page_title: Bholabhai Patel
section_title: Recognition
hierarchical_section_title: Bholabhai Patel / Recognition
caption_attribution_description: English: Padmashri Bholabhai Patel Circle (Chowk) on Gujarat University Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India ગુજરાતી: પદ્મશ્રી ભોળાભાઈ પટેલ ચોક, યુનિવર્સિટી રોડ, અમદાવાદ, ગુજરાત
context_page_description: Bholabhai Patel was an Indian Gujarati author. He taught numerous languages at Gujarat University and did comparative studies of literature in different languages. He translated extensively and wrote essays and travelogues. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2008.
context_section_description: Patel was awarded the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2008. He also won the KK Birla Foundation fellowship. He received the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1995, the highest award in Gujarati literature. He was the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati in 1992 for Devoni Ghati. Bholabhai Patel Chowk, a crossroad near Gujarat University, is named after him.
caption: Padmashri Bholabhai Patel Circle named after him on University Road, Ahmedabad
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