DEVENDRA PATEL
Birth - Born on 20-10-1945 in strong Gandhian Philosophy influenced family of farmer Jeshigbhai Patel, in the distant village Akrund in Dhansura Taluka of District Sabarkantha, Gujarat State.
Education - Studied at St. Xavier's College, a prestigious educational institution of Ahmedabad and obtained B.A. (Hons) degree in Psychology as principal Subject.
Profession - Journalist and Author (of Gujarati Literature) with SANDESH a premier and largest circulated daily in Gujarati language published simultaneously from Ahmedabad, Baroda, Surat amd Rajkot with its international edition from USA every week. SANDESH also ranks among few largest circulated dailies (all languages) in India, with an outstanding performance of over 70 years.
Experience - He is advisor to Editor and Column Writer in SANDESH. He achieved senior position by dint of hard work and intlligence. He is specialised in Investigative Reporting covering all spheres of life.
His Column "Kabhi Kabhi" appearing on every Monday brings somethngs new, factual and daring reporting on some unusual event of life. This column running since 25 years, has many unique impring over the mass of readers of high understanding and common sense. At many occasions, High Court or top Social institution has voluntarily come out to investigate in the case of victimised and helpless one reported in this column. It has now become a place for the unheard to get justice and solace. This column has been instrumental in mass communication of sensitive social events, otherwise not heard or cared about. A compendium of stories reported in KABHI KABHI in the proposed Book from, would be an authetic document reflecting the present society in all its perspectives. It would be a reference book for researchers in Sociology and boon to students of journalism.
His reporting covered political events too with the human interest to keep the reader, well awared and updated. He has interviewed national and international promient personalities including SMT. INDIRA GANDHI, PROF. GALBRETH, RAJIV GANDHI, ARTHER C. CLARKE, ATAL BIHARI BAJPAI, MAHARANI GAYATRI DEVI, SAM PITRODA, JRD TATA, NAVAL TATA, DR. RAM NATHAN, ACHARYA KRIPLANIJI, AMITAB BACHCHAN, DALAI LAMA AND MORARJI DESAI. He has knack of lucid and 'to the point' reporting of even the complex and difficult subject to the understanding of common reader. Therefore, this column has been most popular and liked by many.
After joining ‘SANDESH’, he started two New colums i.e. CHINI CUM and RED ROSE. CHINI CUM is very populer because of his satirical skill on current issue and ‘Red Rose’ is widely read by inteligancia because of his deep knowledge of National and International issues.
LITERARY - Besides his hectic Journalistic Career, he has written 40 books to his
CONTRIBUTION credit.
Novels Short Stories Facts based Stories
Camp Fire Man Sonana Tan Roopana Chal Tane Sadi Apavun
Lavingiu 62ni Natal Roop Kuvar
The Plot Antar na Ekant Chittavan
Lohi nitarto ugshe suraj Kevada nu Attar Na tame Mara Mummy Chho
Aavirbhav Pili Karen nu ful Resham Andhhara Kem Chhe?
Pusp Ex Palash nu War Story Maria
Suvarn Aag Gulf War Mrinal
Operation India Parijat
Kankal Journey
Israel-The Land of The Bible Kohinoor
He latest books (1) MAHA JATI PATIDAR (2) AHMEDABAD 600 (3) ARISTOCRATES (4) CHINESE DRAGON (5) ATTAR NI SUGANDH (6) HENA NI SUTCASE (7) DON NE PEACE PRISE are the most popular and being widely read.
Drama - He has written the drama 'CHILD HUSBAND' which had a record performance.
Films - He has to his credit the children film 'MIYA FUSKI 007' in Gujarat, produced by a noted producer from Bombay.
A documentary entitled. 'Europe-America' (of 3 hours' duration) is also to his credible record.
Television - Because of his literary expertise, he was instrumental in writing screen play covering the sensitive and emotional literary stories in popular T.V. Serial 'ANTAR NA EKANTA' in Gujarati for Dordarshan which is also a well acclaimed one. "DIL CHAHTA HAI" is another Serial he wrote to SAB T.V.
He has a rich experience of travel abroad to EUROPE and AMERICA severaltimes.
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