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Going
down the memory lane ... |
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the few from those
who
chanced to know Jhaverchand Meghani |
Induben Anilbhai Shah
daughter
of
Jhaverchand Meghani |
looking into the future ! |
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held high and close by father |
Excerpts from the
Television Interview she gave to Prof. Kanubhai Jani during
Jhaverchand Meghani Birth
Centenary (1896-1996)
Celebration Year 1996 |
wmv format -- 04:47 minutes -- 5 MB
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Nanakbhai Jhaverchand Meghani
son
of
Jhaverchand Meghani |
one of the handwritten notes by
Mahatma
Gandhi |
interviewed by
Saravatichandra Acharya |
Bungalow of
Shantikumar Morarjee at
Juhu
beach,
Mumbai,
where Gandhiji was staying then |
He remembers accompanying his father when he
went to meet
Mahatma
Gandhi
to seek his blessings for his newly-married son
Mahendrabhai |
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Vaid Vajubhai Vyas |
in his younger days |
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Phulchhab Press at Ranpur |
He worked as an assistant to
Jhaverchand Meghani in the editorial department of Phulchhab
weekly from 1938 to 1942.
He chanced to see Subhashchandra Bose at Peshwar where Netaji had come from Calcutta,
having slipped from house-arrest, and was waiting there, disguised as a Pathan, for
an opportunity to sneak into Russia via Afghanistan. |
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Professor Vinodbhai Adhvaryu |
Five Lectures |
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University of Bombay |
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He, as a young,
dynamic student,
attended Thakkar Vasanji Madhavji Lectures at the Univeristy of Bombay in 1943. |
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Ranoben
daughter
of Dula Bhaya Kag |
Dula Bhaya Kag |
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House of Dula Kag at Majadar |
Her great
spirit and full-throated, high-pitch voice would hardly suggest she is disabled.
It is only when one sees her move, literally dragging herself, that one realises
there is no strength whatsover left in her legs.
It was an accident which played such a havoc.
But her indomitable spirit keeps her cheerful always and has not allowed the endearing
smile
on her expressive face to fade even for a while. |
wmv format -- 05:35 minutes -- 5 MB
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Kanabhai Aapabhai
Madhuda
Bilyat Ness, Gir |
Khajuri-no
Ness |
with his grandson
Subhash |
Bilyat Ness
-- his home |
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He, as a young
boy, accompanied Jhaverchand Meghani and Dula
Bhaya Kag when they visited
Khajuri-no Ness in Gir forest in 1928. |
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Arvindbhai
Pranjivanbhai Acharya
Wadhwan |
Raveendra-Veena |
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Kalaguru Ravishankar Raval with his students |
He had the
previlege of being amongst the small group of enthusiastic youngsters
with whom Jhaverchand Meghani first shared songs from Raveendra-Veena
at 'Chitrakoot',Brahman Mitra Mandal Society,
Paldi, Ahmedabad,the residence of
Ravishankar Raval,
the renowned artist and
Kalaguru of Gujarat. Meghani stayed with him
then for quite some days
as he corrected proofs and gave final touches to the book which was being printed
there. |
wmv format -- 06:32 minutes -- 6 MB
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Dr. Barindrabhai Desai
son
of
Darbar
Gopaldas
and
Bhaktiba |
Darbar
Gopaldas with his family |
interviewed in USA by
Dr. Akshay Vajubhai Shah |
Ancestral
Haveli
at Vaso |
He
talks about the association of his father
Darbar
Gopaldas with Jhaverchand Meghani,
sharing his memories of his visit to Ranpur, as a
young boy, on an invitation of Meghani |
wmv format -- 04:04 minutes -- 5 MB
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Palabhai Bhikhabhai Bathwar
-- Kavi Pal
Botad |
Bhikhabhai Bathwar -- his father |
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Well at
Taadhaa-nee Vaadee |
Six decades
on, he still remembers
having seen Jhaverchand Meghani first at Botad railway station, where his father was a shoeshine.
He often spotted Meghani, he adds, at Taadhaa-nee
Vaadee where Meghani used to go,
mostly with his children, to take bath and wash clothes. |
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Tusharkant Chhaganlal Dave |
with his father Chhaganlal Diveshwar Dave |
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House at Ranpur |
He talks of the days when, as a young boy,
he often visited Phulchhab
Press at Ranpur
where his father Chhaganlal Dave
worked as a Manager in its Type-Foundry. |
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Pratapbhai Jagabhai Vank
nephew
of
Hathibhai Vank
of
Vadia-Devali |
Hathibhai Vank with his wife Amarba |
interviewed
by Dr. Praduman Khachar |
House at
Vadia-Devali |
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He
talks of Jhaverchand Meghani's frequent visits to his uncle Hathibhai
and aunt Amarba with whom he stayed at Vadia-Devali
to study. |
wmv format -- 02:20 minutes -- 3 MB
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Madhusudanbhai Bholanath Thaker |
Bholanath Jatashankar Thaker -- his father
Sar-Nyaayadheesh
(Judge)
of Wadhwan |
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House at
Wadhwan |
He
remembers Jhaverchand Meghani recite
the famous ballad Sheni-Vijanand
at his home
at Wadhwan.
While studying at Royal Institute of Science at
Mumbai,
he also had the privilege of attending Thakkar Vasanji Madhavji Lectures at the Univeristy of Bombay in 1943. |
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Vinodbhai
Himmatlal Shukla
son of Barrister Himmatlal P. Shukla |
1941 : Phulchhab Cartoon Case |
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Himmatlal Shukla Family |
He digs deep
into his memory which goes back to the days when he, as a young student of Law,
so excitedly sat in the court room, listening to his father
Barrister
Himmatlal P. Shukla
argue the 1941
Phulchhab
Cartoon Court Case
in which he successfully defended
Jhaverchand Meghani. He also cherishes memories of the
celebrations that followed. |
wmv format -- 03:59 minutes -- 4 MB
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Narendrabhai
Chhelbhai Dave
son of the
brave policeman --
Rashtraveer Chhelbhai Dave |
Rashtraveer Chhelbhai Dave |
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Chhelbhai's
home at
Junagadh |
He recollects Jhaverchand Meghani's visit to their home at Junagadh.
He, on his own, arranged a number of functions and undertook quite some activities
to enthusiastically participate in
Meghani's 75th birth anniversary -- and, later, the centenary -- celebrations. |
wmv format -- 02:50 minutes -- 4 MB
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Rannaben Shah
daughter
of Prabhudas Patwari |
Prabhudas Patwari |
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Patwari Family |
She still
vividly remembers Jhaverchand Meghani occasionally visiting their home at Pritamnagar, Ahmedabad,
and singing songs as per the 'demand' of her mother Savitaben ! |
wmv format -- 01:32 minutes -- 2 MB
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