Dadudan Pratapdan Gadhvi (Gujarati: દાદુદાન પ્રતાપદાન ગઢવી),[1] (11 September 1940 – 26 April 2021) also known as Kavi Dad (Gujarati: કવિ દાદ),[2] was a Gujarati poet and folk singer from Gujarat, India. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021.[3]
Gadhvi was born in 1940 at Ishwariya (Gir) (now in Veraval Taluka of Gujarat, India).[4] His father's name was Pratapdan Gadhvi. He was the Rajkavi and Advisor to Navab of Junagadh. He was granted two tehsils Sapar and Ishwariya by Nawab of Junagadh.[5] 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).[6][1] His other works are Terva (four volumes), Chittaharnu Geet, Shri Krishna Chhandavali and Ramnam Barakshari.[6] 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][6] He wrote book "Bengal Bavani" during Bangladesh Liberation war and donated all the earnings from the book to "Bangladesh Refugee Fund".
Keshubhai Patel former CM of Gujarat started a government scheme "Kunwarbai nu mameru" (a scheme that helps bride's parents financially for wedding) inspired by his poem "Kalja Kero Katko".[1]
His poem,
Bapu Gandhi tamare barane betho, Aatlu aaj tu batav, Aa desh ma kedi have raam raj aave, Daad ke azadi fare ughadi, Ane sharme mukhda chupave, Jaja dhani ni dhaniyani ne prabhu tu lugda perave.
— Kavi Dad
was banned from reciting or reading as it questioned then situation in India during Emergency.[2]
Swami Anand heard his poem "Ghadvaiya Mare thakorji nathi thavu" and thought of him being a Saint from medieval era, later on knowing he was poet from modern era. Kavi Dad was given name "Saint Poet Kavi Dad bapu".[3]
He died on 26 April 2021.[7] Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi mourned his demise.[8]
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^"Kavi Shree Daad Government Arts & Commerce College, Paddhari". gaccpaddhari.ac.in. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
kavi, daad, dadudan, pratapdan, gadhvi, gujarati, રત, પદ, ગઢવ, september, 1940, april, 2021, also, known, kavi, gujarati, કવ, gujarati, poet, folk, singer, from, gujarat, india, awarded, padma, shri, 2021, contents, biography, recognition, also, references, ex. Dadudan Pratapdan Gadhvi Gujarati દ દ દ ન પ રત પદ ન ગઢવ 1 11 September 1940 26 April 2021 also known as Kavi Dad Gujarati કવ દ દ 2 was a Gujarati poet and folk singer from Gujarat India He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2021 3 Contents 1 Biography 2 Recognition 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editGadhvi was born in 1940 at Ishwariya Gir now in Veraval Taluka of Gujarat India 4 His father s name was Pratapdan Gadhvi He was the Rajkavi and Advisor to Navab of Junagadh He was granted two tehsils Sapar and Ishwariya by Nawab of Junagadh 5 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 6 1 His other works are Terva four volumes Chittaharnu Geet Shri Krishna Chhandavali and Ramnam Barakshari 6 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 6 He wrote book Bengal Bavani during Bangladesh Liberation war and donated all the earnings from the book to Bangladesh Refugee Fund Keshubhai Patel former CM of Gujarat started a government scheme Kunwarbai nu mameru a scheme that helps bride s parents financially for wedding inspired by his poem Kalja Kero Katko 1 His poem Bapu Gandhi tamare barane betho Aatlu aaj tu batav Aa desh ma kedi have raam raj aave Daad ke azadi fare ughadi Ane sharme mukhda chupave Jaja dhani ni dhaniyani ne prabhu tu lugda perave Kavi Dad was banned from reciting or reading as it questioned then situation in India during Emergency 2 Swami Anand heard his poem Ghadvaiya Mare thakorji nathi thavu and thought of him being a Saint from medieval era later on knowing he was poet from modern era Kavi Dad was given name Saint Poet Kavi Dad bapu 3 He died on 26 April 2021 7 Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi mourned his demise 8 Recognition editGadhvi 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 9 He was the recipient of Kavi Kag Award in 2004 7 A Government Commerce and Arts college in Padadhari Rajkot Gujarat was given his name 10 See also editList of Gujarati language writersReferences edit a b c d e દ દ દ ન પ રત પદ ન ગઢવ કવ દ દન ઉપન મથ જ ણ ત મ ત ર ચ ર ચ પડ ભણ ય હ વ છત ગ જર ત સ હ ત ય ક ષ ત ર કવ દ દન મ ટ ય ગદ ન Akila News in Gujarati 26 January 2021 Archived from the original on 3 February 2021 Retrieved 28 January 2021 a b Shastri Parth 25 January 2021 Keshubhai Patel among five Padma awardees from Gujarat The Times of India Archived from the original on 25 January 2021 Retrieved 28 January 2021 Keshubhai Patel among five Padma awardees from Gujarat Ahmedabad News Times of India The Times of India Hindi TV9 27 April 2021 ग जर त भ ष क कव द द द न गढ व क 81 स ल क उम र म न धन प एम म द न जत य श क TV9 Hindi in Hindi Retrieved 27 June 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link કવ દ દ થ ઓળખ ત ક ળજ ન કટક દ દ દ ન ગઢવ ન અવસ ન BBC News ગ જર ત in Gujarati 27 April 2021 Retrieved 5 February 2024 a b c કવ દ દ દ ન ગઢવ ન સમગ ર ક વ યસ ગ રહન ક લ વ મ ચન Divya Bhaskar in Gujarati 13 October 2016 Retrieved 28 January 2021 a b પદ મ શ ર એવ ર ડથ સન મ ન ત કવ દ દ બ પ ન 82 વર ષન ઉ મર ન ધન Zee News Gujarati in Gujarati 26 April 2021 Retrieved 26 April 2021 PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Gujarati poet Dadudan Gadhvi India Education Latest Education News Global Educational News Recent Educational News 27 April 2021 Retrieved 5 February 2024 જ ન પર થ ય છ પ એચડ એવ કવ દ દ મ ત ર 4 ધ રણ પ સ રચન ન આ છ વ શ ષત gujarati abplive com in Gujarati 26 January 2021 Archived from the original on 8 February 2021 Retrieved 28 January 2021 Kavi Shree Daad Government Arts amp Commerce College Paddhari gaccpaddhari ac in Retrieved 5 February 2024 External links editWorks by or about Kavi Daad at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kavi Daad amp oldid 1203729611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
