# Narmadashankar Dave

> Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave, popularly known as Narmad, was an Indian Gujarati-language poet, playwright, essayist, orator, lexicographer and reformer under the British Raj. He is considered to be the founder of modern Gujarati literature. After studying in Bombay, he stopped serving as a teacher to live by writing. During his prolific career, he introduced many literary forms in Gujarati. He faced economic struggles but proved himself as a dedicated reformer, speaking loudly against religious and social orthodoxy. His essays, poems, plays and prose were published in several collections. His Mari Hakikat, the first autobiography in Gujarati, was published posthumously. His poem Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat is now the state anthem of Gujarat state of India.

*Gujarati author, poet, scholar and public speaker (1833-1886)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1833-08-24
- **Died:** 1886-02-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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## Sources
- [نرماد](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF)
- [نارماداشانكار داڤى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AF%D8%A7%DA%A4%D9%89)
- [Narmad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narmad)
- [નર્મદ](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AE%E0%AA%A6)
- [नर्मद](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A6)
- [ਨਰਮਦ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%B0%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%A6)
- [نرماد](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AF)
- [Нармадшанкар Даве](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5)
- [Нармадашанкар Даве](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2723334)

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