

Works

He has written a teen novel, Khovayelu Nagar (1984). His Agnikanya (1988) is a novel centered on Draupadi of epic Mahabharata. He received recognition for his novels, Samudrantike (1993) and Tattvamasi (1998). His other novels are Atarapi (2001), Karnalok (2005),Akoopar (2011), Lovely Pan House (2012) and Timirpanthi (2015). Gay Tena Geet (2003) and Shrunvantu are poetry collections.[2]

Samudrantike is a novel on seafaring off the coast of Saurashtra. He travelled from Gopinath to Dwarka via Mahuva, Jafarabad, Diu and Somnath and its experience formed the novel in autobiographical style.[2]

Tattvamasi is centered on protagonist working in a tribal village on the banks of Narmada river.[2]

Recognition

He received Darshak Foundation Award in 2005. He also received awards from Gujarati Sahitya Parishad for Gay Tena Geet and from Gujarat Sahitya Akademi for Atarapi and Karnalok.[2]

He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 for his novel Tattvamasi (1998).[3] His novel Akoopar has been adapted to a play directed by Aditi Desai.[4]

References

  1. "Son and sea not fill in Bucket - www.divyabhaskar.co.in". www.divyabhaskar.co.in.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Prasad Brahmabhatt (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. p. 207-208. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
  3. "AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2014)". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. "Akoopar". Mumbai Theatre Guide. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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