1. Jayanti Ghelabhai Dalal was an Indian author, publisher, stage actor, director and politician.
14 Facts About Jayanti Dalal
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Jayanti Dalal wrote one-act plays, short stories and edited publications.
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Jayanti Dalal was born on 18 November 1909 at Ahmedabad.
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Jayanti Dalal completed his matriculation in 1925 and joined Gujarat College for further studies.
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Jayanti Dalal left studies in 1930 when he was in final year of Bachelor of Arts as he participated in Indian independence movement.
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Jayanti Dalal started publishing house in 1939 and published until his death.
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Jayanti Dalal was involved in Mahagujarat Movement in 1956 helping Indulal Yagnik and he published Navgujarat daily during that period.
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Jayanti Dalal was elected to Bombay state assembly in 1957.
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Jayanti Dalal's plays are collected in 'Javnika' and 'Pravesh'.
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Jayanti Dalal edited magazines on theater and literature, Rekha and Ekanki.
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Jayanti Dalal edited Gati weekly and later Navgujarat daily during Mahagujarat movement.
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Jayanti Dalal edited cinema magazine based in Delhi and produced Gujarati film Bikhare Moti in 1935.
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Jayanti Dalal translated War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy in Gujarati.
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Jayanti Dalal was awarded Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1959 and Narmad Suvarna Chandrak for his contributions in field of literature.