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{{Infobox person
| name = Mathur Savani
| image = M M Savani2.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Savani in 2015
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1963|1|12}}
| birth_place = [[Khopala]], [[Bhavnagar district]] (now [[Botad district]]), Gujarat, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Businessman, social worker
}}

'''Mathur Madhabhai Savani''' is a businessman and social worker from [[Gujarat]], India. He established a diamond firm Savani Brothers. He worked in the field of [[water conservation]] in [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of Gujarat.

== Biography ==
Mathur Madhabhai Savani was born on 12 January 1963 in [[Khopala]], [[Bhavnagar district]] (now [[Botad district]]), [[Gujarat]], India. He completed his primary education in his village. He migrated to [[Surat]] in 1975 and started working in the diamond industry in Gopipura area. Later he established a diamond firm, Savani Brothers, in 1980. During on of his business trips, he was impressed by the water management in Israel and decided to establish an organisation in Indian aimed at water conservation.<ref name=toi>{{cite news|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/city/ahmedabad/7-Gujaratis-in-Padma-awards-list/articleshow/29383553.cms|title=7 Gujaratis in Padma awards list|work=The Times of India|date=26 January 2014|access-date =21 May 2014}}</ref>

=== Social work ===
He established Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust to spread awareness regarding water conservation in 1997. He carried out awareness campaign and took walks across dry and water short [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of Gujarat. He worked extensively to construct check dams across Saurashtra by community participation and government support.<ref name=toi/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2013/05/05/mathurbhai-sawani-is-master-organizer-video/|title=Mathurbhai Savani is master organizer|date=5 May 2013|work=DeshGujarat|access-date =21 May 2014}}</ref>He later co-founded "Beti Bachao Abhiyan" to spread awareness regarding [[female infanticide]].<ref name=toi/>

== Recognition ==
Mathur Savani was recognized by Government of Gujarat by several awards; Chief Minister's Public Health Award for 1998-99, Chief Minister's Roupya Chandrak Purskar for 2001, Gujarat Gaurav Deen Sanman Purskar for 2004. Akhil Gujarat Patidar Parisad awarded him "Patidar Ratnashri" in 2005. Sandipani Vidhya Niketan, Probandar awarded him with "Rajshri Award" in 2005 while he received "Samaj Shresthi Award" from Saurastra Patel Kelvani Mandal in 2006.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

He was awarded [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2014 for his contribution in social works.<ref name=toi/><ref name=pib>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards Announced |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69364 |date=25 January 2014 |access-date=2014-01-26 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6NEu2cjx3?url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=102735 |archive-date=8 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://deshgujarat.com/2014/04/26/paresh-rawal-mathur-savani-presented-padma-awards/|title=Paresh Rawal, Mathur Savani presented Padma awards|date=April 26, 2014|access-date =May 21, 2014|work=DeshGujarat}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Social Work}}
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[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Surat]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri in social work]]
[[Category:Cooperative organizers]]
[[Category:Social workers from Gujarat]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian businesspeople]]
[[Category:People from Botad district]]
[[Category:Water conservation in India]]

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