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Vishvas Patil
Vishwas Patil (born 28 November 1959, in Nerle, Kolhapur district) is an Indian author and an officer in Indian Administrative Services. He completed his masters Master of Arts, M.A. in English Literature and a degree in Law. Works *''Lust for Lalbaug'', novel about Great Bombay textile strike publisher Rajhans Prakashan, 2015 *''Panipat'', novel about Third Battle of Panipat *''Sambhaji'', biographical novel about Sambhaji *''Ranangan'', play based on novel ''Panipat'' *''Chandramukhi'', novel based on relations between a politician and a "tamasha" dancer *''Not gone with the wind'', novel based on the film industry personalities *''Pangira'', novel about hardship of village people *''Mahanayak (novel), Mahanayak'', biographical novel about Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose *''Zadazadati (novel)'', a touching story of people displaced due to infrastructure projects like dams, it was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, Awards *1989Nath Madhav Award for ''Panipat'' *1990 Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolhapur District
Kolhapur district (Marathi pronunciation: olʱaːpuɾ is a district in the Maharashtra state of India. The city of Kolhapur is its district headquarter. It is situated near Panchaganga river. It is bordered by the Sangli district to the North, by Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg to the West and by Karnataka state to the East. Officer Members of Parliament *Sanjay Mandlik (BSS) * Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane (BSS) Guardian Minister list of Guardian Minister District Magistrate/Collector list of District Magistrate / Collector History Kolhapur was a princely state during British rule of India. Shahu Maharaj ruled it from 1894 to 1922. He worked for the development of the state. It was a hub for Marathi film industry. It was known as 'Chitranagari'. It is now known as Bhalji Pendharkar Chitranagari. Geography Kolhapur district have Bauxite mineral resources in Sahyadri mountains. Ghatprabha, ''Tamraparni'', Dudhganga, Krushna, Bhogawati, Warna, ''Kasari'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
