Dula Bhaya Kag (25 November 1903 – 22 February 1977) or Kag Bapu was an Indian poet, songwriter, writer, and artist born in 1903 in majadar village,[2] a village in the Saurashtra region, near Mahuva in the Indian state of Gujarat. He is mainly known for his work on spiritual poetry relating to Hinduism. He was facilitated with Padma Shri award in the year 1962.

Dula Bhaya Kag
Native name	Kavi Kag
Born	(1903-11-25)25 November 1903 majadar, Saurashtra, Gujarat, India
Died	22 February 1977(1977-02-22) (aged 73)
Pen name	Kag
Occupation	Farmer, writer
Language	Gujarati
Education	Till class 5th.
Subject	Hinduism, Spiritualism, Gandhism
Literary movement	Education, Bhudan
Notable works	Kagvani (Bhag 1-8), GuruMahima, Chandrabavni, Vinoba-Baavni, Sorath-Baavni
Notable awards	Padma Shri Award (1962)
Children	Rambhai Dulabhai Kag[1]
Website
www.kavikag.com

Early life

He was born in a Charan family in 1903 at Sodvadari, a village of his Maternal Parents. "He was very shy in his childhood" told by his relative. Kag received a 5th-grade education before leaving to tend his family's cattle and farm. Eventually, he became involved in the nationalist movement and prohibition after the formation of Saurashtra State, causing him to donate his land to Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement.

Career

Kag is known for publishing Kagvani, an eight-volume work consisting of devotional songs (episodes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata), as well as songs based on Gandhian philosophy and the Bhoodan movement. He wrote eulogies for Mahatma Gandhi and Bhave. He also wrote many poems on Sonal Aai and Yogiji Maharaj the 4th spiritual successor of Bhagwan Swaminarayan in BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. He was also known as Bhagat Bapu and Kag Bapu.

As a result of his literary and political contributions to India, the country awarded him the Padma Shri award in 1962.[3]

Death and legacy

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  KagDwar, Kagdham
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  Boarding created in remembrance of Kavi Kag

Kag died on 2 February 1977, at the age of 74. Despite his limited education, his poems are used from primary education to master's programs.[4] On 25 November 2004, the Department of Posts released a commemorative stamp from Ahmedabad in denominations of ₹5 to mark his 102nd anniversary.[2]

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