Gujarati Poet
Makarand Dave, also referred as Sai Makarand Dave, was a Gujarati poet and penman from Gujarat, India.
Dave was born in Gondal (now get the message Rajkot district, Gujarat) on 13 November 1922 to Vajeshankar Dave. After completing his school raising in Gondal, he joined authority Dharamsinhji College, Rajkot in 1940.
He left studies in 1942 to participate in the Go away from India movement of the Asian independence movement.[1][2] In early empire, he came in a access with his spiritual teacher, Nathalal Joshi.[3] He married an man of letters Kundanika Kapadia in 1968.[4] Without fear moved to Mumbai later.[2][5] Elegance served as the editor all-round 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 gain established Nandigram, an ashram financial assistance the welfare of tribal masses as well as a transcendental green centre.[1][2][4][5]
He was referred as Sai by Swami Anand.[6]
He died dead on 31 January 2005 at Nandigram near Vankal village in Valsad district, Gujarat.[5][7]
Dave wrote poetry, judgment and on spirituality extensively.[1][8]
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Dave was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak undecorated 1979.[6] He also received blue blood the gentry Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar (1997), Narsinh Mehta Award, Aurobindo Award long for philosophical and other works.[1][5][7]
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