Poet Dalpatram Memorial Chowk

Saurabh Mashelkar 23 months ago

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 reforms 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.
In tribute to Dalpatram's work, AMC and citizens of Ahmedabad proposed a memorial at the site of his house, which was destroyed in 1985. With very few references or photographs available, it was very difficult to recreate the house. References were taken from the memories of residents and the architectural design of surrounding houses to create a memorial in the form of facade of the house and statue of Kavi Dalpatram in 2001.

In 2001, the memorial became a part of Heritage walk of Ahmedabad. The design of statue was debated before they came up with the idea of Kavi in sitting posture with a book in his lap.

The statue is made of bronze and weighs 120 kg.

Ujesh Nada 59 months ago

It is one of the best place of Heritage ahemdabad. And as it is situated in pol area which is generally very crowded, less space to move around. Here you find open place and sitting are either side of it, where you can do any kind of function related to heritage or whatever. Here, you will feel the sense of Dalpatram and heritage of ahmedabad.
Here are some of the glimpse of our function, which we did on the day of World heritage day and we performed a Street play on Save Heritage.

Sandip Patel 47 months ago

Just visited this amazing heritage place yesterday!!
History of dalpatram is well explained!
Amazing heritage place in Ahmedabad!!
Must visit place if you are on heritage walk!!
It's already included in heritage walk!!
House of dalpatram is amazing!!
It's spotted in lambeshwars street!!
Guide explained us so well whole the history!!
Do visit !!