Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
Literary institution promoting Gujarati literature at Ahmedabad, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Literary institution promoting Gujarati literature at Ahmedabad, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (lit. 'Gujarati Literary Council') is a literary organisation for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of society and cultivating a literary sense among the people. Many prominent people including Mahatma Gandhi and Kanaiyalal Munshi have presided over the organisation. Its headquarters, located on Ashram Road, is known as Govardhan Bhavan. It has a conference hall and library.
Seal of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad | |
| Founder(s) | Ranjitram Mehta |
|---|---|
| Established | 1905 |
| President | Harshad Trivedi |
| Location | , , |
| Coordinates | 23.0339°N 72.5710°E |
| Website | gujaratisahityaparishad.com |
Parab is the monthly magazine of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and is published on the 10th of every month.[1]
It published seven volumes of the History of Gujarati Literature, of which the first volume covers a period of 1150 A.D to 1450 A.D.[6] A weekly poetry workshop known as Budh Sabha is held on every Wednesday at the World Poetry Center of Parishad.
It gives 30 prizes to writers in different genres of literature. The prizes given every two years are:[7]
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad was fined by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in February 2022 for cutting trees illegally. Parishad did not pay attention for many months after getting notices from the corporation. Parishad also deleted this episode of illegally cutting trees from its annual report, which is again a breach by a public institution. Parishad received a lot of negative publicity in newspapers for this illegal and unethical conduct.[8][9][10]
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