From a village temple courtyard in Surendranagar to dayro stages across Gujarat — the story so far, told only with what the public record supports.
Chapter 1
Devayat Khavad’s story begins in Dudhai, a village in Muli taluka of Surendranagar district — the northern edge of Saurashtra, where the lok dayro is part of village life rather than a ticketed show.
It is a region where evenings of storytelling, duha and bhajan carry the memory of local heroes and saints, and that inheritance runs through the programmes he performs today.
Chapter 2
His first programme, VTV Gujarati reports, was held at the Hanuman temple in Dudhai — a village gathering, not a concert hall.
The same report credits listening to Ishardan Gadhvi, one of the best-known voices of Gujarati lok sahitya, as an early inspiration.
Chapter 3
His recordings trace the range of a traditional dayro night. There is veer ras — narrated ballads of courage such as “Pruthviraj Chauhan Ni Vaat” and “Jesa Langa Ni Shourya Gatha”. There is bhakti — “Dwarika No Shyam”, “Ugaar Chamund Maavdi”, “Alakh Niranjan”. And there are songs of home, such as “Dikri” and “Rakhdi”, about daughters and the bond between brother and sister.
Much of this reaches listeners as live dayro recordings rather than studio albums; his dayro audio has also been published as the “Devayat Khavad Official” podcast since October 2020.
Chapter 4
Released as a single on 3 January 2022 by Kandoliya Studio, “Rano Rana Ni Rite” — part dialogue, part song — is the piece Gujarati media coverage most associates with his name.
It sits squarely in the veer ras tradition: a spoken, declamatory delivery built for a live crowd, carried onto streaming platforms.
Chapter 5
Based in Rajkot, he keeps releasing dayro recordings, bhajans and collaborations — among them a medley with Kinjal Dave in 2025, “Ugaar Chamund Maavdi” in December 2025, and the Shiv bhajan “Alakh Niranjan” in 2026.
The journey so far
His first programme is held at the Hanuman temple in his village, Dudhai.
Continue →“Vegad Ni Vaare Vachhro” — the earliest release listed under his name on Apple Music.
Continue →“Pruthviraj Chauhan Ni Vaat” and “Dwarika No Shyam”; in October the “Devayat Khavad Official” dayro podcast begins.
Continue →Released on 3 January by Kandoliya Studio — the piece he is now best known for. “Mer No Dikro” follows on Studio Saraswati.
Continue →“Jesa Langa Ni Shourya Gatha” as a jugalbandi, the song “Dikri” in August, and “Lok Dayro (Live)” in December.
Continue →A medley with Kinjal Dave, a mashup with Birju Barot and Kheta Khan, “Rakhdi”, and “Ugaar Chamund Maavdi” in December.
Continue →A Shiv bhajan for the month of Shravan — his latest release on record here.
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