Vishwas Patil

Some Lesser Known Fact About Vishwas Patil

• Does Vishwas Patil smoke?: Not Known

• Does Vishwas Patil drink alcohol? Not Known

• Apart from being an IPS officer, Vishwas Patil is also an author and Historian.

• Vishwas Patil, a 1986-batch State Government Officer, was promoted to IAS rank in 1994.

• He had done his research work and wrote a book ‘Panipat’. He has mentioned about war expenses in it and said “It is for the first time that the balance sheet of an Indian ruler’s battle has been traced. I do not think the figure of Rs 92.23 lakh is an exaggeration”.

• He also wrote various other books such as- Lust for Lalbaug, Sambhaji, Ranangan, Chandramukhi, Not gone with the wind, Pangira, Mahanayak, and Zadazadati.

• He has also directed a Kangana Ranaut Starrer movie ‘Rajjo’ in the year 2013.   

• He has been a great admirer of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and proudly says that “Bose is like the North Star in the sky and so despite differences of opinion and controversies, nothing can dislodge him from the eminent position he holds in Indian history.’’

• His books received great public inclination and various honors such as Priyadarshini National Award & Vikhe Patil Award for his book  ‘Zadazadati’, Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award & Nath Madhav Award for his book ‘Panipat’, Gadkari Award for his book ‘Mahanayak’ and many more.

• Here is a video of an interview given by Vishwas Patil related to his life.