Manilal Haridas Patel | |
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 At Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust, 11 May 2019 | |
| Born | 9 November 1949 Golana Palla, Lunavada Taluka, Panchmahal, Bombay State (now Mahisagar district, Gujarat) |
| Occupation | Poet, essayist, novelist, short story writer, literary critic |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | M.A., Ph.D. |
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| Spouse |
Gopi (m. 1972) |
| Children | Two sons, one daughter |
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| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Depiction of Love in Modern Gujarati Poetry (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Dhirubhai Thaker |
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| Doctoral students | Ajaysinh Chauhan |
Manilal Haridas Patel (born 9 November 1949) is a 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.