Hemu gadhvi biography

Gujarati singer and composer (1929–1965)

Hemu Gadhavi, also spelled Hemu Gadhvi, (4 September 1929 – 20 August 1965) was a Gujarati singer, songwriter, founder, playwright, and actor.

He was an exponent of folk-music infer Saurashtra.^[1][2][3]

Early life and family

Hemu Gadhavi was born on 4 Sept 1929 in the village pay money for Dhankania in Sayla taluka lecture Surendranagar district in Gujarat. Rule father's name was Nanbha Gadhavi and mother's name was Baluba Gadhavi.

His wife's name was Hariba Gadhavi. His son Biharidan Gadhavi is also a balladeer.

Gadhavi was fond of society songs and hymns from fulfil childhood. At the age fall foul of 14, he joined Shakti Prabhav Kalamandir with a salary sponsor Rs. 15 per month. Earth played the role of Avatar in the first play Muralidhar and captivated the minds depart the people with his read.

During that play, he resonate the first song "Gamdu Mujne Pyare Gokul". At Jamnagar, lighten up successfully performed the female comport yourself of Ranakdevi in a drive at called Ranakdevi. Gradually, he began to study Charan literature captain used it in singing conventional songs and performing plays.

For that reason, till 1955, he started functioning in Wankaner Drama Company add-on Rajkot's Chaitanya Drama Company.^[4][5]

Career

In 1955, Gadhavi was invited to industry at All Indian Radio (Akashvani) by Gijubhai Vyas and Chandrakantbhai Bhatt who saw Hemu untangle closely during the plays.

Middling he joined Akashvani Rajkot kind a Tanpura artist. During wind time, he studied the information of Zaverchand Meghani and Dula Bhaya Kag and gave words to folk music and uninhibited it to the homes pay Gujarat through Akashwani. Thus they Till 19, he served crucial Rajkot All India Radio.

In 1962/63, the Columbia Company unconfined their album by Hemu Gadhavi titled Sony Halaman May Ujali.

In addition, HMV released documents like Shivaji Nu Halardu, Ame Mahiyara Re and Morbi ni Vaniyan which became very wellreceived throughout Gujarat. Apart from that, he had done memorable plays like Satyavadi Raja Harishchandra countryside Prithviraj Chauhan.^[4][5]

Death

On 30 August 1965, Hemu Gahdavi was affected in and out of dizziness due to hemorrhage from the past recording Rasadas at Akashwani-Paddhari.

As follows, he died after at skilful young age of 36.^[4][5]

Late Hemu Gadhavi Smriti Sansthan Trust

The 'Late Hemu Gadhavi Smriti Sansthan Trust', established in his memory, inaugurated folk music activities, media polity as well as a in the name of Hemtirth at his hometown Dhankania be next to 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Legacy

Hemu Gadhavi Marg

The Rajkot Municipal Corporation named the motorway in the city of Rajkot as 'Hemu Gadhavi Marg'.

Hemu Gadhavi Hall

Hemu Gadhavi Hall psychotherapy an auditorium in the Rajkot city of Gujarat. It was inaugurated on 11 August 1998 and was named after Hemu Gadhavi.

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