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Shyam Sadhu, born Shamaldas Muldas Solanki, was a Gujarati poet from India.
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- Name
- Shyam Sadhu
- Birth Name
- Shamaldas Muldas Solanki
- Born
- 15 June 1941
- Birthplace
- Junagadh
- Died
- 16 December 2001
- Occupation
- Poet
- Awards
- * Kavi Shekhadam Abuwala Award
- Full name
- શામળદાસ મૂળદાસ સોલંકી.
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Languages
- Gujarati
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Shyam Sadhu, born Shamaldas Muldas Solanki, was a Gujarati poet from India.
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• Name — Shyam Sadhu • Native Name — શામળદાસ મુળદાસ સોલંકી • Pen Name — Shyam Sadhhu • Birth Name — Shamaldas Muldas Solanki • Born — 15 June 1941 • Birthplace — Junagadh • Died — 16 December 2001 • Occupation — Poet • Language — Gujarati • Period — modern Gujarati literature • Genres — Ghazal, Free verse • Notable Works — Ghar Same Sarovar (2009) • Awards — * Kavi Shekhadam Abuwala Award • Babasaheb Ambedkar Award • Years Active — 1973 - 2001
Life
Life
Sadhu was born on 15 June 1941 at Junagadh, Gujarat, to Muldas Solanki. His grandmother Motibai was a bhajan singer who had published a few audio records. He completed his primary education in Junagadh. He studied ayurveda for two years, but dropped out due to family problems. Sadhu started writing poems in 1955 at the age of 15. He eventually was associated with the local politics of Junagadh, but is most known for his poetry, which was first published 18 years after he started to write. Sadhu died on 16 December 2001.
Works
Works
Sadhu is considered to be one of the most important Gujarati ghazal poets. He experimented with new metres and used a conversational style in ghazal. Along with ghazals, he wrote free verse. Yayavari, his first collection of poems, was published in 1973, followed by Thoda Bija Kavyo, Indradhanush (1987), Atmakathana Pana (1991; "Pages of Autobiography") and Sanj Dhali Gayi (2002). His complete poems were compiled and published by Sanju Vala as Ghar Same Sarovar in 2009.
Awards
He received the Kavi Shekhadam Abuwala Award and the Babasaheb Ambedkar Award.
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