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{{Infobox writer
| name = Pinakin Dave
| image =
| caption =
| native_name = પિનાકિન નટવરલાલ દવે
| native_name_lang = gu
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1935|6|10}}
| birth_place = Rupal village, [[Gandhinagar district]], [[Gujarat]]
| occupation = novelist, short story writer and literary critic
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| nationality = Indian
| education = * Master of Arts
* LL.B
* PhD
| alma_mater = [[University of Mumbai]]
| period =
| genre = novel, short story
| movement =
| notableworks = * ''Vishwajeet'' (1965)
* ''Vivart'' (1968)
| spouse =
| children =
| relatives =
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}}

'''Pinakin Natwarlal Dave''' ({{lang-gu|પિનાકિન નટવરલાલ દવે
}}; born 1935) is [[Gujarati language]] novelist, story writer and critic from Gujarat, India.

==Life==
Dave was born on 10 June 1935 at Rupal village (now in [[Gandhinagar district]], [[Gujarat]]). He [[matriculated]] in 1951. He completed B. A. in Sanskrit and Gujarati in 1957, M. A. with Sanskrit and Prakrit in 1959 and LL.B in 1960. In 1963, he received Ph.D. from [[University of Bombay]] writing thesis on Jain poet and philosopher [[Siddhasen Divakar]].<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ - આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=198–201|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref><ref name="Dutt1999">{{cite book|author=Kartik Chandra Dutt|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA298|year=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|page=298}}</ref>

He worked as a manager with Easyquip Pvt. Ltd from 1963 to 1968. He joined Vivekanand Arts College, Ahmedabad as a professor from 1968 to his retirement. He edited ''Anand'' magazine from brief period. His works are awarded by Gujarati Sahitya Akademi.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="Dutt1999" />

==Works==

Dave is prolific novelist. His ''Vishwajeet'' (1965) is based on mythological narratives of [[Parashurama|Parshuram]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EK3PpQWV51MC|title=The Growth of the Novel in India, 1950-1980|last=Rajan|first=P. K.|date=1989|publisher=Abhinav Publications|year=|isbn=9788170172598|location=|pages=77|language=en}}</ref> ''Adhar'' (1964) is a story of nurse and ''Vivart'' (1968) is psychological novella of the patient "Kodh". ''Urdhvabahu'' (1975) is set in a chawl of [[Mumbai]] while ''Aniket'' (1976) focuses on a protagonist dwelling in past even though he had left his home. His critically acclaimed ''Mohnisha'' (1981) focuses on complexity of contemporary men. His other novels are ''Anubandh'' (1978), ''Prabal Path'' (1979), ''Ankh Vinanu Akash'' (1981), ''Sat Loknu Antar'' (1982), ''Aaa Teer Pele Teer'' (1983), ''Kamvan'' (1984), ''Mograni Kali'' (1992), ''Vishavriksh'' I-II (1994). ''Shri Ramayan Navalkatha Shreni'' is four parts novel series on [[Ramayana]] titled ''Ayodhya'', ''Vardan'', ''Vanvas'' and ''Abhishek'' respectively.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="Dutt1999" />

His collections of novellas include ''Trupti'' (1969), ''Dubta Avajo'' (1977) and ''Chhidra'' (1995). ''Purvapaksh'' (1978) is work of critic on [[Vedic and Sanskrit literature|Sanskrit literature]]. ''Nandshankar'' (1979) is a short biography of [[Nandshankar Mehta]] published as a part of series on Gujarati writers ''Gujarati Granthkar Shreni''. His several novels are translated in Hindi and Tamil.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name="Dutt1999" />

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