Vaju Kotak

Vaju Kotak (30 January 1915 – 29 November 1959) was a Gujarati writer, publisher, journalist, an Indian film screenwriter and most known to be Founder of famous Gujarati weekly magazine Chitralekha, published in Gujarati and Marathi.

Kotak married Madhuribahen in 1946. He died on 29 November 1959 in Hurkisondas Hospital, Bombay following a heart attack. Writing credits: H. Advani, Vaju Kotak, G.S. Potdar, Tara Singh

Gujarati Parivartan Bhalai Mangalfera (1949) Nanandbhojai Gorakhdhandha Lagnmandap

Recognition In 1973, a road in Bombay was named Vaju Kotak Marg. On 9 June 1993, spiritual leader Morari Bapu inaugurated Vaju Kotak Marg in Rajkot. On 7 September 2002, Takhteshwar Temple road in Bhavnagar was named as Vaju Kotak Marg. On 20 April 2011, the Indian Postal Department issued a postage stamp on the Chitralekha magazine depicting the image of Vaju Kotak.