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State song of Gujarat, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Jay Jay Garvi Gujarāt"[lower-alpha 1] is a poem written by Gujarati poet Narmadashankar Dave in 1873. It is used as a state anthem during ceremonies of the Government of Gujarat.[1][2]
English: "Victory to Proud Gujarat" | |
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જય જય ગરવી ગુજરાત | |
State song of Gujarat | |
Lyrics | Narmadashankar Dave, 1873 |
Adopted | 2011 |
Narmad is considered the first modern Gujarati writer. He wrote the poem in 1873 as the foreword of his first Gujarati dictionary, Narmakosh.[3][4][2]
In this poem, Narmad epitomises the sense of pride in the region by identifying the region of Gujarati people. He delineates the boundary within which the Gujarati-speaking population live: Ambaji in the north; Pavagadh in the east; Kunteshwar Mahadev near Vapi in the south; and Somnath, Dwarka in the west. This region mentioned by him now forms modern-day Gujarat, the western state of India.[3][5][2] At the end of the poem, Narmad gives hope to the people of Gujarat that the dark clouds is lifting, and a new dawn is about to emerge.[6]
In 2011, the composition sung by various Gujarati singers was released by the Government of Gujarat.[1]
Gujarati original[2] | English translation | ||||||
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Victory to proud Gujarat, |
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