Manvini Bhavai

Manvini Bhavai
AuthorPannalal Patel
Original titleમાનવીની ભવાઈ
TranslatorV. Y Kantak
LanguageGujarati
GenreNovel
PublisherSahitya Akademi (Eng. ed.)
Publication date
1947
Publication placeIndia
Published in English
1995
Media typePrint
891.473
LC ClassPK1859.P28 M3

Manvi Ni Bhavai (English: Endurance: A Droll Saga) is a 1947 Gujarati novel written by Pannalal Patel. It is set in the period of the Indian famine of 1899–1900, locally known as the Chhappaniyo Dukal (The Famine of Samvat 1956) in Gujarat.[1] The novel centres around the love story of Kalu and Raju as well as the difficult and often tragic life of farmers during the famine. It was translated into English by V. Y Kantak in 1995.[2][3] It was adapted into a Gujarati film scene in 1993.[4]

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