An haifi mawaƙin Gichgeldy Ashirov a 1942 a ƙauyen Sediver, Darganata etrap. Yarintarsa ya kasance a wani kauye dake gefen hagu na Amu Darya. Lokacin da yaron bai kai shekara daya ba, mahaifinsa Ashyr-dayi, ya koma gidan gonan jihar Darganata, wanda aka kirkiro shi ba da jimawa ba.
Unguwarmu da Gichgeldy Ashirov ta fara ne a ƙarshen shekara ta 1959. Mahaifin mawaƙin, Ashyr-daya, ya tsunduma cikin kiwon raƙuma. Sunan mahaifiyarsa Ogsoltan. Abokan kauye da makwabta galibi suna kiranta da “Oguljan-daiza.” Duk da haka, wanda kawai ya kira ta da ainihin sunanta shi ne mijinta.
Wadannan abubuwan tunawa da rayuwar mawakin da kuma shekarun da ya yi a unguwarsa suna dawo da lokutan dumi-duminsu da suka shafi rayuwarsa, danginsa da kuma yanayin da ya tashi.
