Mohanlal Chunilal Dhami

Mohanlal Chunilal Dhami (13 June 1905 – 2 April 1981) was a Gujarati novelist, poet, playwright, journalist and Ayurveda practitioner from Rajkot, Gujarat, India. He had published more than 170 books. His literary works are chiefly based on Jain literature.

Biography Dhami was born in 1905 at Patan, Baroda State, British India (now in Patan district, Gujarat, India). He studied till 6th standard at Hunterman Training College at Chotila, Gujarat. In his childhood, he wanted to renounce and become a Jain monk but when he could not become a monk, he renounced Doodhpak, a sweet dish. In 1928, he received a degree of Ayurved Bhushan from Ujamashi Pitambardas Ayurvedic College, Patan. He also learnt several languages including Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Urdu, and Marathi. Later he completed education of Ayurved Shastri. He has written about 200 songs and some traditional Charani songs. He has also written a story, dialogues and songs of three Gujarati films; Vargheli, Ena Charane and Bhaneli Vahu. He used to play Ravanahatha.