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'''Gujarat Sahitya Sabha''', originally called the '''Social and Literary Association''' is a literary institution for the promotion of [[Gujarati literature]] located in the city of [[Ahmedabad]], | '''Gujarat Sahitya Sabha''', originally called the '''Social and Literary Association''' is a literary institution for the promotion of [[Gujarati literature]] located in the city of [[Ahmedabad]], India. It was founded by [[Ranjitram Vavabhai Mehta]] in 1898. Its name was later changed in 1905.<ref name="AGSI"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-divas-idea-of-gujarat-first-emerged-in-1928/articleshow/58450364.cms |title=first suggested the concept of Mahagujarat in a meeting of the Gujarat Sahitya Sabha, held in Karachi in 1937. |website=The Times of India |access-date=2018-03-20}}</ref><ref name=Choudhuri2016>{{cite book|editor-last=Choudhuri |editor-first=Indra Nath |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: I-L |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z4ruAQAACAAJ |date=2016 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |location=New Delhi |pages=2366 |isbn=978-81-260-4758-1}}</ref> | ||
The main aim of the association is to celebrate the birth anniversaries of great Gujarati littérateurs, publishing and releasing books and also preserving manuscripts. The Gujarat Sahitya Sabha also gives an award called the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] since 1928<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ | The main aim of the association is to celebrate the birth anniversaries of great Gujarati littérateurs, publishing and releasing books and also preserving manuscripts. The Gujarat Sahitya Sabha also gives an award called the [[Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak]] since 1928<ref name="AGSI">{{cite book|title=અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ – આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ|last=Brahmabhatt|first=Prasad|publisher=Parshwa Publication|year=2010|isbn=978-93-5108-247-7|location=Ahmedabad|pages=394, 403|language=gu|trans-title=History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era}}</ref> and is considered as the highest literary honour of the state of [[Gujarat]].<ref name=Choudhuri2016/><ref name="Jhaveri1978">{{cite book |last=Jhaveri |first=Mansukhlal |author-link=Mansukhlal Jhaveri |title=History of Gujarati Literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DA0RAAAAMAAJ |year=1978 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |location=New Delhi |page=234 |oclc=825734488}}</ref> | ||
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Gujarat Sahitya Sabha, originally called the Social and Literary Association is a literary institution for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in the city of Ahmedabad, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Vavabhai Mehta in 1898. Its name was later changed in 1905.[1][2][3]
The main aim of the association is to celebrate the birth anniversaries of great Gujarati littérateurs, publishing and releasing books and also preserving manuscripts. The Gujarat Sahitya Sabha also gives an award called the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak since 1928[1] and is considered as the highest literary honour of the state of Gujarat.[3][4]
List of presidents[edit | edit source]
Following people served as presidents:[5]
| No | President | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramanbhai Neelkanth | 1904 | 1928 |
| 2 | Keshavlal Dhruv | 1928 | 13 March 1938 |
| 3 | Anandshankar Dhruv | 1938 | 1942 |
| 4 | Ramnarayan V. Pathak | 1942 | 1947 |
| 5 | Vidyagauri Nilkanth | 1947 | 1959 |
| 6 | Rasiklal Parikh | 1959 | 1982 |
| 7 | Anantrai Raval | 1982 | 1988 |
| 8 | Keshavram Kashiram Shastri | 1990 | 2006 |
| 9 | Madhusudan Parekh | 2006 | 2010 |
| 10 | Kumarpal Desai | 2010 | Incumbent |
List of vice-presidents[edit | edit source]
Following people served as vice-presidents:[5]
| No | President | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janubhai Achratlal Saiyad | 1922 | 1925 |
| 2 | Sakarlal Amritlal Dave | 1925 | 1926 |
| 3 | Hariprasad Vrajrai Desai | 1926 | 1929 |
| 4 | Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi | 1929 | 1932 |
| 5 | Hariprasad Vrajrai Desai | 1933 | 1950 |
| 6 | Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi | 1955 | 1957 |
| 7 | Rasiklal Parikh | 1957 | 1959 |
| 8 | Chunilal Vardhman Shah | 1959 | 1964 |
| 9 | Anantrai Raval | 1964 | 1980 |
| 10 | Keshavram Kashiram Shastri | 1982 | 1989 |
| 11 | Yashwant Shukla | 1990 | 1999 |
| 12 | Madhusudan Parekh | 2003 | 2006 |
| 13 | Kumarpal Desai | 2006 | 2009 |
| 14 | Yogesh Joshi | 2010 | Incumbent |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brahmabhatt, Prasad (2010). અર્વાચીન ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યનો ઈતિહાસ – આધુનિક અને અનુઆધુનિક યુગ [History of Modern Gujarati Literature – Modern and Postmodern Era] (in ગુજરાતી). Ahmedabad: Parshwa Publication. pp. 394, 403. ISBN 978-93-5108-247-7.
- ↑ "first suggested the concept of Mahagujarat in a meeting of the Gujarat Sahitya Sabha, held in Karachi in 1937". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Choudhuri, Indra Nath, ed. (2016). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: I-L. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 2366. ISBN 978-81-260-4758-1.
- ↑ Jhaveri, Mansukhlal (1978). History of Gujarati Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 234. OCLC 825734488.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shastri, Keshavram Kashiram (2013) [1977]. Trivedi, Shraddha; Shah, Kirtida; Shah, Pratibha (eds.). Gujarat Na Saraswato-1 ગુજરાતના સારસ્વતો-૧ [Who's Who in Gujarati Literature] (in ગુજરાતી). Vol. 1. Ahmedabad: Gujarat Sahitya Sabha. pp. 15–16. OCLC 900401455.