Gujarati Sahitya Parishad () is a literary organisation for the promotion of

Gujarati literature 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 ...

located in

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. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta with the aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of society and cultivating a literary sense among the people. Many prominent people including

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and

Kanaiyalal Munshi Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, ...

have presided over the organisation. Its headquarters, located on Ashram Road, is known as Govardhan Bhavan. It has a conference hall and library. ''Parab'' is the monthly magazine of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and is published on the 10th of every month.

Presidents

Chimanlal Mangaldas Granthalay library Gujarati Sahitya Parishad

Activities

It published seven volumes of the ''History of Gujarati Literature'', of which the first volume covers a period of 1150 A.D to 1450 A.D. A weekly poetry workshop known as Budh Sabha is held on every Wednesday at the World Poetry Center of Parishad. It gives 30 prizes to writers in different genres of literature. The prizes given every two years are: *

Uma-Snehrashmi Prize Uma-Snehrashmi Prize, also known as Uma-Snehrashmi Paritoshik ( gu, ઉમા-સ્નેહરશ્મિ પારિતોષિક) is a literary award in Gujarat, India founded by Snehrashmi in 1963 in a remembrance of his deceased daughter ...

for the best literary work * Shri Arvind Prize for the best book on devotional literature * Kakasaheb Kalelkar Prize for the best book of biography, essays, or travel * Bhagini Nivedita Prize is given to the best female writer * Batubhai Umarwadia Prize for the best one-act play * Jyotindra H. Dave Prize for the best humorous work * Parmanand Kunvarji Kapadia Prize for the best book on social education * P. Trivedi Prize for the best book on education * Ramprasad Bakshi Prize for the best book on poetic or on criticism * B. M. Mankad Prize for the best amongst writers first publication of poetry, drama, short story or novel * Harilal Maneklal Desai Prize for the best book on social philosophy or criticism *

Ushnas Prize Ushnas Prize, also known as the Shri Ushnas Paritoshik (Gujarati: શ્રી ઉશનસ્ પારિતોષિક), is a literary award presented in Gujarat, India, by the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council). The award i ...

for the best long poem * Takhtasinh Parmar Prize for the best amongst writers first publication of poetry, drama, short story or novel * Natvar Malvi Prize for children's literature * Annieben Saraiya Prize for the best book on humanity * Mahendra Bhagat Prize for the best anthology of poem * Dilip Mehta Prize for the best anthology of

ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...

s * Raman Pathak Sashtipurti Prize for the best collection of short stories * Gopaldas Vidvans Prize for the best translation * Bhaskarao Vidvans Prize for the best book of sociology * Ramanlal Soni Prize for the best children's literature book * Suresh Majumdar Prize for the best female translator * Ramanlal Joshi Prize for the best book on criticism * Upendra Pandya Prize for the best Ph.D. thesis * Prabhashankar Teraiya Prize for the best book in linguistics or grammar * Pandit Bechardas Jivaraj Dhoshi Prize for the best book on Sanskrit, Prakrit and Gujarati grammar * Priyakant Parikh Prize for the best novel * Ramu Pandit Prize for the best book on human relations or economics

References

{{Authority control Gujarati literature Organisations based in Ahmedabad Indic literature societies Non-profit organisations based in India 1905 establishments in India Book publishing companies of India Arts organizations established in 1905