Vishwas Patil (born 28 November 1959) is an Indian author and an officer in

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. He completed his masters

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English Literature English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian languages, Anglo-Frisian d ...

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 The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately north of Delhi. The Afghan (ethnonym), Af ...

*''Sambhaji'',

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about

Sambhaji Sambhaji (Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle, ; 14 May 1657 – 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king ( Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the elde ...

*''Ranangan'', play based on novel ''Panipat'' *''Chandramukhi'', novel based on relations between a politician and a "

tamasha Tamasha () is a traditional form of Marathi theatre, often with singing and dancing, widely performed by local or travelling theatre groups within the state of Maharashtra, India."Tamasha", in James R. Brandon and Martin Banham (eds), ''The Cambr ...

" dancer *''Not gone with the wind'', novel based on the film industry personalities *''Pangira'', novel about hardship of village people *'' Mahanayak'', biographical novel about

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Fascist Japan left a le ...

*''Zadazadati (novel)'', a touching story of people displaced due to infrastructure projects like dams, it was honoured with

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

in 1992,

Awards

*1989 Nath Madhav Award for ''Panipat'' *1990 Priyadarshini National Award for ''Zadazadati'', Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award for ''Panipat'', Vikhe Patil Award for ''Zadazadati'' *1992

for ''Zadazadati''Sahitya Akademi Awards Information
/ref> *1998 Gadakri Award for ''Mahanayak''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patil, Vishwas 1959 births Living people Patil, Vishwas Mahipati Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi Indian Administrative Service officers People from Kolhapur district