Dalpatram

Dalpatram Dahyabhai Travadi
Native name
દલપતરામ ડાહ્યાભાઈ ત્રવાડી
Born(1820-01-21)21 January 1820
Wadhwan, Surendranagar, ( Gujarat, Gaekwad state of Baroda
Died25 March 1898(1898-03-25) (aged 78)
Ahmedabad, Bombay presidency, British India
Occupationpoet, editor
LanguageGujarati
NationalityIndian
Notable worksMithyabhiman (1870)
ChildrenNanalal Dalpatram Kavi (son)

Dalpatram Dahyabhai Travadi (21 January 1820 – 25 March 1898) was a Gujarati language poet during 19th century in India. He was the father of Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, a poet.

He led social reform movements in Ahmedabad, and wrote articles against superstitions, caste restrictions and child marriage. He dealt with the problem of widow remarriage at length in his poem, Vencharitra.[1]

  1. ^ Thaker, Dhirubhai; Desai, Kumarpal, eds. (2007). "Social Reforms in Gujarat". Gujarat. Ahmedabad: Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra, Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust. p. 80. OCLC 680480939.