Vithalbhai Jhaveri | |
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Born | 1916 India |
Died | 1985 |
Occupation(s) | Indian independence activist Filmmaker Photographer Writer |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Vithalbhai Jhaveri (1916–1985) was an Indian independence activist, filmmaker, photographer, writer and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi.[1][2] He documented Gandhi, since the Dandi March till his death in 1948, through numerous photographs which were displayed at many exhibitions and used in several literary works.[3][4] Gandhi-A Photo Biography, a book by Peter Rühe, uses several of his photographs[5] and he was a collaborator of Dinanath Gopal Tendulkar,[6] in the latter's biography of Mahatma Gandhi, Mahatma; Life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.[7] His 330-minute documentary on Gandhi, Mahatma: Life of Gandhi, 1869–1948, covers the Indian leader's life through 14 chapters.[8] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1969, for his contributions to Literature and education.[9]
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