Joravarsinh Jadav

Joravarsinh Jadav
Born	(1940-01-10) 10 January 1940 (age 84) Akru, Dhandhuka, British India
Occupation	Vice-chairman of Sangeet Natak Academi, Folklorist
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Notable awards	Padma Shri (2019)
Spouse	Sajjankunwarba ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 1968)​ Hemkunwarba ​ (m. 1969)​
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Joravarsinh Danubhai Jadav (born 10 January 1940) is an Indian folklorist and proponent of the folk arts from Gujarat. Exposed to folk culture as a child, he studied history and culture in Ahmedabad. He has written and edited more than 90 works on folk culture, folk literature, and folk arts. He established the Gujarat Lok Kala Foundation for the promotion of folk arts. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019. He is also the current Vice-chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.^[1]