Dadudan Pratapdan Gadhvi,[1] (11 September 1940 – 26 April 2021) also known asKavi Dad,[2] was aGujarati poet and folk singer fromGujarat, India. He was awarded thePadma Shri in 2021.[3]
Gadhvi was born in 1940 at Ishwariya (Gir) (now in Veraval Taluka ofGujarat, India).[4] His father's name was Pratapdan Gadhvi. He was theRajkavi and Advisor toNavab 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 nearGir. He lived inJunagadh. He had written songs for 15Gujarati films.[1] His complete works are collected inTerva (2015) andLachhanayan (2015).[6][1] His other works areTerva (four volumes),Chittaharnu Geet,Shri Krishna Chhandavali andRamnam 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 duringEmergency.[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]Archived 8 September 2021 at theWayback Machine
He died on 26 April 2021.[7] Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi mourned his demise.[8]
Gadhvi had received the Gujarat Gaurav Award as well as theJhaverchand Meghani Award.[1] He was awarded thePadma Shri in 2021 for his contribution in literature and education.[2][9] He was the recipient ofKavi Kag Award in 2004.[7]
A Government Commerce and Arts college in Padadhari, Rajkot, Gujarat was given his name.[10]
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