Kishansinh Chavda

Kishansinh Govindsinh Chavda (17 November 1904 – 1 December 1979), also known by his pen name Gypsy, was an Indian Gujarati-language writer and journalist. He studied at Gujarat Vidyapith and Santiniketan, and taught briefly. He started a printing press and was also involved in a writing career. He had spiritual interests which drove him to Aurobindo and Mirtola Ashrams. He wrote autobiographical works and translated some books. Kishansinh was born on 17 November 1904 at Baroda. He was a native of Bhanj village near Sachin, Surat. He studied in Baroda, Gujarat Vidyapith and Santiniketan. He taught at the Fellowship High School, Bombay for a brief period. He worked as the personal assistant of the rulers of several princely states. He resided at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry from 1927 to 1928. In 1948, he went to Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, US to study printing plant management for six months. After returning, he started a printing press in Baroda, Sadhna Mudranalaya. He was the director of Kshatriya and coeditor of Navjivan magazines. He moved to Mirtola Ashram near Almora in 1960. He died there on 1 December 1979.