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'''Bindu Bhat''' is a Gujarati language [[novelist]], storywriter, critic and translator from [[Gujarat]], India. Her novel ''[[Akhepatar]]'' (1999) received the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for the year 2003. Her other significant works includes ''Mira Yagnikni Dayari'' (1992) and ''Bandhani'' (2009).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Moothi Uncheran Gujaratio (A collection of biographies)|last = Vyas|first = Rajnee|publisher = Gurjar Granth Ratna Karyalay|year = 2009|isbn = 978-81-8480-286-3|location = Ahmedabad|pages = 84}}</ref>

Bindu Bhatt was born on 18 September 1954 in [[Jodhpur]], [[Rajasthan]] to Giradharlal and Kamalabahen. Her family later migrated to [[Limbadi]] and then [[Ahmedabad]]. After completing her schooling from B.A Kanya Vidyalay, [[Limbadi]], she got her [[Bachelor of Arts]] in 1976 from H.K Arts College, Ahmedabad and [[Master of Arts]] in 1978 from School of Language, [[Gujarat University]] with [[Hindi literature]] as one of her subjects. She obtained her Ph.D. degree under [[Bholabhai Patel]] from the same university in 1983 for her research work ''Aadhunik Hindi Upanyas: Kathya Aur Shilp Ke Naye Aayam'' (Modern Hindi Novel: New Facets of Fiction and Form). In 1991, she married to [[Harshad Trivedi]], a Gujarati author and poet.<ref name="Kavilok 2007">{{cite web | title=Kavi Harshad Trivedi- Gujarati Kavi Poet | website=Kavilok | date=2007-01-10 | url=http://www.kavilok.com/kavi_Harshad_trivedi.html | language=gu | accessdate=2016-03-05}}</ref>

She started her career as a lecturer and subsequently started to write in Gujarati and [[Hindi|Hindi language]]. She taught [[Hindi Literature]] at M.P Shah Arts and Science College, [[Surendranagar]] for six years. She joined Uma Arts And Nathiba Commerce Mahila College, [[Gandhinagar]] in 1991 and still working there as an [[Associate professor]] and head of its Department of [[Hindi]].<ref name=":0" />

Her first novel, ''Mira Yagnikni Dayari'', was published in 1992 which is related to the lesbian relationship between two women. It is also translated in [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]] and the translation is awarded by [[Sahitya Akademi]], [[New Delhi]]. Her second novel, ''[[Akhepatar]]'', was published in (1999) which have been translated in several languages including [[Hindi]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Kutchi language|Kachcchhi]], [[Rajasthani language|Rajasthani]] and [[English language|English]]. Translated in English by Vinod Meghani (unpublished). Bindu Bhatt debuted in short story genre with her book ''Bandhani'' (2009). She also translated several works into Hindi from Gujarati including [[Harivallabh Bhayani]]'s ''Aapabransh Vyakaran'', [[Dhiruben Patel]]'s ''Andhali Gali'' and [[Jayant Gadit]]'s ''Satya'' (in 4 parts; with Virendra Narayan Sinh). She has also gave translation from Hindi to Gujarati including ''Fanishwarnath Renu'' (Monograph by Surendra Chaudhari), ''Dadu Dayal'' (Monograph by Raam Baqsh) and ''Bija Na Pag'' (short stories by Shreekant Varma).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Portal of Journals">{{cite web | title=KCG | website=Portal of Journals | url=http://www.kcgjournal.org/humanity/issue5/dashrath.php | language=gu | accessdate=2016-03-11}}</ref>

Her novel ''Mira Yagnik Ni Dayari'' was awarded Goverdhanram Tripathi Award (1992-1993). Her second novel, ''[[Akhepatar]]'', won The [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for the year 2003 and also awarded by Priyakant Parikh Prize instituted by [[Gujarati Sahitya Parishad]] in 1999. She is also the recipient of ''Justice Sharda Charan Mishra Bhasha Setu Samman'' (award for translation; 2009) instituted by Bhasha Setu, [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":0"/>