3 Review(s)

"The creative use of 'history' has always been a challenge for Panipat storytellers. The third battle of Panipat of 1761 has been a subject of curiosity for writers as well as history lovers. It is a pleasant coincidence that leading Marathi novelist Vishwas Patil accepted this challenge and created Panipat with artistic integrity and symbolism. Panipat is a historical novel, whose writing and publication is an event of historical importance in Indian literature. As soon as it was published in November 1988, this novel got amazing fame and popularity among the readers and Vishwas Patil also got established at the top in the Marathi literary world. It can be said that Panipat is a living example in every respect in Indian historical novel writing. The subject of Panipat is not person-oriented but a very big war event in the life of the nation, in which there is a coordination of social and cultural meaning of a specific period. While giving all this a touching form of the novel, Vishwas Patil has always kept in mind that the historical truth and facts are kept in mind. There should be no loss of dignity and its resonance should remain along with its uniqueness. This new edition of this unique novel, honoured with many awards, is presented to Hindi readers."