Ashwini Bhatt (1936 – 2012) was a

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novelist.

Life

He was born to educationist Harprasad Bhatt and Sharadaben Bhatt on 12 July 1936 in

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. He graduated in

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. 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

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, Texas, US.

Works

Bhatt wrote twelve novels and three novellas. His serialized novels include ''Othaar'', ''Faanslo'', ''Aashka Maandal'', ''Katibandh'', ''Nirja Bhargav'', ''Lajja Sanyal'', ''Shailja Sagar'', ''Aayno'', ''Angaar'', ''Jalkapat'' and ''Aakhet''. Besides writing novels, he was also involved in theatre. His ''Katibandh'' was made into TV series. His novellas include ''Kasab'', ''Karamat'' and ''Kamthan''. He translated several works in Gujarati including

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and

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. He also translated ''

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and Lapierre in Gujarati as ''Ardhi Rate Azadi'' which was critically acclaimed. ''Akrosh Ane Akanksha'' is his essay collection. He was also involved in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatt, Ashwinee 1936 births 2012 deaths Gujarati-language writers Translators to English Indian male novelists 20th-century Indian novelists Writers from Ahmedabad Indian historical novelists 20th-century Indian translators Novelists from Gujarat Indian thriller writers 20th-century Indian male writers