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Gujarati Journalism
The Media in Gujarati language started with publication of ''Bombay Samachar'' in 1822. Initially the newspapers published business news and they were owned by Parsi people based in Bombay. Later Gujarati newspapers started published from other parts of Gujarat. Several periodicals devoted to social reforms were published in the second half of the 19th century. After arrival of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian independence movement peaked and it resulted in proliferation of Gujarati media. Following independence, the media was chiefly focused on political news. After bifurcation of Bombay state, the area of service changed. Later there was an increase in readership due to growth of literacy and the media houses expanded its readership by publishing more number of editions. Later these media houses ventured into digital media also. The radio and television media expanded after 1990. Print media History 1822—1915 The printing was introduced in Gujarati in 1812. The first printed book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gujarati Language
Gujarati (; gu, ગુજરાતી, Gujarātī, translit-std=ISO, label=Gujarati script, ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gujarati (). In India, it is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Union. It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011, Gujarati is the 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian population. It is the 26th most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers as of 2007.Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), in ''Nationalencyklopedin''. Asterisks mark th2010 estimatesfor the top dozen languages. Outside of Gujarat, Gujarati is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhiprakash
''Buddhiprakash'' ( gu, બુદ્ધિપ્રકાશ, English: Light of Knowledge) is a Gujarati language magazine published by Gujarat Vidhya Sabha (formerly known as Gujarat Vernacular Society), Ahmedabad, India. History ''Buddhiprakash'' was established in 1850 as a lithotype fortnightly. The first issue of the magazine was published on 15 May 1850 from Ahmedabad. It had 16 pages with articles on 26 subjects ranging from science and technology to philosophy. It cost 1.5 Anna to readers per issue then. After one and a half years of publication, it was closed. Later, in April 1854, with the help of Rao Bahadur Bhogilal Pranvallabhdas and under the guidance of T. B. Curtis, the headmaster of the Ahmedabad English school, it resumed publication. In 1855, on request of Alexander Kinloch Forbes, Dalpatram accepted to serve as the editor of the magazine and edited it until 1879. Later it was edited by Hiralal T. Parekh, Rasiklal Parikh, Umashankar Joshi, K. K. Shastri, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajimahamad Allarakha
Haji Mohammed Allarakha Shivji (13 December 1878 – 21 January 1921), also spelled Hajji Mohammad Alarakhiya, was a Gujarati literary journalist and author. Biography Haji Mohammed Allarakha Shivji was born on 13 December 1878 in Bombay to a Khoja Ismaili businessman. He was a native of Kutch. He studied Gujarati initially at home, and later studied up to the sixth grade at Fort Highschool in Bombay. After 1895, he studied Hindi, English and Marathi. To bring magazine like ''The Strand Magazine'' in Gujarati, he founded ''Visami Sadi'' (The Twentieth Century), a pictorial periodical in 1914 and published it from 1916 to 1920. He sold three family mansions and invested around Rs 15 million for the magazine. It became popular but he never recovered any money from it. He was a connoisseur of art. He died in an accident in Bombay on 21 January 1921. Works Allarakha is best known for his periodical ''Visami Sadi''. He wrote and translated several works under pen name, Salim. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phulchhab
''Phulchhab'' is the Gujarati daily published from Rajkot, Gujarat, India. RNI , Reg. No.72457/1999 , Name: PHULCHHAB , Link: http://rni.nic.in/registerdtitle_search/registeredtitle_ser.aspx It was founded in 1921 as a ''Saurashtra'' weekly. ''Saurashtra'' newspaper shifted to Rajkot in 1950 and its name changed to ''Phulchhab''. Zaverchand Meghani, Amritlal Sheth, Kakkalbhai Kothari and many more dignities established truthful daily in Saurashtra region. Mr. Zaverchand Meghani, Himmat bhai Parekh, Mr. Harsukhbhai Sanghani were the powerful editors of ''Phulchhab''. The role of ''Phulchhab'' at the time before independence was very important. ''Phulchhab'' is a daily of Janmabhoomi Group of Newspapers. Its slogan is "Saurashtra ni Vichardhara". , the Managing Editor is Mr. Kundanbhai Vyas, Editor is Kaushik Mehta and Manager is Narendra Ziba. Columnists * Nagindas Sanghvi * Kajal Oza Vaidhya * Sanjay Chhel * Kundan Vyas * Kaushik Mehta * Bhadrayu Vachhrajani * Kashyap D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Independence Movement
The Indian independence movement was a series of historic events with the ultimate aim of ending British Raj, British rule in India. It lasted from 1857 to 1947. The first nationalistic revolutionary movement for Indian independence emerged from Bengal. It later took root in the newly formed Indian National Congress with prominent moderate leaders seeking the right to appear for Indian Civil Service (British India), Indian Civil Service examinations in British India, as well as more economic rights for natives. The first half of the 20th century saw a more radical approach towards self-rule by the Lal Bal Pal, Lal Bal Pal triumvirate, Aurobindo Ghosh and V. O. Chidambaram Pillai. The final stages of the independence struggle from the 1920s was characterized by Congress' adoption of Mahatma Gandhi's policy of non-violence and Salt March, civil disobedience. Intellectuals such as Rabindranath Tagore, Subramania Bharati, and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay spread patriotic awarenes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doot (magazine)
''Doot'' or ''Paavan Hriday Doot'' is Gujarati Catholic monthly published from Anand, Gujarat, India since January 1911. History The first issue was published by German Jesuit missionary Father Hermanus Zurhausen from the Examiner Press, Bombay (now Mumbai) in January 1911. The publication moved to Anand in 1926 where it is being published by Gujarati Sahitya Prakash Society. The cost of the first issue was two paisa which now increased to 100 annually. The monthly published its centenary issue in December 2010, the second ever Gujarati magazine after ''Buddhiprakash''. The commemorative postage stamps were released in January 2011. The magazine has around 5000 subscribers. Controversy The February 2012 issue published image of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus holding a can of beer and cigarette. After controversy, the publisher apologized. See also * Varghese Paul, an editor of ''Doot'' for 14 years * List of Gujarati-language magazines This is a list of magazines pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kheda
Kheda, also known as Kaira, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was former administrative capital of Kheda district. India's First Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel Was Born In Kheda District of Gujarat State.Kheda city is famous for tobacco farming. The nearest railway station is . Nearest Airport is Ahmedabad airport. Nearest Bus Station is "Kheda Bus Station". History The name Kheda originated from the Sanskrit term ''Kshetra'' (). Khetaka in used as a name of a region surrounding the place in ancient literature. It is also mentioned as a town from 12th to 17th century. ''Ganapatha'' (dated 2nd century BCE), one of the five volumes of Pāṇini' s grammar mentions Khetaka as a name of the region. It is also mentioned as Divyanagar in 133rd chapter of '' Padmapurana''. The 7th and 8th century copper-plates of Maitraka dynasty mentions Khetaka as an administrative division as well as there are mentions of it as a place of Brahmin residence a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satyaprakash
''Satyaprakash'' () was a Gujarati language weekly founded by social reformer and journalist Karsandas Mulji with an intention of social reform. Launched in 1855, it ran until 1861 and later was merged with '' Rast Goftar'', another newspaper published in Bombay. History Karsandas Mulji, a social reformer and journalist, previously wrote for the ''Rast Goftar'' and '' Stribodh'' magazines, but readership of these magazines were mostly limited to Parsis. He therefore established ''Satyaprakash'' in 1855 with the help of Mangalbhai Naththubhai. He edited it while Rustomji Ranina was the publisher. His articles addressed forward Hindu caste leaders and attacked social and religious customs and practises. Mulji addressed various social issues such as female education, excessive spending in pompous marriages, indecent songs sung during marriages, and the funeral ritual of chest beating. The caste leaders were unhappy about these articles and tried to excommunicate Mulji from his Kapo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karsandas Mulji
Karsandas Mulji (25 July 183228 August 1871) was a Gujarati language journalist, writer and social reformer from India. According to 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica his death occurred in 1875, which may be more likely as it is mentioned that he was appointed to administer a state in Kathiawar in 1874. Biography Born to a family belonging to the Kapol Caste, a trading caste of western India, he was repudiated by his family because of his views on widow remarriage. He became a vernacular schoolmaster and started ''Satyaprakash,'' a weekly in Gujarati, in which he attacked what he perceived to be the immoralities of the Maharajas or hereditary high priests of the Pushtimarg Vaishnavism, to which the Bhatias belonged. In a libel suit, the Maharaj Libel Case, brought against him in the High Court at Bombay in 1862, he won a victory on the main issue. After a visit to England on business in connection with the cotton trade, which was not successful and brought on him excommunicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Spectator (1711)
''The Spectator'' was a daily publication founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele in England, lasting from 1711 to 1712. Each "paper", or "number", was approximately 2,500 words long, and the original run consisted of 555 numbers, beginning on 1 March 1711. These were collected into seven volumes. The paper was revived without the involvement of Steele in 1714, appearing thrice weekly for six months, and these papers when collected formed the eighth volume. Eustace Budgell, a cousin of Addison's, and the poet John Hughes also contributed to the publication. Aims In Number 10, Mr. Spectator states that ''The Spectator'' will aim "to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality". The journal reached an audience of thousands of people every day, because "the ''Spectators'' was something that every middle-class household with aspirations to looking like its members took literature seriously would want to have." He hopes it will be said he has "brought philosop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narmad
Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave () (24 August 1833 – 26 February 1886), popularly known as Narmad, was an Indian Gujarati-language poet, playwright, essayist, orator, lexicographer and reformer under the British Raj. He is considered to be the founder of modern Gujarati literature. After studying in Bombay, he stopped serving as a teacher to live by writing. During his prolific career, he introduced many literary forms in Gujarati. He faced economic struggles but proved himself as a dedicated reformer, speaking loudly against religious and social orthodoxy. His essays, poems, plays and prose were published in several collections. His ''Mari Hakikat'', the first autobiography in Gujarati, was published posthumously. His poem ''Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat'' is now the state anthem of Gujarat state of India. Early life Narmad was born in Surat, Gujarat on 24 August 1833 to Lalshankar and Navdurga. His family home in Amliran, Surat was destroyed in the great fire of 1837 but was late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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