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Bholanath Sarabhai Divetia (1822 – 11 May 1886) was
He was born in a
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...
poet and religious reformer from India.
Biography
He was born in a Nagar Brahmin
The Nagar Brahmin is a Hindu Brahmin subcaste mainly from the Indian state of Gujarat.
Author T. Sasaki says, Among Brahmins in Gujarat Nagar Brahmins were most prominent subdivision in the political, economic and social activities of this ...
family from Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...
. He studied law and served as a government servant during British rule in India
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. He was elevated to the post of first class sub-judge. He retired in 1874 and was awarded the ''Rai Bahadur
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'' title by the British. He was born in an orthodox religious family and believed in idol worship but adopted belief in a formless god. He founded Prarthna Samaj and Dharma Sabha for religious reform. He was the father of Gujarati author Narsinhrao Divetia
Narsinhrao Divatia (Gujarati: નરસિંહરાવ ભોળાનાથ દિવેટિયા) (1859–1937) was a poet, linguist and critic of Gujarati literature.
Life
He was born on 3 September 1859 in Ahmedabad to Bholanath Div ...
. His daughter Satyavati, was married to Lallubhai Shamaldas
He died on 11 May 1886.
Works
He knew Gujarati, English, Marathi, Persian and Sanskrit languages. His two volumes of ''Ishwar Prarthanamala'' are the collection of prayers in thirty sections designed as prayers for thirty days of the month. Last two sections were completed by his son, Narsinhrao Divetia, as he died before completion. His ''Abhangamala'' is a poetry in abhanga and dindi forms of poetry from South India.Memorials
The 200 years oldHaveli
A ''haveli'' is a traditional townhouse, mansion, manor house, in the Indian subcontinent, usually one with historical and architectural significance, and located in a town or city. The word ''haveli'' is derived from Arabic ''hawali'', mean ...
belonging to Bholanath has been declared heritage property by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, and the Haveli is a part of places covered in the Heritage walk of Ahmedabad. It is with carved wooden work and floral motifs painted in green and gold colours. Famous poets like Akho Bhagat
Akha Bhagat (commonly known as Akho; ) or Akha Rahiyadas Soni was a mediaeval Gujarati poet who wrote in the tradition of the Bhakti movement. He wrote his poems in a literary form called ''Chhappa'' (six stanza satirical poems).
Life
His ex ...
used to frequent this Haveli before the lifetime of Bholanath.
See also
*List of Gujarati-language writers
Well known laureates of Gujarati literature are Hemchandracharya, Narsinh Mehta, Mirabai, Akho, Premanand Bhatt, Shamal Bhatt, Dayaram, Dalpatram, Narmad, Govardhanram Tripathi, Mahatma Gandhi, K. M. Munshi, Umashankar Joshi, Suresh Joshi, Pan ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Divetia, Bholanath Gujarati-language poets 1886 deaths 1822 births Hindu reformers Rai Bahadurs Writers from Ahmedabad 19th-century Indian poets Poets from Gujarat Indian social reformers