[1] She was born in the town of Rose Hill, Mauritius and writes in both French and Mauritian Creole.
Subsequently, she obtained her degree in Modern Literature from the Université de la Réunion in 1986.
[2] Patel was one of a group of Mauritian writers who founded the literary journal Tracés.
[1] In 2014, Vents d'ailleurs published her novella Paradis Blues, which is written in French with Creole interspersed through the narration.
[3] Patel has been awarded the following honours:[1] This article about a Mauritian writer or poet is a stub.