Makarand Dave

Makarand Dave
Born (1922-11-13)13 November 1922
Gondal, Gujarat, India
Died 31 January 2005(2005-01-31) (aged 82)
Valsad, Gujarat
Occupation poet
Language Gujarati
Nationality Indian
Notable awards Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak 1979

Makarand Dave, sometimes referred as Sai Makarand Dave, is a Gujarati language poet and author from India.

Life

He was born in Gondal, Rajkot district, Gujarat on November 13, 1922 to Vajeshankar Dave. After completing his school education in Gondal, he joined Dharamsinhji College, Rajkot in 1940. He left studies in 1942 to participate in Quit India movement of Indian independence movement.[1][2] In early life, he came into contact with his spiritual teacher, Nathalal Joshi.[3] He married to Kundanika Kapadia who was also an author, in 1968.[4] He moved to Mumbai later.[2][5] He served as the editor of Kumar (1944–45), Urmi Navrachna (1946), Sangam, Parmarthi magazines and Jai Hind daily.[1][2]

Along with his wife, he moved from Mumbai to Dharampur near Valsad in 1987 and established Nandigram for the welfare of Adivasi people and as a spiritual centre.[1][2][4][5]

He was referred as Sai by Swami Anand. He was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1979.[6] He also received Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar, Narsinh Mehta Award, Aurobindo Award for philosophical and other works.[1][5][7] He died on January 31, 2005 at Nandigram, Valsad, Gujarat.[5][7]

Works

He wrote poetry, philosophy and on spirituality extensively.[1][8]

Poetry

In Gujarati:[6]

Spirituality

in Gujarati:

Spiritual poetry

in Gujarati

Others

In English

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Dutt, Kartik Chandra (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers: A-M 1. Sahitya Akademi. p. 297. ISBN 9788126008735.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Makarand Dave" (in Gujarati). Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  3. ↑ "A Fish’s Wish (Makarand Dave)". Gujarati Lexicon. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. 1 2 Kumar, Neelam (2002). Our Favourite Indian Stories. Jaico Publishing House. p. xvii. ISBN 9788172249786.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "SHRI MAKARAND DAVE". Nandigram.org. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  6. 1 2 Rita Kothari, Suguna Ramanathan (1998). Modern Gujarati Poetry: A Selection. Sahitya Akademi. p. 84. ISBN 9788126002948.
  7. 1 2 Desai, Jinesh. "Saint Poet Makarand Dave: Divinity Through Literature". NRI Pulse. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Books". Nandigram.org. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

External links

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