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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Utpal Bhayani <br />
| image = Utpal Bhayani.jpg<br />
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| caption = Bhayani in April 2012<br />
| native_name = ઉત્પલ હરિવલ્લભ ભાયાણી<br />
| native_name_lang = gu<br />
| birth_name = Utpal Harivallanh Bhayani<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1953|10|10}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Calicut]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2019|10|16|1953|10|10}}<br />
| occupation = Short story writer, playwright, literary critic and translator<br />
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]<br />
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| notableworks = * ''Khatavani'' (1995)<br />
* ''Samajik Natak: Ek Nutan Unmesh'' (1993<br />
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| children = <br />
| relatives = [[Harivallabh Bhayani]] (father)<br />
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'''Utpal Harivallabh Bhayani''' (10 October 1953 – 16 October 2019) was a [[Gujarati language]] story writer, playwright, critic and translator from [[Gujarat]], India.<br />
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==Life==<br />
Utapal Bhayani was born on 10 October 1953 in [[Calicut]] (now Kozhikode) to [[Harivallabh Bhayani]], a Gujarati writer. His family was from [[Mahuva, Bhavnagar|Mahuva]] in [[Bhavnagar district]]. He studied Master of Commerce and later qualified as Chartered Accountant which he accepted as his profession. He served as a trustee of Parichay Trust, [[Mumbai]].<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=241–243|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://samvadindia.net/critic/qs/utpal%20bhayani.pdf|title=Utpal Bhayani|last=|first=|date=2017-08-22|website=Samvad India Foundation|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170822130024/http://samvadindia.net/critic/qs/utpal%20bhayani.pdf|archive-date=2017-08-22|url-status=live|access-date=|df=}}</ref><br />
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He died on 16 October 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Utpal Bhayani passed away at 66|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/the-informer/rip-bhayani/articleshow/71621703.cms|website=Mumbai Mirror|date=17 October 2019|access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
''Nimajjan'' (1978) was his first collection of stories followed by ''Hallo!'' (1983) which included some experimental stories. ''Khatavani'' (1995) was well received by critics. ''Vahi'' (2008) was his fourth collection. His story ''Mijbani'' was included in ''Swatantrottar Gujarati Navlika'' edited by [[Raghuveer Chaudhari]]. His ''Extra Ticket'' was anthologized in ''Ketlik Gujarati Tunki Vartao'' (1955–80) edited by [[Gulabdas Broker]] and [[Suman Shah]].<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=":0" /><br />
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He was a prolific drama critic but he considered his works as ''Samiksha'' not criticism. His drama criticism works starting in 1976 include ''Drashyafalak'' (1981), ''Preksha'' (1986), ''Natakno Jeev'' (1987), ''Tarjni Sanket'' (1992), ''Samajik Natak: Ek Nutan Unmesh'' (1993), ''Deshvideshni Rangbhumi'' (2001), ''Rangbhumi'' (2004), ''Natyadrashti'' (2003), ''Natyagoshthi'' (2004).<br />
''Mahabharat'' (1991) and ''Sahyog'' (1999) are translations. He edited ''Sampark'' (1982), ''Adhunik Gujarati Ekankio'' (1994) and ''Sureshni Sathe Sathe'' (2007).<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
His story collection ''Khatvani'' (1995) was awarded by [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]].<ref name="AGSI"/><ref name=":0" /><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]<br />
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