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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Dhruv Bhatt<br />
| image = Dhruv_Bhatt.JPG<br />
| caption = Dhruv Bhatt<br />
| native_name = ધ્રુવ પ્રબોધરાય ભટ્ટ<br />
| native_name_lang = guj<br />
| birth_name = Dhruv Prabodhray Bhatt<br />
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|5|8}}<br />
| birth_place = Ningala, [[Bhavnagar]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| occupation = Poet, novelist<br />
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| period = Post-modern [[Gujarati literature]]<br />
| genre = [[Novel]], [[Geet (song)|Geet]]<br />
| subject =<br />
| notableworks =<br />
* ''Samudrantike'' (1993)<br />
* ''Tattvamasi'' (1998)<br />
* ''Karnalok'' (2005)<br />
| spouse = Divya Bhatt<br />
| children = Devavrat (son)<br/><br />
Shivani (daughter)<br />
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] (2002)<br />
| signature =<br />
| years_active =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dhruv Bhatt''' ([[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]: ધ્રુવ ભટ્ટ) is a [[Gujarati language]] novelist and poet from [[Gujarat]], [[India]].<br />
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==Life==<br />
Dhruv Bhatt was born on 8 May 1947 in Ningala village of [[Bhavnagar State]] (now [[Bhavnagar district]], 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/MAG-son-and-sea-not-fill-in-bucket-4167656-NOR.html|title=Son and sea not fill in Bucket - www.divyabhaskar.co.in|work=www.divyabhaskar.co.in}}</ref> in 1972 and joined Gujarat Machine Manufacturers as Sales Supervisor. He voluntary retired and started writing career.<ref name=AGSI>{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ (History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era)|author=Prasad Brahmabhatt|publisher=Parshwa Publication|location=Ahmedabad|year=2010|pages=207–208|language=gu|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7}}</ref><br />
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He married Divya Bhatt. His son Devavrat is born in 1976 while his daughter, Shivani, in 1980.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}<br />
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==Works==<br />
He has written a teen novel, ''Khovayelu Nagar'' (1984). His ''Agnikanya'' (1988) is a novel centered on [[Draupadi]] of epic ''[[Mahabharata]]''. He received recognition for his novels, ''Samudrantike'' (1993) and ''Tattvamasi'' (1998). His other novels are ''Atarapi'' (2001), ''Karnalok'' (2005), ''Akoopar'' (2011), ''Lovely Pan House'' (2012) and ''Timirpanthi'' (2015). ''Gay Tena Geet'' (2003) and ''Shrunvantu'' are poetry collections.<ref name=AGSI/><br />
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''Samudrantike'' is a novel on seafaring off the coast of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]]. He travelled from Gopinath to [[Dwarka]] via [[Mahuva, Bhavnagar|Mahuva]], [[Jafrabad|Jafarabad]], [[Diu Island|Diu]] and [[Somnath]] and its experience formed the novel in autobiographical style.<ref name=AGSI/> The novel is translated into English by Vinod Meghani in 2001 as ''Oceanside Blues''.<br />
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''Tattvamasi'' is centered on protagonist working in a tribal village on the banks of [[Narmada river]].<ref name=AGSI/><br />
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;Adaptation<br />
His novel ''Akoopar'' has been adapted into a play directed by Aditi Desai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/gujarati/29-akoopar-gujarati-play-preview.asp|title=Akoopar|work=Mumbai Theatre Guide|access-date=30 September 2015}}</ref> ''Tattvamasi'' was adapted into the 2018 Gujarati film ''[[Reva (film)|Reva]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/gujarati/movies/news/it-was-a-delight-to-adapt-tatvamasi-into-reva-rahul-bhole-and-vinit-kanojia/articleshow/63642934.cms|title=It was a delight to adapt Tatvamasi into Reva: Rahul Bhole and Vinit Kanojia|last=Das|first=Soumitra|date=2018-04-06|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-04-16}}</ref><br />
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==Recognition==<br />
He received Darshak Foundation Award in 2005. He also received awards from [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] for ''Gay Tena Geet'' and from [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]] for ''Atarapi'' and ''Karnalok''.<ref name=AGSI/><br />
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He won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2002 for his novel ''Tattvamasi'' (1998).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#GUJARATI|title=AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2014)|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|access-date=30 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084937/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp#GUJARATI|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Gbooks-author|Dhruva Bhaṭṭa}}<br />
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