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Vishwas Patil (born 28 November 1959, in Nerle, Kolhapur district) is an Indian author, and IAS officer,historian, He completed his masters M.A. in English Literature and a degree in Law.

Works

 * Lust for Lalbaug, novel about Great Bombay textile strike publisher Rajhans Prakashan, 2015
 * Panipat, novel about Third Battle of Panipat
 * Sambhaji, biographical novel about Sambhaji Maharaj
 * Ranangan, play based on novel Panipat
 * Chandramukhi, novel based on relations between a politician and a "tamasha" dancer
 * Not gone with the wind, critical essays based on the film industry personalities
 * Pangira, novel about hardship of village people
 * Mahanayak, biographical novel about Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
 * Zadazadati (novel), a touching story of people displaced due to infasturcture projects like dams, it was honoured with Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992, this novel is published in English with title 'A dirge for the dammed' published by Hachette India. so also in Gujarati with title Lohina Aasu published by Navbaharat, in Aassemes as titled Bidirn Bagjaai (Sahitya Akademi) so also in Canada, Urdu by Sahitya Akademi

Awards

 * 1989Nath Madhav Award for Panipat
 * 1990 Priyadarshini National Award for Zadazadati, Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award for Panipat, Vikhe Patil Award for Zadazadati
 * 1992 Sahitya Akademi Award for Zadazadati
 * 1993 Best Award for novel from State Government to Pangira
 * 1998 Gadakri Award for Mahanayak
 * 1999 Best Award for novel from State Government of Maharashtra to Mahanayak.
 * 2000 Jayawant Dalavi Award for Best play writing for Ranangan
 * 2005 Best Award for novel from Sahitya Parishad Pune to Chandramukhi
 * 2009 State Government best film criticism award for Not Gone With the Wind
 * 2011 Labaseth Award]} from U.S.A. of 1 lakh rupees as a Best Marathi Writer.
 * 2016 Lokmangal best novel award for Lust for Lalbaugh
 * 2017 Most popular Marathi writer award by readers choice awarded by daily Divy Marathi.