Vitthalbhai Patel

For the political leader, see Vithalbhai Patel.

Vitthalbhai Patel (21 May 1936 – 7 September 2013) was an Indian poet, lyricist, and senior Congress leader known for his contributions in social services and politics as well as for penning several Hindi film songs, including "Na Maangu Sona Chaandi" and "Jhooth Bole Kauva Kaate" from the 1973 movie Bobby.^[1]

Vitthalbhai Patel
Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office 1980–1990
Preceded by	Laxminarayan Yadav
Succeeded by	Laxminarayan Yadav
Constituency	Surkhi
Personal details
Born	(1936-05-21)21 May 1936 Sagar, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
Died	7 September 2013(2013-09-07) (aged 77) Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Children	1 son and 2 daughters
Profession	Indian poet, Social activist, lyricist, and senior congress leader

He was from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, India where he lived most of his life. He wrote in Hindi and Bundeli.

He died on 7 September 2013 after a prolonged illness.^[2] He was 75.

Patel was twice elected to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Surkhi constituency. He was a minister in the cabinets of Arjun Singh, Motilal Vora and Shyama Charan Shukla.

Patel wrote the lyrics to 55 Hindi film songs, as well as five collections of poems.

References

1. K A Abbas (December 2013). Bobby: The Complete Story. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 2. ISBN 978-93-5029-554-0.
2. Harbhajan (8 September 2013). . AEG India. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.