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{{short description|Indian writer from Gujarat}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = C. N. Patel
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| birth_name = Chimanlal Narandas Patel
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1918|12|23}}
| birth_place = [[Asarwa]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2004|1|30|1918|12|23}}
| death_place =
| occupation = Writer, literary critic and translator
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], English
| nationality = Indian
| education =
| alma_mater =
| notable_works =
| spouse =
| awards = [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] (2000)
| signature = C. N. Patel signature.jpg
}}
'''Chimanlal Narandas Patel''' (23 December 1918 – 30 January 2004), popularly known by '''C. N. Patel''', was an Indian writer, literary critic and translator from [[Gujarat]], India. He received the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 2000 for his contribution to [[Gujarati literature]].

==Biography==
C. N. Patel was born on 23 December 1918 at [[Asarwa]], a village in [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat. He completed his BA in 1940 with English major and [[Sanskrit]] minor, and MA in 1944 with English.<ref name="Shah2015">{{cite book|last=Shah|first=Prakash N.|author-link=Prakash N. Shah|editor1-last=Dave|editor1-first=Ramesh R.|editor2-last=Desai|editor2-first=Parul Kandarpa|script-title=gu:ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ (સ્વાતંત્ર્યોત્તર યુગ - 1)|trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature (Post-Independence Era - 1)|language=gu|date=September 2015|volume=VII|publisher=K. L. Study Center, [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|location=Ahmedabad|pages=369–373|isbn=978-81-930884-5-6}}</ref><ref name="GSP">{{cite web|last=Gadit|first=Jayant|author-link=Jayant Gadit|title=સવિશેષ પરિચય: ચીમનલાલ પટેલ, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય પરિષદ|website=Chimanlal Patel, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad|url=https://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Chimanlal-Patel.html|language=gu|access-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231205120/http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Chimanlal-Patel.html|archive-date=31 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India 2019">{{cite web | last=John | first=Paul | title=CN Patel, the man who had the privilege to peep into Bapu's inbox, remembered today | website=The Times of India | date=30 January 2019 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cn-patel-the-man-who-had-the-privilege-to-peep-into-bapus-inbox-remembered-today/articleshow/67758181.cms | access-date=23 June 2020 | archive-date=17 July 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717210720/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cn-patel-the-man-who-had-the-privilege-to-peep-into-bapus-inbox-remembered-today/articleshow/67758181.cms | url-status=live }}</ref>

From 1944 to 1961, he served as a lecturer of English at [[Gujarat College]] in Ahmedabad. During 1956–1957, he served as a registrar of [[Sardar Patel University]] in [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]]. During 1959–1961, he was deputed as a principal of Prakash Arts College for Girls in Ahmedabad.<ref name="Shah2015"/><ref name="The Times of India 2019"/>

He died on 30 January 2004.<ref name="Shah2015"/><ref name="The Times of India 2019"/>

==Works==
Patel was known as Chi. Na. Patel (C. N. Patel) in Gujarati literature.<ref name="The Times of India 2019"/><ref name="Shukla2007">{{cite encyclopedia|editor-last=Thaker|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|encyclopedia=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]]|title=Patel, Chimanlal Narandas|last=Shukla|first=Jaykumar R.|volume=XII|year=2007|edition=Reprint|publisher=Gujarati Vishwakosh Trust|location=Ahmedabad|page=887|oclc=163447137}}</ref>

His first book ''Abhikram'' (1975) is a work of literary criticism, which was followed by ''Tragedy – Sahityama ane Jivanma'' (1978) and ''Kathabodh'' (1980).<ref name="GSP"/>

He wrote several books on [[Mahatma Gandhi]], in which includes ''Gandhiji Ni Satyasadhana ane Bija Lekho'' (1978), ''Gandhiji'' (1979; part of ''Gujarati Granthakar'' series), ''Mahatma Gandhi in His Gujarati Writings'' (1981), ''A Gandhi Reader'' (1983), and ''Gandhicharit'' (1995). His other books are ''Vicharatarnag'' (1986), ''Moral and Social Thinking in Modern Gujarat'' (1988), ''Buddhiprakash : Swadhyay ane Suchi'' (1990), and ''Mari Vismaykatha''. He served as translator, deputy chief editor, and advisor for ''[[The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi]]'' book series.<ref name="GSP"/><ref name="Shah2015"/><ref name="Shukla2007"/>

He translated [[Valmiki]]'s ''[[Ramayana]]'' into Gujarati in abridged version titled ''Valmikiya Ramakatha'' (1982).<ref name="GSP"/><ref name="Shukla2007"/>

==Awards==
Patel received the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 2000 for his contribution to Gujarati literature. He received an award from [[Government of Gujarat]] (1996–97) for his service to education.<ref name="Shah2015"/><ref name="The Times of India 2019"/>

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.gandhiheritageportal.org/ghp_booksection_detail/NTEyLTk1My0z#page/1/mode/2up Works by C. N. Patel] at [[Gandhi Heritage Portal]]
* {{Gbooks-author|Cīmanabhāī Nā. Pateḷa}}

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[[Category:1918 births]]
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[[Category:Gujarati-language writers]]
[[Category:Indian literary critics]]
[[Category:People from Ahmedabad district]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]]
[[Category:Translators to Gujarati]]
[[Category:Writers from Gujarat]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]
[[Category:Translators of the Ramayana]]

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