Gujarati Sahitya Parishad
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Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council) is a literary institution for the promotion of Gujarati literature
Gujarati literature
The history of Gujarati literature 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, other than its composers...

 located in the city of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It was founded by Ranjitram Mehta
Ranjitram Mehta
Ranjitram Mehta is a very famous Gujarati author.Gujarati literature's highest award, Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak, is given in honour of him.-Positions held:* Founder - Gujarat Sahitya Sabha...

 with an aim of creating literature appealing to all classes of the society and cultivate a literary sense among the people. Many prominent people like Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...

 and Kanaiyalal Munshi have headed this institution in the past. The headquarters of the institution, located on Ashram Road
Ashram Road
The Ashram Road is one of the major roads in the city of Ahmedabad in India. A major portion of the road runs parallel to the Sabarmati. The road is a major financial hub of the city with the offices of the Reserve Bank of India and the Income Tax department located on the road...

, is known as Govardhan Bhavan.

Parab is the monthly periodical magazine of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad and is published on the 10th of every month.

Presidents

President City Year
Bhagavatikumara Sharma Ahmedabad 2010
Narayan Desai Ahmedabad 2009
Kumarapal Desai Ahmedabad 2006
Bakul Tripathi Bombay 2005
Dhiruben Patel Mahuva 2003
Raghuvir Chaudhari Patan 2001
Dhirubhai Thakar Visnagar 1999
Niranjan Bhagat Baroda 1997
Vinod Bhatt Jamnagar 1995
Rajendra Shah Kolkata 1993
Usanas Coimbtur 1991
Jayant Pathak Rajkot 1989
Bhogilala Sandesara Bombay 1987
Keka Shastri Pune 1985
Yeshwant Shukla Surat 1983
Manubhai Pancholi 'Darshak' Hyderabad 1981
Anantray M. Rawal Baroda 1979
Chandravadan Chi. Mehta Welfare 1978
Ramprasad Bakshi Porbandar 1976
Gulabadas Brokar Vallabh 1974
Jhinabhai Desai 'Sneharasmi' Chennai 1972
Tribhuvandas Luhar 'Sundaram' Junagadh 1970
Umashankar Joshi Delhi 1968
Jyotindra H. Dave Surat 1966
Rasikalal Cho. Parikh Mumbai 1964
Visnuprasad R. Trivedi Kolkata 1961
Kakasaheba Kalelkar Ahmedabad 1959
Kanaiyalal M. Munshi Nadiad 1955
Harasidhdhabhai V. Divetiya Navsari 1952
Kanaiyalala M. Munshi Nadiad 1949
Ramanarayana V. Pathak Rajkot 1946
Vidyagauri Ramanbhai Nilakanth Baroda 1943
Ardesar Pharamaji Khabardar Bombay 1941
Kanaiyalala M. Munshi Karachi 1937
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Ahmedabad 1936
Krusnlal M. Zaveri Lathi 1931
Bhulabhai Jivanaji Desai Nadiad 1931
Anandshankar Ba Dhruv Nadiad 1928
Ramanabhai M. Nilkanth Bombay 1926
Kamalashankar P. Trivedi Bhavnagar 1924
Hargovind D. Kantavala Ahmedabad 1920
Narasinharav Bholanath Divetiya Surat 1915
Ranachodlal Udayaram Dave Baroda 1921
Ambalala S. Desai Rajkot 1909
Keshavalal H. Dhruv Bombay 1907
Govardhanram M. Tripathi Ahmedabad 1905

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