Zaverilal Mehta
Zaverilal Dalpatram Mehta (1927 – 27 November 2023) was an Indian photographer and the recipient of the Padma Sri civilian award in 2018 for his contribution to the fields of literature and educational journalism.
Zaverilal Mehta
- Name
- Zaverilal Dalpatram Mehta
- Birthplace
- Gujarat, India
- Place of death
- Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Awards
- Padma Sri (2018)
- Born
- 1927 · Gujarat.
- Died
- 2023 · Ahmedabad.
- Nationality
- India
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Zaverilal Dalpatram Mehta (1927 – 27 November 2023) was an Indian photographer and the recipient of the Padma Sri civilian award in 2018 for his contribution to the fields of literature and educational journalism.
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Zaverilal Mehta (1927–2023) was a photographer, of Indian nationality. The photographer was born in Gujarat and died in Ahmedabad.
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• Name — Zaverilal Dalpatram Mehta • Birthplace — Gujarat, India • Place of death — Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India • Occupation — Photographer • Awards — Padma Sri (2018)
Career
Career
Zaverilal Mehta was associated with Gujarat Samachar from the 1980s onwards. He was popular for documenting the life and times of 13 Chief Ministers of Gujarat state, and his lenses captured incidents such as the 2001 earthquake and the 1998 Kutch cyclone. In 2018, Zaverilal Mehta was honoured with the Padma Shri award by the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind.
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Death
Zaverilal Mehta died on 27 November 2023, at the age of 96.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that zaverilal Mehta is recorded with the occupation photographer. It is also recorded that zaverilal Mehta is recorded as a citizen of India. It is also recorded that zaverilal Mehta is recorded with the gender male. It is also recorded that zaverilal Mehta died on 27 November 2023. Institutional cataloguing adds that zaverilal Mehta was born in Gujarat.
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- 1.ABPL. 3 from Guj among those on Padma list. www.asian-voice.com.
- 2.Zaverilal Mehta, Dr. Pankaj Shah, SS Rathore from Gujarat along with Mumbai based Gujaratis actor Manoj Joshi, Sitar artist Arvind Parikh to receive Padma awards. DeshGujarat. 25 January 2018.
- 3.Padma awards: Gujarat's highway-canal man, and photojournalist who clicked 13 CMs. www.hindustantimes.com/. 26 January 2018.
- 4.DeshGujarat. Veteran Gujarati photo journalist Padma Shri Zaverilal Mehta passes away. 27 November 2023.
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