About The Author

Bhupat Vadodaria (19 February 1929 – 4 October 2011) was an Indian author and journalist. He worked with various newspapers in Gujarat and in the Information Office of Government of Gujarat before founding his own media group. He had authored more than fifty books. He authored more than fifty books. He wrote columns in magazines and newspapers like Panchaamrit in Abhiyaan weekly and Ghare Bahire in Gujarat Samachar. Kasumbi no Rang (1952), Jivan Jivavanu Bal (1955), Antarna Roop (1958) are his short story collections. His essays and column writings are published under titles Ghare Bahire volume-1 to 5 (1958-1982) and Azadi ni Abohawa (1987). His novel Prem Ek Pooja won him Gujarati Sahitya Academy award in 1978.