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Gieve Patel was born on 18 August, 1940 in Bombay, Bombay Province, British India, is an Indian writer and artist (1940–2023). Discover Gieve Patel's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 83 years old?

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Occupation General practitioner
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 18 August 1940
Birthday 18 August
Birthplace Bombay, Bombay Province, British India
Date of death 3 November, 2023
Died Place Pune, Maharashtra, India
Nationality India

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1940

Gieve Patel (18 August 1940 – 3 November 2023) was an Indian poet, playwright, painter, as well as a physician.

He belonged to a group of writers who had subscribed themselves to the Green Movement which was involved in an effort to protect the environment.

His poems speak of deep concerns for nature and expose man's cruelty to it.

Patel was born on 18 August 1940 in Bombay (now Mumbai).

His father was a dentist and his mother was the daughter of a doctor.

He was educated at St. Xavier's High School and Grant Medical College, Mumbai.

After becoming a doctor, he had initially worked in a government job in his native village of Nargol in southern Gujarat.

1960

Patel’s paintings received public attention when he painted the Politician series in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

After the Politician series, Patel's well-known artworks are his Railway Platform series.

These paintings originated from his experiences of sitting on a bench in a suburban railway station and watching the trains arrive and depart.

One interesting aspect about these paintings is that Patel does not paint a single person on the platform i.e., the platforms are completely devoid of people.

This is the moment when one train arrives, the crowd leaves and the passengers of another train are yet to arrive.

Even though the platforms are always crowded, one feels the painter's longing to find solitude in the chaos of the city through the serene images in his paintings.

A similar atmosphere of mystery and peace can be seen in other city-based images painted by Patel in the later period.

Two men near a handcart, Vegetable seller, Bus stop, The Letter Home are some of his notable works.

In these paintings one can see how the painter works on two different aspects at the same time.

On one hand, the idea is to create engaging experiences through pictures, colours and shapes.

Whereas, on the other hand, there are struggles of people in their daily lives and its relationship with the artist.

1966

His notable poems include, How Do You Withstand (1966), Body (1976), Mirrored Mirroring (1991) and On killing a tree.

1971

He also wrote three plays, titled Princes (1971), Savaksa (1982) and Mr. Behram (1987).

1980

Given his closeness to life and the increasing violence in society, Patel's paintings in the 1980s and 1990s often featured wounded people and images of the dead.

They take a critical look at some of the terrible aspects of human nature and society as a whole with a fearless and neutral perspective.

For his last twenty years or so, the subject that kept Patel preoccupied was the view of looking into a well.

The wells in Patel's native village Nargol and its vicinity are not that deep.

Most of the time, one can bend down and touch the water in the well.

One can see the sky and clouds reflected in the water along with the surrounding mountains, trees and bushes.

2005

Patel retired from his medical practice in 2005.

He resided in Mumbai and was fully engaged in the art field.

Patel was considered to be one of the important painters who portrayed the social reality parallel to the prominent painters of the Baroda School.

Through his paintings, Patel explored contemporary life, with a focus on its complexity and beauty.

He died from cancer in Pune, on 3 November 2023, at the age of 83.

He then continued his work as a general practitioner in Mumbai until his retirement in 2005.

Patel's poetical works include Poems, launched by Nissim Ezekiel, followed by How Do You Withstand, Body and Mirrored Mirroring.

One common theme throughout his work is the relationship between his landowning family and the tribal Warlis that worked in their estate.

2006

Patel conducted poetry workshops in Rishi Valley School for more than a decade, and edited a collection of poetry published in 2006.

His poetry is included in Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry (BigBridge, United States).

One of his Poems Licence from the collection How do you Withstand is included in the anthology Confronting Love edited by Arundhati Subramanyam and Jerry Pinto.

2008

He was also featured in the poetry anthology The Golden Treasure of Writers Workshop Poetry on a killing tree (2008) ed.

by Rubana Huq and published by Writers Workshop, Calcutta.

2017

Additionally, he translated poems of the 17th century Gujarati poet Akho into English.