Ishwar Motibhai Patel (9 May 1916 - 22 November 1983), better known by his pen name Ishwar Petlikar, was an Indian

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author and journalist. Born and educated in villages of

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, he initially worked as a teacher in rural schools before settling in

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. Influenced by his experiences in both villages and cities, his works explore themes of social culture and reform.

Life

Ishwar Patel was born in Kadava Patel family on 9 May 1916 in Petli village near

Petlad Petlad is a Town and a municipality "Taluka" in Anand district in the Gujarat state of India. Petlad was founded and ruled by Koli Chieftain A tribal chief, chieftain, or headman is a leader of a tribe, tribal society or chiefdom. Trib ...

to Motibhai and Jiviba. He changed his last name from Patel to Petlikar in dedication to his village. His primary and secondary education was completed from Petli, Malataj and Sojitra villages and passed

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in 1935. He completed his teaching training from

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

in 1938 and started teaching at Nedra village near Padra in 1938 and then transferred to Saniyad village of

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in 1942. He started writing when he was studying. He edited ''Patidar'' and ''Aryaprakash'' magazines published from

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. He settled in

in 1960. He was involved in journalism and social reforms in 1944 and continued till his death. He died on 22 November 1983 following heart attack. He was awarded

Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, also known as the Ranjitram Gold Medal, was founded by Gujarat Sahitya Sabha and is considered the highest literary award in Gujarati literature. The award is named after renowned Gujarati writer Ranjitram Mehta. It is a ...

in 1961. He also edited ''Sansar'', a periodical devoted to social problems.

Works

Petlikar wrote more than forty books. The majority of his works are about social issues, culture and reforms.

Novels

His first novel ''Janamtip'' (Life Sentence; 1944) was about socially and economically deprived family. ''Bhavsagar'' (1951) was about life in village and its complexities. ''Pankhi no Melo'' (1948) and its sequel ''Patalkuvo'' (1949) are about life of thieves and police. ''Kajal ni Kotdi'' (1949) is about police department after independence of India in 1947. Other novels revolving around society in villages are ''Dharati no Avtar'' (1946), ''Kanku ne Kanya'' (1946) and ''Mari Haiyasagadi'' (1950). His novels about social life in cities include Madhlal (1950), Bhavsagar (1951), Ashapankhi (1953), ''Taruna Othe Dungar'' (1954), Kalpavriksh (1956), Shakuntala (1957), Prempanth (1959), ''Yug na Endhan'' (1961), ''Runanubandh'' (1963), Jayparajay (1963), ''Jujva Roop'' (1967), ''Setubandh'' (1969), ''Aabhijaat'' (1971), ''Parodhnu Andharu'' (1980), ''Vasanti'' (1981) and ''Swapna'' (1982). ''Lakshagriha'' (1965) is based on theme of sexual deviation.

Novella

His novella collections are ''Parasmani'' (1949), ''Chingari'' (1950), ''Aakashganga'' (1958), ''Kathputali'' (1962). His short story about relationship between the mother and mentally challenged daughter ''Lohini Sagai'' was later made into Gujarati film of the same name in 1980 by

Arun Bhatt Arun Bhatt (1934–2001) was an Indian film director and producer active in Hindi Cinema, Hindi and Gujarati cinema during the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Arun Bhatt was born on 26 September 1934. He was the eldest son of the movie producer a ...

. His novel ''Janamtip'' was adapted into film directed by Feroze A. Sarkar in 1973 by the same name.

Biographical works

''Gramchitro'' (1944), ''Dhoopsali'' (1953), ''Gomatighat'' (1961) and ''Vidyanagar na Viswakarma'' (1964) are his biographical works.

Others

''Jivandeep'' (1953), ''Loksagar ne Tire Tire'' (1954), ''Sansar na Vamal'' (1957), ''Sudarshan'' (1960), ''Mangal Kamna'' (1964), ''Sanskar Dhan'' (1966), ''Amritmarg'' (1968) are collections of his essays and journalism. He wrote columns and articles in various dailies and journals including ''Loknaad'', ''Nirikshak'', ''Stree'', ''

Gujarat Samachar The ''Gujarat Samachar'' is the leading Gujarati-language daily newspaper published in India. Its headquarters are in Ahmedabad with a branch in Surat. It is distributed from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Mumbai, Mehsana, Bh ...

'' and ''

Sandesh Sandesh may refer to: *Sandesha Kavya, Sanskrit genre of messenger poems *''Sandesha'', a 1940 Indian film *Sandesh (confectionery), a Bengali sweet prepared in Bangladesh and India * ''Sandesh'' (magazine), a children's magazine in West Bengal * ...

''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Petlikar, Ishwar 1916 births 1983 deaths Gujarati-language writers Indian male journalists Indian male novelists 20th-century Indian novelists Novelists from Gujarat Journalists from Gujarat 20th-century Indian essayists Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak 20th-century Indian male writers