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Gautam Sharma has been awarded the late Hirendra Dholakia Gold Medal for 1967 for his novel Kokaj Shamna Fate.

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Crime Thriller Writer - More than 150 Novels

Vaidya Mohanlal Chunilal Dhami (13 June 1905 – 2 April 1981) was a Gujarati writer, poet, novelist, playwright, journalist, and Ayurvedic physician from Rajkot,Gujarat, India. He had published more than 170 books. His literary works is largely based on Jain literature. He was honoured by the Jain community of Bombay under Sadhana Sanman Samiti.

Biography
Dhami was born in 1905 at Patan, Gujarat. He studied up to 6 standard at Hunterman Training College at Chotila, Gujarat. Dhami wanted to be Jain monk in his childhood, unable to become the monk, he renounced the Doodhpak, a type of sweet. In 1928, he got degree of Ayurved Bhushan from Ujamashi Pitambardas Aurvedic College, Patan. He learnt languages including Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Urdu, and Marathi. Later he passed the exam of Ayurved Shastri. He would treat patients with out taking money. He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and wore Khadi all his life. He joined in Indian Independence Freedm Struggle. He spread message of Mahatma Gandhi to Villages through his lectures. He had gone to jail for participating in satyagraha at Visapur. On instruction from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel He had created a mobile exhibition, with which he roamed in the villages of Maharastra. He was influenced by Rabindranath Tagore and Surendramohan Mukhopadhyay.

For many years, he wrote editorials in Gujarati news paper Jayhind. He was popular among readers and at one point he was writing serial novels for 5 news papers/magazines. He married to Kanta. He has produced certain music records of Folk Music. His son Vimal Mohanlal Dhami is also a writer. He used to play musical Instrument called Ravanhaththo

Career
In 1929, he started clinic in Chotila, and in 1937 at Rajkot.

Works
His has covered various types of literature such as children's literature, travelogue, essays, biographies, novels, stories, religion, history etc. He has written around 200 songs and Charani songs. He has written story, dialogue and songs of the three Gujarati film:Vargheli, Ena Charane and Bhaneli Vahu. He would write under pseudonym Miridul or Bazigar. At the age of 18, he wrote his first book entitled Atma Vinod. He had published a magazine named Kolkil

His works include:

Dhami has written detective, social as well, but he is well know for his historical novels based on Jain literature.
 * Novels


 * Krantini Zalari (1940)
 * Madhurajani (1942)
 * Rupkosha (1946)
 * Magadheshwari (1952)
 * Bandhan Tutyan (1954)
 * Milan Madhuri
 * Siddh Vaital
 * Unchogadh Girnar
 *  Natraj - Payalbaje
 * Vishvas


 * Folk Literature
 * Dayaro
 * Raskatori


 * Plays
 * Ranakdevi
 * Jasma Odan
 * Hothal Padamani
 * Bhakt Pundarik


 * Others
 * Dadimanu Vaidu


 * Translations
 * Nirupama
 * Paru
 * Mukt Pankhi

His novel Rupkosh was a part of curriculam in university, and it is translated into Hindi and English.