Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
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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 an 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.
[edit] Presidents
Presidents of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad are as follows[1] :
- Govardhanram Tripathi (Ahmedabad, 1905)
- Keshavlal Dhruv (Mumbai, 1907)
- Ambalal Desai (Rajkot, 1909)
- Ranchhodlal Dave (Vadodara, 1912)
- Narsinhrav Divetiya (Surat, 1915)
- Hargovind Kantavala (Ahmedabad, 1920)
