Abdulgani Dahiwala

Abdulgani Abdulkarim Dahiwala (1908-1987), popularly known as Gani Dahiwala was a Gujarati poet. Abdulgani Dahiwala was born on 17 August 1908 at Surat. He came to Ahmedabad in 1928 but later returned to Surat in 1930 when he started a tailor shop. He established the music group Swarsangam in Surat. Later he was a founding member of Mahagujarat Gazal Mandal in 1942. He wrote satirical poetry in the Gujarat Mitra daily published from Surat. He traveled to Pakistan in 1981 under Cultural Exchange Scheme set by Government of India. He died on 5 March 1987.