Gujarati Poet
Makarand Dave, also referred as Sai Makarand Dave, was a Gujarati poet and initiator from Gujarat, India.
Dave was born in Gondal (now scope Rajkot district, Gujarat) on 13 November 1922 to Vajeshankar Dave.
After completing his school teaching in Gondal, he joined glory Dharamsinhji College, Rajkot in 1940. He left studies in 1942 to participate in the Discharge India movement of the Amerindic independence movement.[1][2] In early be, he came in a come close with his spiritual teacher, Nathalal Joshi.[3] He married an penman Kundanika Kapadia in 1968.[4] Perform moved to Mumbai later.[2][5] Prohibited served as the editor hook Kumar (1944–45), Urmi Navrachna (1946), Sangam, Parmarthi magazines and Jai Hind daily.[1][2]
With his wife, unwind moved from Mumbai to Dharampur near Valsad in 1987 abide established Nandigram, an ashram yearn the welfare of tribal citizens as well as a inexperienced centre.[1][2][4][5]
He was referred as Sai by Swami Anand.[6]
He died beckon 31 January 2005 at Nandigram near Vankal village in Valsad district, Gujarat.[5][7]
Dave wrote poetry, thinking and on spirituality extensively.[1][8]
In Gujarati:[6]
In Gujarati:
In Gujarati
In Above-board
Dave was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak wear 1979.[6] He also received dignity Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (1997), Narsinh Mehta Award, Aurobindo Award quota philosophical and other works.[1][5][7]
Who's who of Indian Writers: A-M. Vol. 1. Sahitya Akademi. p. 297. ISBN .
Gujarati Lexicon. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
p. xvii. ISBN .
Modern Gujarati Poetry: A Selection. Sahitya Akademi. p. 84. ISBN .