Mathur Savani

Mathur Madhabhai Savani
Born (1963-01-12) 12 January 1963 (age 63)
Khopala, Botad, Gujarat, India
OccupationsBusinessman, social activist
Known forWater conservation in Gujarat
Title
  • Chairman, Savani Jewellery
  • chairman, Kiran Hospital, Surat
  • president, Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust
  • Trustee, Samast Patidar Samaj Trust, Surat
  • member of working committee, Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB)[1]
SpouseHansaben
AwardsPadma Shri
Websitesavanijewellery.com/about-us/

Mathur Madhabhai Savani is an Indian businessman and social worker based in Gujarat. He established a diamond firm called Savani Brothers. He has also worked extensively in the field of water conservation in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Mathur Savani was honored with the Padma Shri by the Government of India in 2014 for his social work.[2]

Biography

Mathur Madhabhai Savani was born on 12 January 1963 in Khopala, located in Bhavnagar district (now part of Botad district), Gujarat, India. He completed his primary education in his village before migrating to Surat in 1975. There, he began working in the diamond industry in the Gopipura area. In 1980, he established his own diamond firm, Savani Brothers.

A visit to Israel, where he observed water management practices, influenced his later involvement in water conservation initiatives in India.[2]

Social work

In 1997, he founded the Saurashtra Jaldhara Trust, which works on water conservation in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat.[3] The trust has conducted awareness campaigns and organised padyatras in water-scarce areas and has been associated with efforts to build check dams with community and government involvement.[2][4]

He later co-founded the Beti Bachao Abhiyan which focuses on raising awareness about female infanticide.[2]

Save the girl campaign 

As part of the campaign, a Mahaprasad laddu weighing 10,000 kilograms was prepared on 1 January 2006. On the same day, 1.2 million people gathered at a single site to share a meal. This event was recorded in the Limca Book of World Records. “Prasad” packets were distributed to every household across 18,000 villages, accompanied by a message advocating for the protection of girl children and the prevention of female feticide.

Efforts to combat female feticide began in 2002, involving numerous social activists from Gujarat. By 2006, a large-scale initiative was launched where 2.52 lakh households contributed a handful of flour to create a massive laddu. The laddu was distributed to 35 lakh households across Gujarat, spreading the message to end female feticide. During this campaign, 12 lakh people collectively took an oath to stop the killing of female foetuses.

A car rally involving 300 cars was organized from Surat to Somnath, culminating in an oath-taking ceremony in the presence of Somnath Mahadev to “Save the Girl Child and Female Foetus.” Additionally, one lakh girl students wrote two lakh postcards with messages advocating the cause. These postcards were sent to 18,000 villages across Gujarat within 12 minutes.[5]

Awards and honors

Mathur Savani received the Padma Shri award from the President of India in 2014
  • He was awarded the Padma Shri, India’s fourth-highest civilian award, in 2014 for his contributions to social work.[2][6][7]
  • Gujarat Government's Chief Minister Public Health Award for the year 1998–1999[8]
  • Chief Minister's Roupya Chandrak Purskar for the year 2001[8]
  • Gujarat Gaurav Deen Sanman Purskar for the year 2004[8]
  • Patidar Ratnshri Award from Akhil Gujarat Patidar Parisad[9]
  • Rajshri Award from Sandipani Vidya Niketan, Porbandar, for the year 2005[8]

References

  1. ^ "Rajya Sabha MP and merchant Govind Dholakiya is new chairman of Surat diamond trade centre". The Indian Express. 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "7 Gujaratis in Padma awards list". The Times of India. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ^ Mahurkar, Uday (4 June 2010). "A green rising". India Today. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Mathurbhai Savani is master organizer". DeshGujarat. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Diamond loses sheen in marriage market". The Times of India. 15 March 2009. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Padma Awards Announced". Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 25 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Paresh Rawal, Mathur Savani presented Padma awards". DeshGujarat. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  8. ^ a b c d "AWARDS AND HONOURS - YoungBites". youngbites.com. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  9. ^ "પાટીદાર સમાજમાં 'સામાજિક બંધારણ' ઘડવા મથુર સવાણીની પહેલ:કુરિવાજો-ખર્ચ ઘટાડવા જનમત માંગ્યો; ઓનલાઈન લિંકથી પાટીદાર સહિત અન્ય સમાજને આત્મમંથન કરવા અપીલ". Divya Bhaskar.

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