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Gujarati Poet

Makarand Dave, also referred as Sai Makarand Dave, was a Gujarati poet and author from Gujarat, India.

Biography

Dave was born in Gondal (now in Rajkot district, Gujarat) on 13 November to Vajeshankar Dave. After completing his school education in Gondal, he joined the Dharamsinhji College, Rajkot in He left studies in to participate in the Quit India movement of the Indian independence movement.^[1][2] In early life, he came in a contact with his spiritual teacher, Nathalal Joshi.^[3] He married an author Kundanika Kapadia in ^[4] He moved to Mumbai later.^[2][5] He served as the editor of Kumar (–45), Urmi Navrachna (), Sangam, Parmarthi magazines and Jai Hind daily.^[1][2]

With his wife, he moved from Mumbai to Dharampur near Valsad in and established Nandigram, an ashram for the welfare of tribal people as well as a spiritual centre.^{[1][ Makarand Dave Profile & Biography | RekhtaGujarati.}