Jayanti Dalal

Jayanti Ghelabhai Dalal (18 November 1909 – 24 August 1970) was an Indian author, publisher, stage actor, director and politician. Born in family of theatre organiser and involved in politics during and after independence of India, he was influenced by socialism and Gandhian philosophy. He wrote one-act plays, short stories and edited publications. Jayanti Dalal was born on 18 November 1909 at Ahmedabad. His father Ghelabhai was organiser of Deshi Natak Samaj, a theatre group. So he had his primary and secondary education at various places. He completed his matriculation in 1925 and joined Gujarat College for further studies. He left studies in 1930 when he was in final year of Bachelor of Arts as he participated in Indian independence movement.