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'''Bhupat Vadodaria''' (19 February 1929 - 4 October 2011) was an Indian author and journalist. He worked with various newspapers in Gujarat and in the Information Office of [[Government of Gujarat]] before founding his own media group. He had authored more than fifty books.

==Life==
Vadodaria was born in [[Dhrangadhra]], [[Gujarat]] on 19 February 1929. His father Chhotalal died when he was three years old. He was raised by his mother Chaturaben. He completed Bachelor of Science in 1946.<ref name=dg>{{cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2011/10/05/narendra-modi-pays-homage-to-late-shri-bhupat-vadodaria/|title=Narendra Modi condoles death of late Shri Bhupat Vadodaria|work=DeshGujarat |date=5 October 2011|accessdate =31 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=gsp>{{cite web|url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Bhupat-Vadodaria.html|title =Bhupat Vadodaria|work =[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|accessdate =31 August 2014}}</ref><ref name="Bhushan2005">{{cite book|author=Ravi Bhushan|title=Reference India: Biographical Notes about Men & Women of Achievement of Today & Tomorrow|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a2JmAAAAMAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Rifacimento International|page=338}}</ref>

After working with ''Lokshakti'' daily for sometimes, he joined as the youngest editor of ''Phhulchhab'' daily in 1955, when he was twenty six years old. In 1962 he moved to [[Ahmedabad]]. He worked with ''Lokmanya'' as an editor, with ''[[Sandesh (newspaper)|Sandesh]]'' as a news editor and with ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]'' as a co-editor. He worked as the director of information department of [[Government of Gujarat]] from 1982 to 1986. In 1986 he founded [[Sambhaav]] media group which runs various newspapers and magazines.<ref name=dg/><ref name=gsp/><ref name="Bhushan2005"/><ref name=dna>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-eminent-gujarati-writer-bhupat-vadodaria-passes-away-at-82-1595251|title =Eminent Gujarati writer Bhupat Vadodaria passes away at 82|date=5 October 2011|accessdate =31 August 2014|work=DNA}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=P.C.I. Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x2w5AAAAIAAJ|year=1986|page=23}}</ref><ref name="ShethMenon1986">{{cite book|author1=Pravin N. Sheth|author2=Ramesh Menon|title=Caste and Communal Timebomb|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h2YeAAAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Golwala Publications|pages=81–82}}</ref> He served as the chairman of [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] from 1984 to 1986.

He died on 4 October 2011 at [[Ahmedabad]]. He was cremated at [[Thaltej]] crematorium.<ref name=dg/><ref name=dna/>

==Works==
He authored more than fifty books. He wrote columns in magazines and newspapers like ''Panchaamrit'' in ''Abhiyaan'' weekly and ''Ghare Bahire'' in ''Gujarat Samachar''. ''Kasumbi no Rang'' (1952), ''Jivan Jivavanu Bal'' (1955), ''Antarna Roop'' (1958) are his short story collections. His essays and column writings are published under titles ''Ghare Bahire'' volume-1 to 5 (1958-1982) and ''Azadi ni Abohawa'' (1987). His novel ''Prem Ek Pooja'' won him Gujarati Sahitya Academy award in 1978.<ref name=dg/><ref name=gsp/><ref name=dna/><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Literature|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.13110|year=1958|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|page=[https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.13110/page/n99 100]}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

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