Pingalshi Brahmanand Gadhvi
Pingalshi Gadhvi | |
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| Born | Pingalshi Brahmanand Gadhvi 27 July 1914 Chhatrava, British India (now in Porbandar district, Gujarat, India) |
| Died | 31 May 1998 (aged 83) Jamnagar, Gujarat, India |
| Occupation | Folk writer |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sangeet Natak Akademi award (1990) |
Pingalshi Brahmanand Gadhvi (27 July 1914 – 31 May 1998) was an Indian folk singer and Gujarati folk writer from Gujarat.
Biography[]
Gadhvi was born on 27 July 1914 in Chhatrava village near Junagadh. He had a little formal education. He wrote folk literature in various genres and was featured regularly on Gujarati television channels and radio shows. He died on 31 May 1998 in Jamnagar in Gujarat.[1]
He wrote 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), Jivatarna Jokh (1996), Mrutyuno Malkat (1996, short stories).
Saurashtra: Satyam Shivam Sundaram (2000) was published by his son Laxman in his honour.
Recognition[]
Gadhvi received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award in 1990 for his contribution to the Gujarati folk music.[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Pingaḷshi Gaḍhvi", The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India, Oxford University Press, 2011, doi:10.1093/acref/9780195650983.001.0001/acref-9780195650983-e-3829, ISBN 978-0-19-565098-3, retrieved 2020-03-29 – via Oxford Reference
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