Vithalbhai Jhaveri (1916–1985) was an

Indian independence activist The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by individuals and organizations from a wide spectrum of society to obtain political independence from the British, French and Portuguese rule through the use of a many methods. This is a l ...

, filmmaker, photographer, writer and a close associate of

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (; ; 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), popularly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist Quote: "... marks Gandhi as a hybrid cosmopolitan figure who transformed ... anti- ...

. He documented Gandhi, since the

Dandi March The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, Dandi March and the Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mahatma Gandhi. The twenty-four day march lasted from 12 March to 6 April 1930 as a di ...

till his death in 1948, through numerous photographs which were displayed at many exhibitions and used in several literary works. ''Gandhi-A Photo Biography'', a book by Peter Rühe, uses several of his photographs and he was a collaborator of

Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar (1909–1972) was an Indian writer and documentary film maker. He is most well known as the author of an eight-volume biography of Mahatma Gandhi, titled ''Mahatma: Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''. He was also a clos ...

, in the latter's biography of Mahatma Gandhi, ''Mahatma; Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi''. His 330-minute documentary on Gandhi, Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869–1948, covers the Indian leader's life through 14 chapters. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

, in 1969, for his contributions to Literature and education.

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* * * Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education 1916 births 1985 deaths Gandhians Indian male journalists Indian photojournalists Indian independence activists Indian documentary filmmakers Gujarati people 20th-century Indian journalists Indian portrait photographers 20th-century Indian photographers Photographers from Gujarat {{India-activist-stub

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