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Dadudan Gadhvi
Dadudan Pratapdan Gadhvi,[1] (11 September 1940 – 26 April 2021) also known as Kavi Dad,[2] was a Gujarati poet and folk singer from Gujarat, India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021.
Biography[edit]
Gadhvi was born in 1940 at Ishwariya (Gir) (now in Veraval Taluka of Gujarat, India).[3] His father's name was Pratapdan Gadhvi he was the Rajkavi and Advisor to Navab of Junagadh . His mother's name was Karniba Gadhvi.He had studied till fourth grade. He was a native of Ishwaria village near Gir. He lived in Junagadh. He had written songs for 15 Gujarati films.[1] His complete works are collected in Terva (2015) and Lachhanayan (2015).[4][1] His other works are Terva (four volumes), Chittaharnu Geet, Shri Krishna Chhandavali and Ramnam Barakshari.[4] His popular songs include a marriage song "Kalaja Kero Katko Maro Ganththi Chhuti Gayo", "Kailas Ke Niwasi", "Thakorji Nathi Thavu Ghadvaiya Mare" and "Hiran Halkali".[1][4] He wrote book "Bengal Bavani" during Bangladesh Liberation war and donated all the earnings from the book to "Bangladesh Refugee Fund".
He died on 26 April 2021.[5]
Recognition[edit]
Gadhvi had received the Gujarat Gaurav Award as well as the Jhaverchand Meghani Award.[1] He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 for his contribution in literature and education.[2][6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "દાદુદાન પ્રતાપદાન ગઢવી કવિ દાદના ઉપનામથી જાણીતાઃ માત્ર ચાર ચોપડી ભણ્યાં હોવા છતાં ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય ક્ષેત્રે કવિ દાદનું મોટું યોગદાન". Akila News (in ગુજરાતી). 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shastri, Parth (2021-01-25). "Keshubhai Patel among five Padma awardees from Gujarat". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Hindi, TV9 (2021-04-27). "गुजराती भाषा के कवि दादू दान गढ़वी का 81 साल की उम्र में निधन, पीएम मोदी ने जताया शोक". TV9 Hindi (in hindi). Retrieved 2021-06-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "કવિ દાદુદાન ગઢવીના સમગ્ર કાવ્યસંગ્રહનું કાલે વિમોચન". Divya Bhaskar (in ગુજરાતી). 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ↑ "પદ્મ શ્રી એવોર્ડથી સન્માનિત કવિ દાદ બાપુનું 82 વર્ષની ઉંમરે નિધન". Zee News Gujarati (in ગુજરાતી). 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ "જેના પર થાય છે પીએચડી, એવા કવિ દાદ માત્ર 4 ધોરણ પાસ, રચનાની આ છે વિશેષતા". gujarati.abplive.com (in ગુજરાતી). 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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