Mahesh Kanodia

Mahesh Kanodia (27 January 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a singer and a politician from Gujarat state in India.

Mahesh Kanodia
MP, Lok Sabha
In office 1991-1999, 2004-2009
Constituency	Patan
Personal details
Born	(1937-01-27)27 January 1937 Kanoda, Patan, British India
Died	25 October 2020(2020-10-25) (aged 83) Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Uma Kanodia ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	Pooja Kanodia
Relatives	Naresh Kanodia (brother) Hitu Kanodia (nephew)
Occupation	Singer, musician, politician
Awards	Padma Shri (posthumously, 2021)[1]
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Biography

Mahesh Kanodia was born on 27 January 1937, at Kanoda village (now in Patan district, Gujarat), India. He completed his primary education from Shahpur School in Ahmedabad.^[2] He worked in Gujarati cinema for four decades as a musician, singer and composer. He performed with his actor-singer brother Naresh Kanodia.^[3][2]

He represented the Patan constituency in Lok Sabha four times (10th, 11th, 12th and 14th) as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, 1991–1999, and 2004–2009.^[3][2]

Sauna Hridayma Hammesh: Mahesh-Naresh, an autobiographical Gujarati book on brothers was published in 2011.^[4]

He died on 25 October 2020, in Gandhinagar from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. He had paralysis for six years before his death.^[5][6]

Awards

Mahesh Kanodia received the following details among the awards given by Gujarat Government to Gujarati film artists.^{[citation needed]}

• Award for Best Music for the film Jigar and Ami (1970–71) (as a composer)
• Award for Best Music for the film Tanariri (1974–75) (as a composer)
• Award for the second best film for the film Jog Sanjog (1980/81) (as a producer)
• Award for the best music for the film Jog Sanjog (1980/81) (as a composer)
• Award for Best Playback Singer for the film Akhand Chudlo (1981/82)
• Award for the best music for the film Laju Lakhan (1991/92) (as a composer)

Personal life

He married Uma on 1 January 1960.^[2] Their daughter Pooja, a singer, died in 2015.^[3] His nephew Hitu Kanodia is an actor and politician.^[7]

Recognition

Kanodia was posthumously awarded Padma Shri in 2021.^[1]