Budh Sabha is a weekly literary workshop on

Gujarati poetry The history of Gujarati literature ( gu, ગુજરાતી સાહિત્ય) may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, othe ...

held on every Wednesday since 1932. It is currently presided by writer

Dhiru Parikh Dhiru Ishwarlal Parikh (31 August 1933 – 9 May 2021) was an Indian Gujarati poet, short story writer and critic. He was an editor of ''Kavilok'' and ''Kumar'', Gujarati literary magazines. Biography Dhiru Parikh was born on 31 August 1933 at ...

and held at Gujarati Sahitya Parishad,

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History

During the

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Umashankar Joshi Umashankar Jethalal Joshi () (21 July 1911 – 19 December 1988) was an Indian poet, scholar and writer known for his contributions to Gujarati literature. He wrote most of his works in Gujarati. Biograpy Early years Umashankar Joshi was ...

, Sundaram and Ramprasad Shukla used to go to office of ''

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'' magazine at night and used to discuss their poetry. During the same time, a photography club called Niharika used to gather there every week. Shivram Bhatt, a member of Niharika, suggested weekly poetry workshop on the same line. So the weekly Budh Sabha, literally Wednesday meet, was established in 1932 by

Bachubhai Ravat Bachubhai Popatbhai Ravat (27 February 1898 – 12 July 1980) was a Gujarati editor and art critic from India. Life Bachubhai Ravat was born on 27 February 1898 in Ahmedabad. He completed his primary and secondary education from Gondal. He al ...

, then editor of ''Kumar'' magazine. It used to be held at the office of ''Kumar'' at Raipur Chakla in

. A month before death of Ravat in July 1980, the venue was shifted to Gujarati Sahitya Parishad which was then located in premises of H. K. Arts College and

become the president of Budh Sabha who had joined the Budh Sabha as a student in 1966. When the new building of Parishad was constructed on bank of Sabarmati river (now Riverfront), the venue was shifted there. It was initially known as "Budhvariyun" which was later renamed "Budh Bethak" and finally "Budh Sabha". Taking inspiration from the meet, similar weekly meets are organised in other cities of

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including Surendranagar,

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and

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. In Budh Sabha, the president Dhiru Parikh (Bachubhai Ravat formerly) collects poems from all attending poets first. Then each poem is recited and discussed without revealing the name of poet. If the poem deemed good after discussion, it gets published in poetry magazine Kavilok (in ''Kumar'' formerly). In 1998, similar workshop called Shani Sabha (Saturday Meet) is also started by

Chinu Modi Chinu Modi ( gu, ચિનુ મોદી ), (30 September 1939 – 19 March 2017), also known by his pen name Irshad (Gujarati: ઈર્શાદ), was a Gujarati language poet, novelist, short story writer and critic from Gujarat, India. Educ ...

for the modern poets. Budh Sabha helped nurture several prominent Gujarati poets and writers like

Rajendra Shah Rajendra Shah may refer to: *Rajendra Shah (author) (28 January 1913 – 2 January 2010) was a lyrical poet who wrote in Gujarati. *Rajendra Shah (cricketer) Rajendra Shah (1950 – 28 September 2018) was an Indian cricketer. He played in fi ...

Harshad Trivedi Harshad Trivedi (born 17 July 1958) is a Gujarati language poet, short story writer, critic and editor from Gujarat, India. He was an editor of ''Shabdasrishti'', an organ of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi, from 1995 to 2015. Trivedi has served in differe ...

Niranjan Bhagat Niranjan Narhari Bhagat (18 May 1926 – 1 February 2018) was an Indian Gujarati language poet and commentator who won the 1999 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for his critical work ''Gujarati Sahiyta – Purvardha Uttarardha''. He ...

Raghuveer Chaudhari Raghuveer ChaudhariSpelling of name is based on his signaturArchived herOther alternative spellings are Raghuvir Chaudhary and Raghuvir Chaudhari. is a novelist, poet and critic from Gujarat, India. He has also worked as a columnist for numerou ...

Pravin Pandya Pravin Pandya (born 16 February 1957, Gujarati: પ્રવીણ પંડ્યા) is a Gujarati language poet, writer, playwright and dramatist from Gujarat, India. His significant works include '' Ajavasnan Matsya'' (1994), ''India Lodge'' (2 ...

, Rajendra Shukla,

Rajesh Vyas Rajesh Vyas (Gujarati: રાજેશ વ્યાસ), better known by his pen name Miskin, is a Gujarati poet from India. Born and brought up in Ahmedabad, he completed his doctorate in Gujarati literature. He writes ghazal poetry and column ...

Bhavesh Bhatt Bhavesh Bhatt (Gujarati: ભાવેશ ભટ્ટ) is a Gujarati language ghazal poet from Gujarat, India. His works include '' Chhe To Chhe'' (2009) and '' Bhitarno Shankhanaad'' (2014). He won the Shayda Award of 2014 for his contribution ...

Anil Chavda Anil or Anıl may refer to: People * Anil (given name), an Indian given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Anıl (given name), a Turkish given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Anil (director), active in the Mala ...

and Ashok Chavda.

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{{Reflist Literary circles Gujarati literature

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