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KINJAL DAVE

THE GARBA QUEEN

By Navneeta Khemka

Kinjal Dave ‘s videos have gone viral all over Ami Gujarati Leri Lala, Chote Raja, Mojma
YouTube. She has the mid octave voice that is and Kanhaiya. Till date Kinjal has released
so suited for the folk songs that she sings and more than 100 albums. She got engaged
entertains thousands of Gujaratis all over the in 2018 to her long-term boyfriend, Pavan
world. Her videos have raked up as many Joshi who is a businessman.
views as Arijit Singh! This shows the immense
popularity, folk music holds in the hearts of Kinjal is in great demand during the Garba
the people of Gujarat. festivities. This time around Dallas was graced
with her presence. FunAsia hosted her and
A veritable pop star in her own right Kinjal organized one of the biggest Garba Events
is barely out of her teens! The famous Garba under the leadership of Vaishali Thakkar and
Queen from Gujrat, India was born on 24 Moody Akhtar. It was a blissful evening and
November 1999 in Patan, Gujrat, India. She had the authentic feel of Garba. She graced
finished her schooling from Udgam School in the stage with melody and poise and the
Ahmedabad. She debuted the music
industry with the song ‘Jonadiyo’.
She has also acted in a movie,
‘Dada ho Dikri”. She was born into
a vee ordinary family in Banaskantha
Gujarat. She sang her first bhajan in
public when she was barely 7 years
old. It was a bhajan called, ‘Kanha ne
manao koi Mathura ma jao”. Some
of her popular numbers include. Leri
Lala, Gogo Gogo Maro Gom Dhani,

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