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.

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 Kalikalsarvagnya)
• Narsingh Mehta
• Mirabai
• Akho
• Premanand
• Shamad
• Dayaaram
• Dalpatram
• Alexander Forbes
• Narmad
• Govardhanram Tripathi
• Manilal Nabhubhai
• Narsinghrav Divetia
• Manishankar Bhatt (Better knowns as "KAANT")
• Ramanbhai Nilkhanth
• Anandshankar Dhruv
• Sursinhji Takhtsinhji Gohil (Better known as "KALAAPI")
• Nanaalal Dalpatram
• Sukhlalji (Pragnyachakshu)
• Ranjitram Mehta
• Dattatrey Kaalelkar (Better known as "KAAKA KAALELKAR")
• Ramnarayan Pathak
• Swami Anand
• Kanaiyalal Munsi
• Ramanlal Desai
• Gaurishankar Joshi (Better known as "DHUMKETU")
• Zaverchand Meghani
• Rashiklal Parikh
• Jayanti Dalal
• Tribhuvandas Luhar (Better known as "SUNDARAM")
• Umashankar Joshi
• Pannalal Patel
• Navalram
• Jyotindra Dave
• Chandravadan Mehta
• Zinabhai Desai (Better known as "SHNEH RASHMI")
• Manubhai Pancholi
• Ishwar Petlikar
• Yahwant Shukla
• Makrand 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

External links

• http://tahuko.com a great website for the lovers of gujarati poems/gazals
• History of Gujarati Literature
• Bhasha India: Gujarati literature
• Culturopedia: Indian Literature - Gujarati literature