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{{Short description|Gujarati poet (1940–2021)}}
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'''Dadudan Pratapdan Gadhvi''',<ref name="Akila" /> (11 September 1940 – 26 April 2021) also known as '''Kavi Dad''',<ref name="TOI1"/> was a [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] poet and folk singer from [[Gujarat]], India. He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Keshubhai Patel among five Padma awardees from Gujarat {{!}} Ahmedabad News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/keshubhai-patel-among-five-padma-awardees-from-gujarat/articleshow/80454820.cms |work=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

== Biography ==
[[Charan|Gadhvi]] was born in 1940 at Ishwariya (Gir) (now in Veraval Taluka of [[Gujarat]], India).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hindi|first=TV9|date=2021-04-27|title=गुजराती भाषा के कवि दादू दान गढ़वी का 81 साल की उम्र में निधन, पीएम मोदी ने जताया शोक|url=https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/gujarati-poet-dadu-dan-gadhavi-dies-at-the-age-of-81-pm-modi-mourns-632626.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=TV9 Hindi|language=hindi}}</ref> His father's name was Pratapdan Gadhvi. He was the [[Poet laureate|Rajkavi]] and Advisor to [[Nawab of Junagarh|Navab of Junagadh]]. He was granted two tehsils Sapar and Ishwariya by Nawab of Junagadh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-27 |title='કવિ દાદ'થી ઓળખાતા 'કાળજાના કટકા' દાદુદાન ગઢવીનું અવસાન |url=https://www.bbc.com/gujarati/india-56886610 |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=BBC News ગુજરાતી |language=gu}}</ref> His mother's name was Karniba Gadhvi. He had studied till fourth grade. He was a native of Ishwaria village near [[Gir Forest National Park|Gir]]. He lived in [[Junagadh]]. He had written songs for 15 [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati films]].<ref name="Akila">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2021-01-26|title=દાદુદાન પ્રતાપદાન ગઢવી કવિ દાદના ઉપનામથી જાણીતાઃ માત્ર ચાર ચોપડી ભણ્યાં હોવા છતાં ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય ક્ષેત્રે કવિ દાદનું મોટું યોગદાન|url=https://www.akilanews.com/Gujarat_news/Detail/27-01-2021/157178|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203022014/https://www.akilanews.com/Gujarat_news/Detail/27-01-2021/157178 |archive-date=2021-02-03 |access-date=2021-01-28|website=Akila News|language=gu}}</ref> His complete works are collected in ''Terva'' (2015) and ''Lachhanayan'' (2015)''.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-10-13|title=કવિ દાદુદાન ગઢવીના સમગ્ર કાવ્યસંગ્રહનું કાલે વિમોચન|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/news/SAU-RJK-HMU-MAT-latest-rajkot-news-050503-1171293-NOR.html|access-date=2021-01-28|website=Divya Bhaskar|language=gu}}</ref><ref name="Akila" /> His other works are ''Terva'' (four volumes), ''Chittaharnu Geet'', ''Shri Krishna Chhandavali'' and ''Ramnam Barakshari''.<ref name=":0" /> His popular songs include a marriage song "''Kalaja Kero Katko Maro Ganththi Chhuti Gayo"'', "''Kailas Ke Niwasi", "Thakorji Nathi Thavu Ghadvaiya Mare''" and "''Hiran Halkali''".<ref name="Akila" /><ref name=":0" /> He wrote book "''Bengal Bavani"'' during Bangladesh Liberation war and donated all the earnings from the book to "''Bangladesh Refugee Fund".''

[[Keshubhai Patel]] former CM of Gujarat started a government scheme "''Kunwarbai nu mameru"'' (a scheme that helps bride's parents financially for wedding) inspired by his poem "''Kalja Kero Katko".[https://epaper.divyabhaskar.co.in/ahmedabad/12/28012021/0/9/]''

His poem,

{{Quote|text=Bapu Gandhi tamare barane betho, Aatlu aaj tu batav, Aa desh ma kedi have raam raj aave, Daad ke azadi fare ughadi, Ane sharme mukhda chupave, Jaja dhani ni dhaniyani ne prabhu tu lugda perave.|author=Kavi Dad}}

was banned from reciting or reading as it questioned then situation in India during [[The Emergency (India)|Emergency]].[https://epaper.divyabhaskar.co.in/ahmedabad/12/28012021/0/9/]

[[Swami Anand]] heard his poem "''Ghadvaiya Mare thakorji nathi thavu''" and thought of him being a Saint from medieval era, later on knowing he was poet from modern era. Kavi Dad was given name "''Saint Poet Kavi Dad bapu''".[http://epaper.phulchhab.com/viewpage.php?edition=Phulchhab%20Purti&edid=PHULCHHAB_BPU&date=2021-09-08&pn=1#Page/7/Article/PHULCHHAB_BPU_20210908_7_1/360px/19B420B] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908062601/http://epaper.phulchhab.com/viewpage.php?edition=Phulchhab%20Purti&edid=PHULCHHAB_BPU&date=2021-09-08&pn=1#Page/7/Article/PHULCHHAB_BPU_20210908_7_1/360px/19B420B |date=8 September 2021 }}

He died on 26 April 2021.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=પદ્મ શ્રી એવોર્ડથી સન્માનિત કવિ દાદ બાપુનું 82 વર્ષની ઉંમરે નિધન |website=Zee News Gujarati |date=26 April 2021 |url=https://zeenews.india.com/gujarati/gujarat/poet-laureate-daad-bapu-dies-at-82-150232 |language=gu |access-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi mourned his demise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-27 |title=PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of Gujarati poet Dadudan Gadhvi |url=https://indiaeducationdiary.in/pm-narendra-modi-condoles-demise-of-gujarati-poet-dadudan-gadhvi/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=India Education {{!}} Latest Education News {{!}} Global Educational News {{!}} Recent Educational News |language=en-US |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416210821/https://indiaeducationdiary.in/pm-narendra-modi-condoles-demise-of-gujarati-poet-dadudan-gadhvi/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Recognition ==
Gadhvi had received the Gujarat Gaurav Award as well as the [[Jhaverchand Meghani Award]].<ref name="Akila" /> He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2021 for his contribution in literature and education.<ref name="TOI1">{{Cite web|last=Shastri|first=Parth|date=2021-01-25|title=Keshubhai Patel among five Padma awardees from Gujarat|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/keshubhai-patel-among-five-padma-awardees-from-gujarat/articleshow/80454820.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125233214/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/keshubhai-patel-among-five-padma-awardees-from-gujarat/articleshow/80454820.cms |archive-date=2021-01-25 |access-date=2021-01-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-26|title=જેના પર થાય છે પીએચડી, એવા કવિ દાદ માત્ર 4 ધોરણ પાસ, રચનાની આ છે વિશેષતા|url=https://gujarati.abplive.com/photo-gallery/news/gujarat-poet-dad-dadudan-gadhavi-profile-601590|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208165805/https://gujarati.abplive.com/photo-gallery/news/gujarat-poet-dad-dadudan-gadhavi-profile-601590 |archive-date=2021-02-08 |access-date=2021-01-28|website=gujarati.abplive.com|language=gu}}</ref> He was the recipient of [[Kavi Kag Award]] in 2004.<ref name=":1" />

A Government Commerce and Arts college in Padadhari, Rajkot, Gujarat was given his name.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kavi Shree Daad Government Arts & Commerce College, Paddhari |url=https://gaccpaddhari.ac.in/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=gaccpaddhari.ac.in |archive-date=31 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131184930/http://gaccpaddhari.ac.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Gujarati-language writers]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Dadudan |sopt=t}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}
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Moin Khan at 04:22, 1 May 2026