Amritlal Vegad

Amritlal Vegad (3 October 1928 – 6 July 2018) was an Indian writer and poet. He was born in Madhapar, India. He wrote in Gujarati and Hindi from Jabalpur. Amritlal Vegad was awarded in 2004 with Sahitya Akademi Award for his travelogue – "Saundaryani Nadi Narmada" and also Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sahitya Award &amp; Rashtrapati Award for his various works. He was best known for his novel "Narmada-ki-pari-krama" written in Hindi language and "Saundaryani Nadi Narmada" (travelogue) &amp; "Parikramā Narmadā maiyānī" in Gujarati language.
Vegad died on 6 July 2018 from respiratory failure at the age of 89.