Background
Jayanti Dalal was born on 18 November 1909 at Ahmedabad. His father Ghelabhai was organiser of Deshi Natak Samaj, a play group.
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Jayanti Dalal was born on 18 November 1909 at Ahmedabad. His father Ghelabhai was organiser of Deshi Natak Samaj, a play group.
He completed his matriculation in 1925 and joined Gujarat College for further studies.
He contributed in field of literature including one-act plays, short stories. Publishing and cinema. So he had his primary and secondary education at various places.
He left studies in 1930 when he was in final year of Bachelor of Arts as he participated in Indian independence movement.
He started publishing house in 1939 and published until his death. He was involved in Mahagujarat Movement in 1956 and he published Navgujarat daily during that period.
He was elected to Bombay state assembly in 1957. In 1962, he again contested but lost the election.
He died in Ahmedabad on 24 August 1970.
Born in family of play organiser and involved in politics during and after independence of India, he was influenced by socialism and Gandhian philosophy.