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955 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2013

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About the author

Ashwini Bhatt was born to educationist Harprasad Bhatt and Sharadaben Bhatt on 12 August 1936 in Ahmedabad. He graduated in psychology. He was interested in theatre and he worked as a child artist in Gujarati adoption of Bengali drama Bindur Chhele (Bindu No Kiko). He had failed in several business ventures like poultry farm to a vegetable vendor before starting career as a writer. He moved to United States in 2002. He died on 10 December 2012 at Dallas, Texas, US

He wrote twelve novels and three novellas. He translated several works in Gujarati including Alistair MacLean and James Hadley Chase. He also translated Freedom at Midnight by Collins and Lapierre in Gujarati as Ardhi Rate Azadi which was critically acclaimed.

His serialized novels include Othaar, Faanslo, Aashka Maandal, Katibandh, Nirja Bhargav, Lajja Sanyal, Aayno, Angaar, Jalkapat and Aakhet. Besides writing novels, he was also involved in theatre. His Katibandh was made into TV series.

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January 14, 2015
Very few comparable suspense stories in Gujarati. This is one of the finest read by me in the recent past.
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September 18, 2016
It is avery adventure book and very beautiful description of Jabalpur. Always great Ashwini Bhatt
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April 12, 2018
It’s love story with thrill, suspense,
Amazing , way of presentation is like u r in that character . about location is Insisting have to go there .
For me it’s is one of best book.
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January 12, 2019
Best book about the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Kings, British Raj, and freedom fighters of the 1850s.
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