Jignesh Kaviraj

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Jignesh Kaviraj (Jignesh Barot) is a Gujarati folk singer, actor and live performer from Kheralu in North Gujarat, known for heartbreak songs such as “Bewafa Tane Dur Thi Salam”, all-night dayro programmes and Navratri garba.

Folk & playback singer
Dayro & garba performer
Gujarati film actor

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Jignesh Kaviraj holding a microphone, wearing a black and silver embroidered jacket against a dark curtain

Kheralu, Mehsana

Two riders, one old scooter

Before the films and before streaming, a young singer from Kheralu rode with his father to village programmes on an old scooter. In 2025, years later, he gave that same scooter a formal farewell in his courtyard.

That road now runs to stages in Ahmedabad, Canberra and Seattle.

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