Ramnarayan V. Pathak

Ramnarayan V. Pathak
Born	Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak (1887-04-09)9 April 1887 Ganol, Dholka Taluka, Ahmedabad, Bombay presidency, British India
Died	21 August 1955(1955-08-21) (aged 68) Bombay (now Mumbai)
Pen name	Dwiref, Shesh, Swairvihari
Occupation	Writer, critic
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Education	Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law
Alma mater	Wilson College, Mumbai
Period	Gandhian Era
Notable works	Brihat Pingal
Notable awards	Narmad Suvarna Chandrak (1949) Sahitya Akademi Award (1956)
Spouse	Heera Pathak
Signature
Academic career
Doctoral students	Dhirubhai Thaker

Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak was a Gujarati poet and writer from India. Profoundly influenced by Gandhian thought, Pathak wrote criticism, poetry, drama, metrics and short stories. He edited and translated literary works. He was appointed the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council) in 1946. He was awarded the Gujarati literary prizes Narmad Suvarna Chandrak for Prachin Gujarati Chhando in 1949 and Sahitya Akademi Award for Bruhat Pingal in 1956.