Gujarat Sahitya Sabha, originally called the Social and Literary Association is a literary institution for the promotion of Gujarati literature located in the city of Ahmedabad, India. It was founded by Ranjitram Vavabhai Mehta in 1898. Its name was later changed in 1905.
The main aim of the association is to celebrate the birth anniversaries of great Gujarati littérateurs, publishing and releasing books and also preserving manuscripts. The Gujarat Sahitya Sabha also gives an award called the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak since 1928 and is considered as the highest literary honour of the state of Gujarat.
List of presidents Following people served as presidents:
No President FromTo 1 Ramanbhai Neelkanth 19041928 2 Keshavlal Dhruv192813 March 1938 3 Anandshankar Dhruv 19381942 4 Ramnarayan V. Pathak 19421947 5 Vidyagauri Nilkanth 19471959 6 Rasiklal Parikh 195919827 Anantrai Raval 198219888 Keshavram Kashiram Shastri 199020069 Madhusudan Parekh 2006201010 Kumarpal Desai 2010Incumbent
List of vice-presidents Following people served as vice-presidents:
No President FromTo 1 Janubhai Achratlal Saiyad 19221925 2 Sakarlal Amritlal Dave 19251926 3 Hariprasad Vrajrai Desai 19261929 4 Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi 19291932 5 Hariprasad Vrajrai Desai 19331950 6 Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi 19551957 7 Rasiklal Parikh 19571959 8 Chunilal Vardhman Shah 19591964 9 Anantrai Raval 19641980 10 Keshavram Kashiram Shastri 19821989 11 Yashwant Shukla 19901999 12 Madhusudan Parekh 20032006 13 Kumarpal Desai 20062009 14 Yogesh Joshi 2010Incumbent
See also Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Gujarat Vidhya Sabha Gujarat Sahitya Akademi
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