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Dumra - Kutch Native Place
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Secondary |
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Savla Vidhyalay , Matunga
(Mumbai) - S.S.C (1973) |
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Graduation |
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Grant Medical College (Mumbai)
- M.B.B.S (1979) |
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Profession |
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Practising
Family Physician for 20 years , Speciality
in ASTHMA CARE |
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Medical
Activities
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- Active
Member of Kutchi Medicos
- General
Practioners Association (GPA) Mumbai
- Indian
Medical Association, West Suburban
Br.
- Moderated
various Symposia & Scientific
session in conferences
- Leader
of counseling group of GPA for Earthquake
of Kutch
- Has
done 6 camps for Asthma Detection
, education & treatment it Kutch
for the last 3 yrs
(About 13 patients have benefited)
& few camps in Mumbai and Dombivili
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Kutchi Poetry Collection
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"SOJANKHO"
The Dawn - 1991
"MEEN" The Rain - 1996
"SAO" The Light ( to be published ) |
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Kutchi Audio Cassettes
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"AAKHANI
AAKHANI" - 1997
Traditional stories for children representin
the oral tradition of Kutch
MEEN Bal Geet Children Songs |
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Drama
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Adaptation of Full Length
Drama from other language into Kutchi
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ASADHI - BEEJ , The Kutchi New year |
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- Sahitya Academy Award ( Gujarat) to SOJANJKHO
- 1992
- Best Poet of Decade Award by "SANSMRUTI"
( Dr. Jayant Khatri Memorial Trust
, Bhuj )
- Executive member of Kutchi Sahitya Academy
( Gujarat ) First Govt. Body for Kutchi
Language
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Kutchi
Mushayra & Dayra
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Bal
- Dayro : Folk Performances by young
children in Mumbai & outside
( Numbering 38 in last 4 years
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Kutchi
Sangeet Vartool : The Body which
created the concept of Musical performances
of Kutchi poetry & sugam sangeet
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Association
with K.V.O Samaj - Mumbai
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- Ex
Editor of Pagdandi
- "Sampadak"
presently sub editor of Kutchi &
Gujarati poetry section for more then
20 years
- Convener
of Cultural Committee 1998 - 2001
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"FOLKLORE"
: 15 years field work & research in
Kutch - is on its way to be published
which includes
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Vian
Ja geet ( The Marriage songs )
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Holna
( The Cradle Songs )
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Paar
- Marashiya ( The Death Songs )
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Fotana
( The special variety of Marriage
songs )
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Folk
Songs ( General )
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Chavakun
( The Proverbs )
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Rudhi
Prayog ( The Ideoms )
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Otha
( Language forms similar to Ideoms
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"DICTIONARY"
: 12 years of Kutchi word collection -
likely to be published in a year or two
with 50,000 words |
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- To
see Kutchi language on stage for all
programs and gatherings of Kutchi
people
- Kutchology
- An insititution for research in
Kutchi Art & Literature
- Kutchi
Cd's and Animation Films
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