Dhabak (Gujarati: ધબક) is a quarterly Gujarati language ghazal poetry journal published from Gujarat, India which is edited by Rashid Meer. It is dedicated to the growth and publicizing of Gujarati ghazal and its form.[1]

Dhabak
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EditorRashid Meer
CategoriesLiterature
FrequencyQuarterly
FormatPrint
FounderRashid Meer
Year founded1991
CountryIndia
Based inVadodara
LanguageGujarati

HistoryEdit

Dhabak was founded in 1991 by Rashid Meer after the suggestion of Jayant Pathak, a Gujarati author. Pravin Darji suggested the name of the journal.[2]

ContentEdit

Dhabak publishes ghazals, criticism and review of ghazal anthology, biography and interview of ghazal poets. It also publishes important articles on Urdu ghazal poets and their works.

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. "આપણા સામયિકો". Aksharnaad.com (in ગુજરાતી). 29 June 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. Hasit Mehta (2012). Sahityik Samayiko: Parampara ane Prabhav. Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. p. 136. ISBN 978-93-82456-01-8.