Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
 | |
| Founder(s) | Ranjitram Mehta |
|---|---|
| Established | 1905 |
| President | Chandrakant Topiwala |
| Location | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| Website |
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Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Building
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council) is a literary institution for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in the city of Ahmedabad, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of the society and cultivate a literary sense among the people. Many prominent people like Mahatma Gandhi and Kanaiyalal Munshi have headed this institution in the past. The headquarters of the institution, located on Ashram Road, is known as Govardhan Bhavan.
Parab is the monthly periodical magazine of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and is published on the 10th of every month.
Ra. Vi Pathak Hall located inside Gujarat Sahitya Parishad
Presidents
| President | City | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Chandrakant Topiwala | Bhuj | 2016 |
| Dhiru Parikh[1] | Anand | 2014 |
| Varsha Adalja[2] | Ahmedabad | 2012 |
| Bholabhai Patel[2] | Junagadh | 2011 |
| Bhagwatikumar Sharma | Navsari | 2009 |
| Narayan Desai | Ahmedabad | 2007 |
| Kumarpal Desai | Ahmedabad | 2006 |
| Bakul Tripathi | Bombay | 2005 |
| Dhiruben Patel | Mahuva | 2003 |
| Raghuveer Chaudhari | Patan | 2001 |
| Dhirubhai Thaker | Visnagar | 1999 |
| Niranjan Bhagat | Baroda | 1997 |
| Vinod Bhatt | Jamnagar | 1995 |
| Rajendra Shah | Kolkata | 1993 |
| Ushnas | Coimbatore | 1991 |
| Jayant Pathak | Rajkot | 1989 |
| Bhogilal Sandesara | Bombay | 1987 |
| Keshavram Kashiram Shastri | Pune | 1985 |
| Yashwant Shukla | Surat | 1983 |
| Manubhai Pancholi | Hyderabad | 1981 |
| Anantrai Raval | Baroda | 1979 |
| Chandravadan Mehta | 1978 | |
| Ramprasad Bakshi | Porbandar | 1976 |
| Gulabdas Broker | Vallabh | 1974 |
| Jhinabhai Desai 'Sneharasmi' | Chennai | 1972 |
| Tribhuvandas Luhar 'Sundaram' | Junagadh | 1970 |
| Umashankar Joshi | Delhi | 1968 |
| Jyotindra Dave | Surat | 1966 |
| Rasikalal Cho. Parikh | Mumbai | 1964 |
| Visnuprasad R. Trivedi | Kolkata | 1961 |
| Kaka Kalelkar | Ahmedabad | 1959 |
| Kanaiyalal M. Munshi | Nadiad | 1955 |
| Harasidhdhabhai V. Divetiya | Navsari | 1952 |
| Kanaiyalal M. Munshi | Nadiad | 1949 |
| Ramanarayana V. Pathak | Rajkot | 1946 |
| Vidyagauri Ramanbhai Nilakanth | Baroda | 1943 |
| Ardeshar Khabardar | Bombay | 1941 |
| Kanaiyalal M. Munshi | Karachi | 1937 |
| Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | Ahmedabad | 1936 |
| Krusanlal M. Zaveri | Lathi | 1931 |
| Bhulabhai Jivanaji Desai | Nadiad | 1931 |
| Anandshankar Dhruv | Nadiad | 1928 |
| Ramanbhai Nilkanth | Bombay | 1926 |
| Kamlashankar Trivedi | Bhavnagar | 1924 |
| Ranchhodlal Udayaram Dave | Baroda | 1921 |
| Hargovind D. Kantavala | Ahmedabad | 1920 |
| Narsinhrao Divetia | Surat | 1915 |
| Ambalal S. Desai | Rajkot | 1909 |
| Keshavlal Dhruv | Bombay | 1907 |
| Govardhanram Tripathi | Ahmedabad | 1905 |
References
- ↑ "Dhirubhai Parikh becomes new President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad". DeshGujarat. December 24, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- 1 2 "Varsha Adalja new President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Prakash Bhagwati new President of GCCI". DeshGujarat. July 27, 2012. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
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