1896 - 1947
Jhaverchand Meghani Indian Writer
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| First Name |
Jhaverchand
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| Last Name |
Meghani
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| Birthday |
28th August, 1896
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| Birthplace |
Chotila, Bombay presidency, British India
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| Died |
9th March, 1947
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| Place of Death |
Botad, Bombay presidency, British India
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
Indian
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| Occupation Text |
poet, playwright, editor, folk-lorist
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Official Websites |
http://jhaverchandmeghani.org
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Jhaverchand or Zaverchand Kalidas Meghani (28 August 1896 – 9 March 1947) was an Indian poet, writer, social reformer and freedom fighter. He is a well-known name in the field of Gujarati literature. He was born in Chotila. Mahatma Gandhi spontaneously gave him the title of Raashtreeya Shaayar (National Poet). Besides this he received many awards like Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and Mahida Paaritoshik in literature. He authored more than 100 books. His first book was a translation work of Rabindranath Tagore's called Kathaa-u-Kaahinee titled Kurbani Ni Katha (Stories of martyrdom) which was first published in 1922. He contributed widely to Gujarati folk literature. He went from village to village in search of folk-lores and published them in various volumes of Saurashtra Ni Rasdhar. He was also the Editor of Phulchhab Newspaper of Janmabhoomi group (which is being published till date from Rajkot).
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