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He had started a series of studies for students of literature. It included edited books of criticism on different forms of Gujarati literature. Tunki Varta ane Gujarati Tunki Varta (on short stories, 1977), Nibandh ane Gujarati Nibandh (on essays, 1976), Ekanki ane Gujarati Ekanki (on one-act plays, 1980) were published under this series.
Gujarati (/ ˌ ɡ ʊ dʒ ə ˈ r ɑː t i / GUUJ-ə-RAH-tee; [14] Gujarati script: ગુજરાતી, romanized: Gujarātī, pronounced [ɡudʒəˈɾɑːtiː]) 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 (c. 1100–1500 CE).
Chintayami Manasa (Gujarati: ચિન્તયામિ મનસા; English: Thinking Deeply), published in 1983, is a critical work of essays in the Gujarati language by Indian writer Suresh Joshi.
The Works of Narmadashankar Lalshankar Dave (1833 – 1886), popularly known as Narmad, consist essays, poems, plays and other prose were published in collections by Gujarati. He is considered as the founder of modern Gujarati literature. [1] [2] [3] He introduced many creative forms of writing in Gujarati.
Through his writing he brought the literature of the west to readers of Gujarati. He heralded a new era in Gujarati literature, known as the Narmad Era. Narmad's first article, written in 1853, was an essay entitled "Mandali Malvathi Thata Labh" (English: "Advantages of Forming an Assembly"). Before 1856 he worked as an editor of Buddivardhak ...
The critic Vishwanath Bhatt hailed Sudarshan Gadyavali as a "great treasure of essays in Gujarati literature", and cited Manilal as one of the best essayists of modern Gujarati literature. [1] Another commentator, Mansukhlal Jhaveri, wrote that "Manilal emerges from the pages of the Sudarshan Gadyavali as a master of Gujarati prose". [4]
It undertakes to sell and distribute books, and offers annual prizes for essays on various useful subjects. A yearly prize of £15 (Rs. 150) is given for the best Gujarati essay on a given subject, the funds coming from an endowment of £250 (Rs. 2500) made in 1864 by a Bombay merchant, Sorabji Jamsedji Jijibai.
After its 1885 publication, a critical review of Nari Pratishtha appeared in the January–March, 1887 issue of the Gujarati language magazine Buddhiprakash. The anonymous reviewer criticized Manilal, mainly on two grounds: firstly, that it is not sinful to remarry; and secondly, that the argument that love forecloses the possibility of ...