Khalil Dhantejvi, one of the most prolific poets in Gujarati language, died on Sunday
Vadodara: Mana ki zindagi se bahot pyaar hain magar, kab tak rakhonge kaanch ke bartan sambhal kar (We know that you love life immensely, but how long will you take care of the glassware?) the man, who wrote these lines that were later sung by ghazal maestro late Jagjit Singh, is no more.
Khalil Dhantejvi, one of the most prolific poets in Gujarati language, died at the age of 82 in Vadodara due to age-related issues on Sunday.
Born in a poor family in Dhantej village of Vadodara’s Savli taluka, Khalil could not complete his formal education beyond Class IV. But from a very young age he started mastering the art of writing, turned into an author, poet, journalist and columnist.