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"name": "Utpal Bhayani",
"bio": "\nUtpal Harivallabh Bhayani (10 October 1953 – 16 October 2019) was a Gujarati language story writer, playwright, critic and translator from Gujarat, India.\nUtapal Bhayani was born on 10 October 1953 in Calicut (now Kozhikode) to Harivallabh Bhayani, a Gujarati writer. His family was from Mahuva in Bhavnagar district. He studied Master of Commerce and later qualified as Chartered Accountant which he accepted as his profession. He served as a trustee of Parichay Trust, Mumbai.",
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"name": "Uttamlal Trivedi",
"bio": "Uttamlal Keshavlal Trivedi (pronounced ) (16 December 1872 – 9 December 1923) was a Gujarati writer and translator from India.\nUttamlal Trivedi was born on 16 December 1872 at Ahmedabad in British India. After passing matriculation examination in 1887, he attended the Gujarat College from where he received a B.A. in 1891. After passing LL.B. examination, he started his legal practice at Rajkot. In 1904, he moved to Bombay to work as a lawyer. Sometime later he moved to business field with some other people of his caste and suffered financial loss.\nHe died on 9 December 1923.",
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"name": "Vadilal Dagli",
"bio": "Vadilal Jechand Dagli (1926-1985) was Gujarati poet, essayist, leading economist and journalist of India.\nVadilal Dagli was born on 20 November 1926 in Rojid village near Dhandhuka to Jechandbhai and Champaben Dagli. He completed his primary education from Veraval and secondary education from Sheth Chimanlal Nagindas Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad. He matriculated in 1944. In 1948, he completed BA and went to US for further studies. He studied MA in International Politics and Business from University of California Berkeley. He returned to India in 1951 and joined Press Trust of India. Later he served as the financial editor of The Indian Express. He was appointed the Chief Officer of Mumbai Head Office of State Bank of India in 1963. He became an editor of the economic weekly, Commerce in 1967 and he was considered as the prominent economist in the country. He chaired Committee of Control and Subsidies of Government of India (1978–79). He founded Parichay Trust and served as its Managing Trustee. The Trust published short biographies for general education of people. He died on 6 December 1985 in Mumbai.\nHe was chiefly an essayist. His Shiyalani Savarno Tadako (1975) includes his personal and autobiographical essays. Ranknu Aayojan (1980) includes essays on economics. Kavita Bhani (1982) includes literary essays. Thoda Nokha Jeev (1985) has biographical essays such as of Sukhlal Sanghvi, Swami Anand, Winston Churchill, Charlie Chaplin.",
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"name": "Vaju Kotak",
"bio": "Vaju Kotak (30 January 1915 – 29 November 1959) was a Gujarati writer, publisher, journalist, and an Indian film director and screenwriter. He primarily worked in Gujarati film industry and in Bollywood during his career span. He is known to be the co-founder of weekly news magazine Chitralekha, published in Gujarati and Marathi.\nVaju Kotak was born on 30 January 1915 in Rajkot, Gujarat. He studied up to the first year of BA. In 1937, he came to Ahmedabad for a job and from 1939, settled in Bombay.\nKotak married Madhuribahen in 1946. He died on 29 November 1959 in Hurkisondas Hospital, Bombay following a heart attack.",
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"name": "Vallabh Bhatt",
"bio": "\nVallabh Bhatt was a medieval Gujarati poet. Born in Ahmedabad, he later moved to Becharaji in devotion to the goddess Bahuchar Mata. He wrote several Garba and other devotional songs.\nNot much is known about his life but his works and folklore are source of information regarding his life. Vallabh was born in Bhatt Mevada Brahmin caste. He was born in Navapura Para of Ahmedabad on Aaso Sud 8 of Vikram Samvat 1696 or 1700 AD.\nHe moved from Ahmedabad to Chunval (now Becharaji). The brothers went under Yagnopavit ritual at age of five and were taught by Paramanand Swarup Brahmachari for brief period. He was Vaishnav in his early life but became follower of Shakti later. He had three brothers; Heri, Dhola and name of third is not known. Hari and Dhola Bhatt were also poets. He wrote his first Garbo, Anandno Garbo on Falgun Sud 3 of Samvat 1709 as described in the Garba, at the age of 13.",
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"bio": "Acharya Vijay Vallabhsuri was a Jain monk. He was a disciple of Vijayanandsuri. He worked in Punjab so he was given honorific Punjab Kesari.\nVallabhsuri was born on 26 October 1870 (Second day of bright half of Kartik month, Vikram Samvat 1927) at Vadodara, Gujarat. He was named Chhagan. His parents Deepchand and Ichhabai died in his early years.\nHe met Vijayanandsuri at Janisheri Jain Upashray, Vadodara. At the age of seventeen, he was initiated as a Jain monk and named Muni Vallabhvijay on 5 May 1887 (Jayesth Vad 9, Vikram Samvat 1944) at Radhanpur by Vijayanandsuri and he became a disciple of Muni Harshvijay. In Vikram Samvat 1981, he was conferred with the title of Acharya on Magshirsh Sudi 5 by Sumativijay at Lahore. He also had the title of Pattadhar conferred on him by Jain sangha.",
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"name": "Varghese Paul",
"bio": "\nFather Varghese Paul Chollamadam (31 May 1943 – 10 April 2021) was a writer, journalist, translator and Jesuit priest from Gujarat, India. Born in South India, he was ordained a priest in 1977. He had written 53 essay books and edited a Catholic magazine Doot for 14 years. He had served on various posts in several press organisations including some which he had founded.\nFather Varghese Paul was born on 31 May 1943 in Enanalloor, a village now in Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. He joined Jesuits of Gujarat on 8 June 1964. He studied theology at Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He was ordained a priest at Church of the Gesù in Rome on 21 June 1977. He graduated in Gujarati literature. He studied journalism in London School of Journalism.",
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"name": "Varsha Adalja",
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"bio": "\nVasubahen (23 March 1924 ― 13 December 2020), born Vasubahen Ramprasad Bhatt, was Gujarati language story writer and novelist from Gujarat, India. She was a director of various All India Radio stations in Gujarat as well as a Chairman of the Gujarat State Social Welfare Board.\nVasubahen was born on 23 March 1924 at Baroda (now Vadodara) to Ramprasad Balkrishna Shastri and Sarasvatiben. Her father was a political secretary of Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda State. She was the fifth among seven siblings. Her family was a native of Ahmedabad and her maternal family belonged to Amod village near Bharuch. She completed her school education from Baroda. She completed Grihita Gama (equivalent to Bachelor of Arts) in Gujarati, Psychology and Sociology from S. N. D. T. College (now SNDT Women's University). She then studied for a Bachelor of Education.",
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"bio": "Venibhai Jamnadas Purohit (1916-1980) was Gujarati poet, lyricist, short story writer and journalist.\nVenibhai was born on 1 February 1916 in Jamkhambhaliya. He completed his primary education in Bombay and secondary education in Bombay. He joined Be Ghadi Moj for sometime in Bombay. He proof read in Prabhat daily, Bhartiya Sahitya Sangh and Sastu Sahitya in Ahmedabad from 1939 to 1942 . He participated in Quit India Movement in 1942 and was jailed for ten months. He worked with Prajabandhu and Gujarat Samachar from 1944 to 1949. He worked with Janmabhoomi daily from 1949 until his death. He died on 3 January 1980 at Bombay.\nUmashankar Joshi used to call him Bando Badami. Balmukund Dave was his close friend.",
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"name": "Vibhut Shah",
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