Gujarati literature

Gujarati literature

Gujarati is an Indian language spoken in the state of Gujarat. Gujarati literature may be traced to the sultanate days. Literature flourished during the period. Well known litterateurs during that period were Akho, Vallabh, and Shamal. The poet Dalpatram is considered to be the father of modern Gujarati literature. [cite book
title = The Ahmedabad Chronicle: Imprints of a millennium
publisher = Vastu-Shilpa Foundation for Studies and Research in Environmental Design
date = 2002
pages=46-55
chapter=Gujarati literature]

Gujarat Vidhya Sabha, Gujarat Sahitya Sabha, and Gujarati Sahitya Parishad are Ahmedabad based literary institutions promoting the spread of Gujarati literature.

List of Gujarati Authors/Poets

* Hemchandracharya (A.k.A Kalikalasarvagnya)
* Narsinh Mehta
* Mirabai
* Akho
* Premanand
* Shamal
* Dayaaram
* Dalpatram
* Alexander Forbes
* Narmad
* Govardhanram Tripathi
* Manilal Nabhubhai
* Narsinhrav Divetia
* Manishankar Bhatt (Better knowns as "KAANT")
* Ramanbhai Nilkhanth
* Anandshankar Dhruv
* Sursinhji Takhtsinhji Gohil (Better known as "KALAAPI")
* Nhanalal Dalpatram
* Pandit Sukhlalji (Pragnyachakshu)
* Ranjitram Mehta
* Dattatrey Kalelkar (Better known as "KAAKA KAALELKAR")
* Dhruv Bhatt
* Ramnarayan Pathak
* Swami Anand
* Kanaiyalal Munshi
* Kundanika Kapadiya
* Ramanlal Desai
* Gaurishankar Joshi (Better known as "DHUMKETU")
* Jhaverchand Meghani
* Rasiklal Parikh
* Jayanti Dalal
* Ramesh Parekh
* Tribhuvandas Luhar (Better known as "SUNDARAM")
* Umashankar Joshi
* Pannalal Patel
* Navalram
* Jyotindra Dave
* Chandravadan Mehta
* Zinabhai Desai (Better known as "SNEHARASHMI")
* Manubhai Pancholi (Better known as "DARSHAK")
* Ishwar Petlikar
* Yahwant Shukla
* Makarand Dave
* Suresh Joshi
* Bakul Tripathi
* Mohmmad Mankad
* Bhupat Vadodariya
* Harindra Dave
* Chndrakant Bakshi
* Suresh Dalal
* Bholabhai Patel
* Labhshankar Thakar
* Adil Mansuri
* Vinod Bhatt
* Raghuvir Chaudhari
* Harilal Upadhyay
* Manoj Khanderia
* Vinod Joshi
* Vinod Bhatt
* Tarak Maheta
* Mahesh Yagnik
* Swami Sadchidanand
* Kanti Bhatt
* Bhagwati Kumar Sharma
* Rajendra Shukla

References

External links

* http://tahuko.com a great website for the lovers of gujarati poems/gazals
* [http://gujaratonline.com/arts/sahitya.htm History of Gujarati Literature]
* [http://www.bhashaindia.com/Patrons/LanguageTech/GujaratiLiterature.aspx Bhasha India: Gujarati literature]
* [http://www.culturopedia.com/Literature/gujarati_literature.html Culturopedia: Indian Literature - Gujarati literature]


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