Vitthalbhai Patel (21 May 1936 – 7 September 2013) was an Indian poet, lyricist, and senior

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leader known for his contributions in social services and politics as well as for penning several Hindi film songs, including "Na Maangu Sona Chaandi" and "Jhooth Bole Kauva Kaate" from the 1973 movie ''

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, India where he lived most of his life. He wrote in

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. He died on 7 September 2013 after a prolonged illness. He was 75. Patel was twice elected to the

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constituency. He was a minister in the cabinets of Arjun Singh,

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. Patel wrote the lyrics to 55 Hindi film songs, as well as five collections of poems.

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