Dula Bhaya Kag

Dula Bhaya Kag
Born (1902-11-25)25 November 1902
Kagdham (Majadar), Mahuva, Gujarat
Died (1977-02-02)2 February 1977
Pen name Kag
Occupation Farmer, writer
Nationality Indian
Subject Hinduism, Spiritualism, Gandhism
Literary movement Education, Bhudan
Notable works Kagvani

Dula Bhaya Kag (25 November 1902 – 2 February 1977) was an Indian poet, songwriter, writer and artist born in 1902 in Sodvadri village,[1] a village in the Saurashtra Region, near Mahuva in the Indian state of Gujarat. He was of the Charan caste and is mainly known for his work on spiritual poetry relating to Hinduism.

Early life

He was born in Sodavadari a village of his Maternal Parents."He was very shy in his childhood" told by Meran Gadhavi, a famuous Artist and His Relative. Kag received a 5th-grade education before leaving to tend his family's cattle and farm. Eventually, he became involved in a nationalist movement and prohibition after the formation of Saurashtra State, causing him to donate his land to Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement.

Career

Kag is known for publishing Kagvani, an eight-volume work consisting of devotional songs (episodes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata), as well as songs based on Gandhian philosophy and the Bhoodan movement. He wrote eulogies for Mahatma Gandhi and Bhave. As a result of his literary and political contributions to India, the country awarded him the Padma Shri award in 1962.[2]

Death and legacy

Kag died on 2 February 1977, at the age of 74. Despite his limited education, his poems are used from primary education to master's programs. On 25 November 2004, the Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp from Ahmedabad in denominations of INR 5.0 to mark the his 102nd anniversary. Every year on the anniversary of his death, five awards are given in his memory at Kagdham by Morari Bapu.[1][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Centre approves renaming of Majadar village as Kagdham as tribute to great poet Dula Bhaya Kag". Deshgujarat.com. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Padma Shri Awardees".


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