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Kavijivan
Kavijivan (pronounced[kʌvɪdʒiːvʌn]) (lit. "The Life of a Poet") is a biographical work published in 1887 about Gujarati poet and writer, Narmadashankar Dave, popularly writing under the pen name Narmad.
It was written by fellow Gujarati writer and critic Navalram Pandya. Kavijivan is largely based on Narmad's own private autobiographical account, Mari Hakikat, which was published posthumously in 1933.
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It was the first biography of Narmad in Gujarati literature. It covers Narmad's social and literary career and provides details about his public life, but avoids discussion of his private life.
Background
Before Navalram wrote Kavijvan, he reviewed two biographies: Karsandas Mulji Charitra (1878) and Mehtaji Durgaram Manchharamnu Charitra (1879), both written by Mahipatram Nilkanth.
He stressed the importance of writing the biographies of great persons and discussed the standard practices for a biography. He believed that the biographies of great
