Gujarat Vidhya Sabha

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Gujarat Vidhya Sabha, originally called The Gujarat Vernacular Society is a literary institution for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in the city of Ahmedabad, India. It was founded by a British judge Alexander Forbes in 1948. The name was changed on the occasion of the centenary of the institution.

Under the guidance of the Gujarati poet Dalpatram, the Gujarat Vidhya Sabha published Gujarat's first newspaper, established the first Gujarati school for girls, the first library and the first Gujarati periodical. This institution is currently working in the field of literature, teaching, research and book publishing.

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Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

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