Balmukund Dave (7 March 1916 – 28 February 1993) was an Indian Gujarati-language poet and journalist.

Life

Balmukund was born on 7 March 1916 in Mustupura in

Vadodara district Vadodara district, also known as Baroda district, is situated in the eastern part of the state of Gujarat in western India. The administrative headquarters of the district is the city of Vadodara (Baroda). The district covers an area of 7,794&n ...

. He completed his primary education from Mustupura-Kukarwada Gujarati Government School and the secondary education from Sayaji High School in

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is a city situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district. The city is named for its abundance of banyan ...

. After passing matriculation, he came to

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ), also spelled 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 ...

in 1938. He worked at ''Sastu Sahitya Karyalaya'' briefly before joining ''Navjivan'' and starting journalism. After three decades of service, he retired and served as the editor of ''Lokjivan''. He received Kumar Chandrak in 1949. He died on 28 February 1993.

Work

His poetry has essence of love in form of folk tunes and spirituality in form of devotion songs. ''Dhruvakhyan'' was his first poetry based on

Dhruva Dhruva (Sanskrit: ध्रुव, , Literal translation, lit. "''unshakeable, immovable, fixed or eternal"'') was an Asceticism, ascetic devotee of Vishnu mentioned in the Vishnu Purana and the Bhagavata Purana. The Sanskrit term ''dhruva na ...

, a mythological character, in medieval poetic form,

Akhyana Akhyana was a traditional musical theatre as well as medieval genre of Gujarati poetry and Rajasthani poetry. It was primarily practiced in Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. Etymology and definition ''Akhyana'' literally means ''to tell'' or ...

in 1948. ''Parikrama'' (1955) was his second collection of poems. His children poetry collections include ''Sone Champo'' (1959), ''Allal Dallak'' (1965) and ''Zarmariya'' (1973). ''Ghar ma Ganga'' is a collection of pen pictures of people around him. ''Hari no Hansalo'' is his

Bhajan Bhajan is an Indian term for any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Dharmic religions, in any language. The term bhajanam (Sanskrit: भजनम्) means ''reverence'' and originates from the root w ...

style poem dedicated to

Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...

on his death.

Awards

He received Kumar Chandrak in 1948.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dave, Balmukund 1916 births 1993 deaths Gujarati-language writers 20th-century Indian poets Poets from Gujarat People from Vadodara district