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| birth_name = Ishvar Motibhai Patel
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|05|09|df=y}}
| birth_place = Petli village near [[Petlad]] in [[Gujarat]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1983|11|22|1916|05|09|df=y}}
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| father = Motibhai
| mother = Jiviba
| signature = Ishwar Petlikar autograph.jpg
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'''Ishwar Motibhai Patel''' (9 May 1916 - 22 November 1983), better known by his pen name '''Ishwar Petlikar''', was an Indian [[Gujarati language]] author and journalist. Born and educated in villages of [[Gujarat]], he taught in schools of villages before settling in [[Ahmedabad]]. Influenced by his experiences in villages and cities, his works talk about social culture and reforms.

==Life==
Ishwar Patel was born in [[Kadava Patidar|Kadava Patel]] family on 9 May 1916 in Petli village near [[Petlad]] in [[Gujarat]] to Motibhai and Jiviba. He changed his last name from Patel to Petlikar in dedication to his village. His primary and secondary education was completed from Petli, Malataj and Sojitra villages and passed [[matriculation]] in 1935. He completed his teaching training from [[Vadodara]] in 1938 and started teaching at Nedra village near [[Padra]] in 1938 and then transferred to Saniyad village of [[Karjan]] in 1942. He started writing when he was studying. He edited ''Patidar'' and ''Aryaprakash'' magazines published from [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand]]. He settled in [[Ahmedabad]] in 1960. He was involved in journalism and social reforms in 1944 and continued till his death. He died on 22 November 1983 following heart attack.<ref>{{cite book |last=Patel |first=Manilal H.|authorlink = Manilal H. Patel|title=Ishwar Petlikar |series=Sahitya Sarjak Shreni |year=2016 |publisher=Parshva Publication |location=Ahmedabad |pages=8–11 |isbn=978-93-82869-95-5}}</ref><ref name=gsp>{{cite web|title=Ishwar Petlikar|work=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|language =Gujarati |url=http://www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Ishwarbhai-Patel.html|accessdate=1 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="Mehta2005">{{cite book|author1=Chandrakant Mehta|author2=Pallavi Maru|title=Indian classics - Gujarati|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rLxjAAAAMAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India|isbn=978-81-230-1120-2|page=65}}</ref>

He was awarded [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] in 1961.<ref name=gsp/> He also edited ''Sansar'', a periodical devoted to social problems.<ref>{{cite book|title=Selected Stories from Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ghkJaKIVTsC&pg=PT159|accessdate=25 April 2017|date=1 January 2002|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|location=Mumbai|isbn=978-81-7224-955-7|page=12}}</ref>

==Works==
Petlikar wrote more than forty books. The majority of his works are about social issues, culture and reforms.<ref name=gsp/>

===Novels===
His first novel ''Janamtip'' (Life Sentence; 1944) was about socially and economically deprived family.<ref name="Mehta2005"/><ref name="Das1995">{{cite book|author=Sisir Kumar Das|title=History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC&pg=PA756|date=1 January 1995|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-7201-798-9|page=756}}</ref> ''Bhavsagar'' (1951) was about life in village and its complexities. ''Pankhi no Melo'' (1948) and its sequel ''Patalkuvo'' (1949) are about life of thieves and police. ''Kajal ni Kotdi'' (1949) is about police department after independence of India in 1947. Other novels revolving around society in villages are ''Dharati no Avtar'' (1946), ''Kanku ne Kanya'' (1946) and ''Mari Haiyasagadi'' (1950). His novels about social life in cities include Madhlal (1950), Bhavsagar (1951), Ashapankhi (1953), ''Taruna Othe Dungar'' (1954), Kalpavriksh (1956), Shakuntala (1957), Prempanth (1959), ''Yug na Endhan'' (1961), ''Runanubandh'' (1963), Jayparajay (1963), ''Jujva Roop'' (1967), ''Setubandh'' (1969), ''Aabhijaat'' (1971), ''Parodhnu Andharu'' (1980), ''Vasanti'' (1981) and ''Swapna'' (1982).<ref name=gsp/> ''Lakshagriha'' (1965) is based on theme of sexual deviation.<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Literature|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AS0ZAAAAIAAJ|year=1966|publisher=Sähitya Akademi.|page=35}}</ref>

===Novella===
His novella collections are ''Parasmani'' (1949), ''Chingari'' (1950), ''Aakashganga'' (1958), ''Kathputali'' (1962).<ref name=gsp/> His short story about relationship between the mother and mentally challenged daughter ''Lohini Sagai'' was later made into Gujarati film of the same name in 1980 by [[Arun Bhatt]]. His novel ''Janamtip'' was adapted into film directed by Feroze A. Sarkar in 1973 by the same name.<ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=Adjunct Fellow East-West Center Hawaii Scholar in Residence Wimal Dissanayake|author3=Wimal Dissanayake|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA94|date=17 April 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|page=94}}</ref>

===Biographical works===
''Gramchitro'' (1944), ''Dhoopsali'' (1953), ''Gomatighat'' (1961) and ''Vidyanagar na Viswakarma'' (1964) are his biographical works.<ref name=gsp/>

===Others===
''Jivandeep'' (1953), ''Loksagar ne Tire Tire'' (1954), ''Sansar na Vamal'' (1957), ''Sudarshan'' (1960), ''Mangal Kamna'' (1964), ''Sanskar Dhan'' (1966), ''Amritmarg'' (1968) are collections of his essays and journalism.<ref name=gsp/>

He wrote columns and articles in various dailies and journals including ''Loknaad'', ''Nirikshak'', ''Stree'', ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]'' and ''[[Sandesh (newspaper)|Sandesh]]''.<ref name=gsp/><ref name="Malik1981">{{cite book|author=Yogendra K. Malik|title=South Asian intellectuals and social change: a study of the role of vernacular-speaking intelligentsia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZvZAAAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Heritage|page=199|isbn=9780836408256}}</ref>

==References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Gujarati Vishwakosh}}
* {{Gbooks-author|Ishwar Petlikar}}

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