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{{Infobox writer
| name = Manilal Haridas Patel
| image = Shri Manilal H. Patel.jpg
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| caption = At [[Gujarati Vishwakosh|Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust]], 11 May 2019
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1949|11|9}}
| birth_place = Golana Palla, [[Lunavada]] Taluka, Panchmahal, [[Bombay State]] (now [[Mahisagar district]], [[Gujarat]])
| death_date = 
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| occupation = Poet, essayist, novelist, short story writer, literary critic
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = M.A., Ph.D.
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| notableworks = {{plainlist|
* ''Padma Vinana Deshma'' (1983)
* ''Bhusata Gramchitro'' (2000)
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| spouse = {{married|Gopi|1972}}
| children = Two sons, one daughter
| relatives =
| awards = {{plainlist|
* [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (1994-1995)
* [[Ushnas Prize]] (1996-1997)
}}
| signature = Manilal H Patel signature.png
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| module = {{Infobox academic
| child= yes
| doctoral_advisor = [[Dhirubhai Thaker]]
| thesis_title = Depiction of Love in Modern Gujarati Poetry
| thesis_year = 1978
| thesis_url= http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/47102
| doctoral_students= [[Ajaysinh Chauhan]]
}}
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'''Manilal Haridas Patel''' (born 9 November 1949) is a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet, essayist, novelist, and literary critic from [[Gujarat]], India. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the 2007 [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]] literary medal for his significant contributions to Gujarati literature.

==Life==
Patel was born on 9 November 1949 in the village of Golana Palla near [[Lunavada]] (now in the [[Mahisagar district]], [[Gujarat]]) to Ambaben and Haridas, an agriculturist.<ref name="phd1" /><ref name="sbj">{{Cite news|url=https://sureshbjani.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/manilal_patel/|title=મણિલાલ પટેલ|last=Jani|first=Suresh B.|date=9 June 2007|work=ગુજરાતી પ્રતિભા પરિચય|access-date=1 April 2018|language=gu-IN|trans-title=Manilal Patel}}</ref> He had five siblings. Patel studied at a school in his village until grade four, and then attended a school in the nearby village of Madhvas. He completed his [[Secondary School Certificate]] (S.S.C.) in 1967. He completed a [[Bachelor of Arts|B. A.]] in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] and English in 1971 and a [[Master of Arts|M. A.]] in Gujarati and [[Sanskrit]] in 1973.<ref name="phd1" /> In 1979, Patel received a PhD for his thesis ''Arvachin Gujarati Kavitama Pranaynirupan'' (Depiction of Love in Modern Gujarati Poetry) under the guidance of [[Dhirubhai Thaker]].<ref name="Desai2018">{{cite book |last=Mehta |first=Hasit |editor-last=Desai |editor-first=Parul Kandarpa |title=ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઇતિહાસ (૧૯૩૬થી ૧૯૫૦): સ્વાતંત્ર્યોત્તર યુગ-૨ |language=gu |trans-title=History of Gujarati Literature (1936 to 1950): Post-independence era-2 |volume=8 |date=November 2018 |publisher=K. L. Study Center, [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] |location=Ahmedabad |page=173 |isbn=978-81-939074-1-2}}</ref>

He taught briefly at schools in Vadagam and Madhvas. He taught Gujarati at the Arts and Commerce College, [[Idar, Gujarat|Idar]] from 1973 to 1987.<ref name="Topiwala 2018">{{Cite web|url=http://gujaratisahityaparishad.com/prakashan/sarjako/savishesh/Savishesh-Manilal-Patel.html|title=મણિલાલ પટેલ|last=Topiwala|first=Chandrakant|author-link=Chandrakant Topiwala|publisher=[[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]]|language=gu|trans-title=Manilal Patel|access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref> In 1987, Patel joined the [[Sardar Patel University]] in [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]] as the Reader of Gujarati and was later promoted to professor and head of the department. He retired in 2012.<ref name="phd1" /> He edited the ''Dasmo Dayko'', ''Paraspar 1-2-3'', ''Sheelshrutam''<ref name="sbj"/><ref name="phd1" /> and ''Pragnya'' magazines.<ref name="phd1">{{cite thesis |last=Trivedi |first=Sanjay L. |date=March 2015 |title= મહીકાંઠાના બે પ્રાદેશિક નવલકથાકાર : મણિલાલ હ. પટેલ અને કાનજી પટેલ : એક અધ્યયન|trans-title=Two Local Novelists of Mahikantha : Manilal H. Patel and Kanji Patel : A Study |type=Ph. D. |chapter= 1. જીવન-ઘડતર પરિબળો|publisher=Department of Gujarati, [[Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University]]|chapter-url= http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/102501|access-date=1 April 2018|hdl=10603/102501|language=gu|pages=36–39}}</ref><ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=128–129|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref><ref name="phd2">{{cite thesis |last=Patel |first=Yogeshchandra |date=2017 |title= મણિલાલ હ. પટેલ: સર્જક અને વિવેચક : એક અધ્યયન|trans-title= Manilal H. Patel: Author and Critic : A Study |type=Ph. D. |chapter= 3. મણિલાલ હ. પટેલનું જીવન અને સર્જક ઘડતર પરિબળો|publisher=Department of Gujarati, [[Sardar Patel University]]|chapter-url= http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/194412|access-date=2 April 2018|hdl=10603/194412|language=gu|pages=3–9}}</ref>

==Works==
His poetry is a combination of [[romanticism]] and [[classicism]].<ref name="AGSI"/> He wrote poetry touching on his experiences in and around [[Idar, Gujarat|Idar]], a town in Gujarat.<ref name="Topiwala 2018" /> ''Padma Vinana Deshma'' (1983) and ''Satami Ritu'' (1988),<ref name="Topiwala 2018" /> ''Dungar Kori Ghar Karya'' (1996), ''Patzar'' (1999, Hindi), ''Vichchhed'' (2006) and ''Mati ane Megh'' (2017) are his poetry collections.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="phd1" />

The novels Patel has written include: ''Tarasghar'' (1979), ''Ghero'' (1984), ''Killo'' (1986),<ref name="Topiwala 2018" /> ''Andharu'' (1990),<ref name="AbrahamMisrahi-Barak2015">{{cite book|author1=Joshil K. Abraham|author2=Judith Misrahi-Barak|title=Dalit Literatures in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ph4-CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA168|date=24 July 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-40880-2|page=168}}</ref> ''Lalita'' (1995), and ''Anjal'' (2004). ''Ratvaso'' (1993) and ''Bapano Chhello Kagal'' (2001), ''Sadabahar Vartao Chayan'' (2002) and ''Sudha Ane Biji Varta'' (2007) are his story collections. ''Manilal H. Patelni Vartasrishti'' (2005) is a collection of his selected stories.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="phd1" />

Patel's essays have been collected and published in: ''Mukhomukh'' (1988), ''Vrikshalok'' (1997), ''Mativato'' (1993), ''Matina Manekhe'' (1993), ''Bhusata Gramchitro'' (2000), ''Malakni Maya'' (2002), ''Koi Saad Pade Chhe'' (1988), ''Aksharne Ajvale'' (1993), ''Vela Velani Vaat'' (2004), ''Aada Dungar Ubhi Vat'' (2006), and ''Sarjakno Samajlok'' (2007).<ref name="AGSI" /> ''Aranyoma Akash Dholay Chhe'' (1985) is a collection of narrative essays, some autobiographical in nature.<ref name="Topiwala 2018" /><ref name="AGSI"/>

''Hu To Nitya Pravasi'' (1996) is a travelogue. ''Tarasya Malakno Megh'' (2007) is a biography of [[Pannalal Patel]]. He has translated Ramdarash Mishra's ''Apane Log'' from [[Hindi]] to Gujarati as ''Sagavhala''.<ref name="phd1" />
''Kavitanu Shikshan'' (co-written, 1979), ''Jivankatha'' (1986),<ref name="Topiwala 2018" /> ''[[Ishwar Petlikar]]'' (1984), ''Nibandhkar [[Suresh Joshi]]'' (1989), ''Parishkrut Varta Ane Bija Lekho'' (1999), ''Sarjak [[Ravji Patel]]'' (2004), ''Gujarati Prem Kavita'' (1993) are his works of [[criticism]]. ''Parishkrut Gujarati Varta'' (1991), ''1996ni Shreshth Vartao'' (1997), ''1997ni shreshth Vartao'' (1998), ''Okhaharan'' (1998), ''Ratiragni Vartao'' (1999), ''[[Himanshi Shelat]]ni Vartashrishti'' (1999), ''Raino Parvat'' are edited by him. Patel has also edited ''Gujarati Sonnet'' (with Dakshesh Thacker, 2002), ''[[Suman Shah]]ni Vartashrishti'' (2003), ''Ravji Patelni ''Kavita Chayan'' (2005), Kathashrishti'' (2005), ''Navi Varta Shrishti'' (2004), ''Gujarati Bhashanu Adhyayan'' (2006), ''Rag Parag'' (2007).<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="phd1" />

==Awards==
Patel was awarded the [[Dhanji Kanji Gandhi Suvarna Chandrak]] literary medal in 2007 for his significant contributions to Gujarati literature. He was also awarded the Mudra Chandrak of Amreli, the Sahitya Setu Award from Kolkata for his novels, and the Critics Award for criticism. He also received an award for his works from the [[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi]].<ref name="AGSI"/> He was awarded the [[Uma-Snehrashmi Prize]] (1994–95) for ''Ratvaso'' and the [[Ushnas Prize]] (1996–97) for ''Dungar Kori Ghar Karya'', both from the [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]].<ref name= "us">{{cite encyclopedia |title = Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik|encyclopedia = Gujarati Sahitya Kosh (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) |year = 1996|publisher = Gujarati Sahitya Parishad|location = Ahmedabad |volume = 3|page = 63 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Desai |first=Parul |date=2013 |title=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Prize |location= Ahmedabad|publisher=Gujarati Sahitya Parishad |page=40 }}</ref> Patel has also received the Upendra Pandya Prize, the Kaka Saheb Kalelkar Prize, the Nanabhai Surati prize, the Harilal Desai Prize and the Joseph Macwan Prize.<ref name="phd1" />

==Personal life==
He lives in [[Vallabh Vidyanagar]]. He married Gopi ([[Given name|born]] Ganga) in 1972 and they have two sons and a daughter.<ref name="sbj"/>

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

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Manilal H. Patel}}
* {{GujLit author}}

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