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{{Short description|Gujarati folklorist, singer and writer (1914 – 1998)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Pingalshi Meghanand Gadhvi
| image =
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| birth_name = Pingalshi Meghanand Gadhvi
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1914|7|27}}
| birth_place = Chhatrava, [[British India]] (now in [[Porbandar district, Gujarat]], India)
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1998|5|31|1914|7|27}}
| death_place = [[Jamnagar]], Gujarat, India
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Folklore studies|Folklorist]]|[[Singer]]|[[Writer]]|[[Scholar]]}}
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| education =
| alma_mater =
| movement =
| notableworks =
| spouse = Jibaben Udhas Gadhvi
| children = 8 Children - 4 Sons and 4 Daughters
| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi award]] (1990)
| signature =
| years_active =
| subjects = Gujarati Literature
| genre = Charan Literature
}}
'''Pingalshi Meghanand Gadhvi''' (27 July 1914 – 31 May 1998) was a [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] folklorist, writer, singer and proponent of [[Charan literature]] from [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Dutt |first=Kartik Chandra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC |title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M |date=1999 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-260-0873-5 |language=en}}</ref> Throughout his lengthy career, Gadhavi made significant contributions to the preservation and promotion of Gujarat's folklore and folk music as both a [[Performing arts|performer]] and [[scholar]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dLnDrXscte4C |title=Fellows and Award-winners of Sangeet Natak Akademi 1952-2010: Citations and Composite Data |date=2011 |publisher=Sangeet Natak Akademi |language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
Pingalshi was born on 27 July 1914 in Chhatrava village near [[Junagadh]]. Under the tutelage of his father, Shri Meghanand Gadhavi, and elder brother, Shri Merubha Gadhavi, Pingalashi Gadhavi received an initiation in folklore and singing. Throughout his lengthy career, Pingalashi made significant contributions to the [[Preservation (library and archive)|preservation]] and promotion of Gujarat's folklore and folk music as both a [[Performing arts|performer]] and [[scholar]]. He conducted meticulous [[research]], [[Mentorship|mentored]] students, and delivered captivating performances.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bhushan |first=Ravi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZodmAAAAMAAJ |title=Reference India |date=1992 |publisher=Rifacimento International |language=en}}</ref>

He wrote folk literature in various genres and was featured regularly on Gujarati television channels and [[Radio program|radio shows]]. He died on 31 May 1998 in [[Jamnagar]] in Gujarat.<ref name="ox">{{Citation|title=Pingaḷshi Gaḍhvi|date=2011|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195650983.001.0001/acref-9780195650983-e-3829|encyclopedia=The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/acref/9780195650983.001.0001|isbn=978-0-19-565098-3|access-date=2020-03-29|via=Oxford Reference}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

=== Positions held ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Organization
!Term
|-
|Principal
|Folklore Institute, [[Junagadh]]
|1955—1966
|-
|Member
|Gujarat State Cultural Programme Certification Board
|
|-
|Member
|Gujarat State Folklore Committee, [[Ahmedabad]]
|
|-
|Member
|Folklore Advisory Committee
|
|-
|Member
|[[Gujarat Sahitya Akademi|Gujarat Sahitya Academy]]
|
|}

== Works ==
Gadhavi has dedicated himself to gathering and publishing an extensive collection of [[Folklore of India|folk tales]], [[Folk music|folk songs]], and [[Play (theatre)|plays]], which have been compiled into approximately 20 volumes.<ref name=":1" /> He authored ''Khamirvanta Manavi'' (1972), ''Chanda darshan'' (1991), ''Venudada'' (1978), ''Gandhikula'' (1969, about the ancestors of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and some songs), ''Khamirvanti Kathao'' (1996), ''Bhavni Bhet'' (1998), ''Baharvatiyo Bhupat'' (1978), ''Mrutyuno Malkat'' (1996, short stories).<ref name=":0" /> ''Saurashtra: Satyam Shivam Sundaram'' (2000) was published by his son Laxman in his honour.

=== Poetry ===

# ''Pingal'' ''Kavya'', 1952
# ''Sarhadno'' ''Sangram'', 1962
# ''Gita Dohavali'', 1969
# ''Arudh'', 1973
# ''Chhanda Shatak''

=== Folk literature ===

# ''Jivatar-na Jokh'', 1964;
# ''Pragvad-na Pankhi'', 1965;
# ''Yug Avtar,''
# ''Jivan Zalak'';
# ''Dhundhimal''

=== Novel ===

# ''Nam Rahanta Thakkara'', 1980

==Recognition==

# [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] in 1990 for his contribution to the Gujarati folk music.<ref name="ox" />
# Gujarat State Gaurav Puraskar (1969)
# Gaurav Purskar by Gujarat Sangeet Nritya Natya Akademi (1978)
# Title of '''Charani Sahitya Vidvan''<nowiki/>' from [[Saurashtra University]] (1969)

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

==References==
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[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1998 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian folk singers]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language writers]]
[[Category:People from Porbandar district]]
[[Category:Indian folklorists]]
[[Category:Indian male writers]]

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[[Category:Charan]]
[[Category:Gadhavi (surname)]]

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