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Jyotindra Dave (Jyotindra Hariharshankar Dave) was born on 21 October, 1901 in Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India, is an A 20th-century indian short story writers. Discover Jyotindra Dave's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?

Popular As Jyotindra Hariharshankar Dave
Occupation humourist, author
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 21 October, 1901
Birthday 21 October
Birthplace Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India
Date of death 11 September, 1980
Died Place Bombay, India
Nationality India

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His wife is Karsukhben Dave (m. 1929)

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1901

Jyotindra Hariharshankar Dave (1901-1980) was a Gujarati humourist writer from India.

Born and educated at Surat, he is regarded as a great humourist writer in Gujarati literature.

He was born in Surat on 21 October 1901.

1919

He completed matriculation in 1919, BA in 1923 and MA in 1925 from Surat.

1926

He joined K. M. Munshi in Bombay to write history of Gujarati literature from 1926 to 1933.

He taught at Kabibai highschool in Mumbai for brief period when Munshi was in jail.

He also co-edited Gujarat monthly.

1927

Dave's first humorous sketches were published in literary journals from 1927 to 1932 under the pseudonym of Gupta.

1929

Dave married Karsukhben in 1929, and they had a daughter Rama, and two sons, Pradip and Asit.

1932

It was well received by the readers and was published later as Mari Nondhapothi, followed by Rangatarang Vol. 1-6 (1932 - 1946), which contains humorous essays, short plays, verse prosodies and other miscellaneous writing.

1933

From 1933 to 1937, he taught Gujarati language at MTB College, Surat.

1936

He is known for his humorous novel Ame Badha (1936), co-written with Dhansukhlal Mehta.

It depicts the humorous account of the life of Surat, the native city of both authors.

The plotline consists of events in the life of the protagonist Vipin from his birth to the marriage.

1937

On Munshi's request, he returned to Bombay in 1937 and worked as a translator in Oriental office of Bombay Government until his retirement in 1956.

He later taught Gujarati in various colleges of Bombay and later served as a principal in college at Mandvi, Kutch.

1940

He also received Narmad Suvarna Chandrak in 1940.

1941

He received Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1941.

1966

He also served as a president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1966.

In later years, he co-edited the fortnightly Samarpana.

1980

He spent his later years in Bombay and died there on 11 September 1980.

His house is located in Amliran area of Surat.

Dave used all forms of humor in his writing including satire, parody, wit, conceit.

He is considered as one of the best humorists in Gujarati literature.