Vishwas Patil is an author, historian and a civil servant who writes
in Marathi. With a degree in both Law and English Literature, He possesses the
genius of a juggler, managing the demands of a high-profile job while being a
creative artist par excellence. His forte lies in transforming historical facts
and ably weaving the wealth of his experience into supreme artistic feats. Well
known for his work Panipat (a
novel about the Third Battle of Panipat), Patil exhibits not only a deep
understanding of the past but also great mastery at storytelling. The novel Jhadajhadati (A Dirge of the Damned),
which fetched him 14 awards, is of great social relevance, while being a
literary masterpiece. Mahanayak,
based on Netaji Subhash Chandra, which received great acclaim for its extensive
research, is also considered one of the outstanding novels of the 20th century.
Patil is one of the youngest recipients of Sahitya
Akademi Award whose works have been widely translated into almost all
languages in India.