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DHRUV BHATT` IS ONE OF THE FINEST, ESTABLISHED CONTEMPORARY GUJARATI WRITERS TODAY, WHO IS ENGAGED IN FICTIONALIZING THE BASIC ENVIRONMENT ISSUES, SINCE LAST THREE DECADES, OF ECOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL WISDOM OF THE PEOPLE DWELLING IN AND AROUND WILDERNESS THAT PRESENT THE ENVIRONMENT ISSUES DISCUSSED LOCALLY AS WELL AS GLOBALLY. HIS FICTIONAL WORKS INCLUDE AGNI-KANYA, A NOVEL BASED ON DRAUPADI. SAMUDRANTIKE, A NOVEL BASED ON THE STRONG BOND BETWEEN MAN AND NATURE AND TATTVAMASI SET IN THE BACKGROUND OF NARMADA RIVER WHICH WON THE SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD.... --... ... ; , . ... ... ; , , ... ... '' . - . , '' , . ... -... !