Dhruv Bhatt
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| Native name | ધ્રુવ પ્રબોધરાય ભટ્ટ |
| Born | Dhruv Prabodhray Bhatt 8 May 1947 Ningala, Bhavnagar, Gujarat |
| Occupation | Poet, Novelist |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Post-modern Gujarati literature |
| Genre | Novel, Geet |
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| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2002) |
| Spouse | Divya Bhatt |
| Children | Devavrat (son) Shivani (daughter) |
Dhruv Bhatt (Gujarati: ધ્રુવ ભટ્ટ) is a Gujarati language novelist and poet from Gujarat, India.
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Early life
He was born on 8 May 1947 in Ningala of Bhavnagar district of Gujarat to Prabodhray Bhatt and Harisuta Bhatt. He studied at various places, standard 1 to 4 at Jafrabad and Matriculation from Keshod. After studying commerce for two years, he left further studying.[1]
He married Divya Bhatt. His son Devavrat was born in 1976 while his daughter, Shivani, in 1980.[citation needed]
Works
Agnikanya, his first novel based on Mahabharata, was published in 1988, followed by Samudrantike (1993), Tattvamasi (1998), Atarapi (2001), Karnalok (2005), Akoopar (2011), Lovely Pan House (2012) and Timirpanthi (2015). Shrunvantu and Gaay Tena Geet (2003) are two of his poetry collection. His children work has published as Khovayelu Nagar in 1980.[2]
Recognition
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 for his novel Tattvamasi (1998).[3] His novel 'Akoopar' has been adapted to a play directed by Aditi Desai.[4]
References
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