Gujarat Sahitya Sabha


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:
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1Ramanbhai Neelkanth19041928
2Keshavlal Dhruv192813 March 1938
3Anandshankar Dhruv19381942
4Ramnarayan V. Pathak19421947
5Vidyagauri Nilkanth19471959
6Rasiklal Parikh19591982
7Anantrai Raval19821988
8Keshavram Kashiram Shastri19902006
9Madhusudan Parekh20062010
10Kumarpal Desai2010Incumbent

List of vice-presidents

Following people served as vice-presidents:
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1Janubhai Achratlal Saiyad19221925
2Sakarlal Amritlal Dave19251926
3Hariprasad Vrajrai Desai19261929
4Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi19291932
5Hariprasad Vrajrai Desai19331950
6Gaurishankar Govardhanram Joshi19551957
7Rasiklal Parikh19571959
8Chunilal Vardhman Shah19591964
9Anantrai Raval19641980
10Keshavram Kashiram Shastri19821989
11Yashwant Shukla19901999
12Madhusudan Parekh20032006
13Kumarpal Desai20062009
14Yogesh Joshi2010Incumbent