Manvi Ni Bhavai (English: Endurance: A Droll Saga) is a 1947 Gujarati novel written by Pannalal Patel.

[1] The novel centres around the love story of Kalu and Raju as well as the difficult and often tragic life of farmers during the famine.

[4] Patel wrote Manvi Ni Bhavai at his small house in Mandli village, and at his maize farm[5] in 1947, during the time of the Indian independence movement.

"[6] The novel lead Patel to win the Jnanpith award for his "outstanding contribution towards literature" in 1985.

The Tamil translation was published in 1973 under the title Vazhkkai Oar Nadagam.