Mari Vaani’, which is based upon the life, philosophy and work of Mahatma Gandhi. He was awarded the Dhirubhai Thakar Savyasachi Saraswat Award in 2013. References 1924 births 2015 deaths People from Valsad district Gujarati people Indian anti-war activists Indian pacifists Writers from Gujarat Nonviolence advocates Hindu pacifists Gandhians Indian independence activists from Gujarat 20th-century Indian biographers Recipients of the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Gujarati Recipients of the Moortidevi Award