Kathiawar is a peninsula, near the far north of India's west coast, of about 61,000 km2 (23,500 sq mi) bordering the Arabian Sea. It is bounded by the Gulf of Kutch in the northwest and by the Gulf of Khambhat in the east. In the northeast, it is connected to the rest of Gujarat and borders on the low, fertile hinterland of Ahmedabad. It is crossed by two belts of hill country and is drained radially by nine rivers which have little natural flow aside from in monsoon months, thus dams have been built on some of these. Kathiawar ports have been flourishing centres of trade and commerce since at least the 16th century.
Uchharangrai Navalshankar Dhebar was an Indian Independence activist who served as the Chief Minister of Saurashtra State from 1948 to 1954 and the President of the Indian National Congress from 1955 to 1959.
Gujarat Samachar is a Gujarati-language daily newspaper published in India. Its headquarters are in Ahmedabad with a branch in Surat. It is distributed from Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Mumbai, Mehsana, Bhuj and New York City.
Chandrika is a Malayalam newspaper run by the Muslim Printing and Publishing Company, Kerala. It is the mouthpiece of Indian Union Muslim League and is published from Kozhikode, Kannur, Malappuram, Kochi, Trivandrum, Kottayam, Doha, Dubai, Riyadh, Bahrain, Dammam and Jeddah. Chandrika was founded as a first attempt to have a newspaper from Malabar Muslims to support the backward communities.
Vachara Dada, also spelled as Vachhra Dada or Vasra Dada, also known as Vachchhraj Dada or Vatsaraj is a folk deity of Gujarat state in India. He is an eminent warrior-hero of the region. Hindus and Muslims alike honor him.
Jai Hind is a newspaper published daily in Gujarati from Rajkot, Gujarat, India and owned by Jai Hind Publications.
Jhaverchand or Zaverchand Kalidas Meghani was an Indian poet, writer, social reformer and freedom fighter. He is a well-known name in the field of Gujarati literature. He was born in Chotila where the Government College has been renamed for this literary as Raashtreeya Shaayar Zaverchand Meghani College, Chotila. Mahatma Gandhi spontaneously gave him the title of Raashtreeya Shaayar. Besides this he received many awards like Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak and Mahida Paaritoshik in literature. He authored more than 100 books. His first book was a translation work of Rabindranath Tagore's called Kathaa-u-Kaahinee titled Kurbani Ni Katha which was first published in 1922. He contributed widely to Gujarati folk literature. He went from village to village in search of folk-lores and published them in various volumes of Saurashtra Ni Rasdhar. He was also the Editor of Phulchhab Newspaper of Janmabhoomi group.
Chotila is a Hindu temple town and Taluka headquarters of Chotila Taluka, Surendranagar district, located near Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
Janayugom is a Malayalam daily newspaper published in Kerala, India. It is the official organ of the Kerala State Council of the Communist Party of India. It is the first newspaper in India using free software. Originally started in 1947 as a weekly magazine from Quilon to propagate the news and views of the party, On 1953 November 16 it was converted as a daily newspaper.
Babubhai P. Vaidya was an Indian freedom-fighter, author, journalist, and champion of human rights. His writing and political affirmations had an influence on Indian medicine, politics, and society.
The Amar Asom is an Assamese daily newspaper published by G. L. Publications Ltd. After the exit of Homen Borgohain as the Editor-in-chief, this newspaper lost its non-partisan stand and became primarily pro-Congress.
Saurashtra University is a university in Gujarat state in India. This university was established on 23 May 1967, in Rajkot city, and the administrative headquarters are at Rajkot.
The Sachora Brahmin are a Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India. They are a sub-group of the Brahmin community.
Siraj, a daily newspaper in Malayalam language, It was established in 1984. The newspaper belongs to Thoufeeque Publications. It is publishing from five cities in India Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kannur, Malappuram and Bangalore, and Dubai, Oman and Qatar. The head office of the newspaper is located at Kozhikode. The Editor-in-Chief is V.P.M. Faizy Villiappaly. It has eight editions.
Veer Hamirji - Somnath ni Sakhate is a Gujarati film released on 25 May 2012. The film did not perform well at the Gujarati box office as it stayed in the cinema for just one week. However, it was shortlisted for Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, making it the first ever Gujarati film to do so. Following the shortlisting, the movie was re-scheduled for a release in India, as well as in the United States in December 2012.
The Media in Gujarati language started with publication of Bombay Samachar in 1822. Initially the newspapers published business news and they were owned by Parsi people based in Bombay. Later Gujarati newspapers started published from other parts of Gujarat. Several periodicals devoted to social reforms were published in the second half of the 19th century. After arrival of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian independence movement peaked and it resulted in proliferation of Gujarati media. Following independence, the media was chiefly focused on political news. After bifurcation of Bombay state, the area of service changed. Later there was an increase in readership due to growth of literacy and the media houses expanded its readership by publishing more number of editions. Later these media houses ventured into digital media also. The radio and television media expanded after 1990.
Jayant Sukhlal Kothari was a Gujarati literary critic from India.
Janmabhumi (જન્મભૂમિ) is an Indian Gujarati-language evening daily newspaper, owned by the Saurashtra Trust. It is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharastra. Janmabhumi was launched in 1934 as an evening paper The newspaper publishes 10-12 pages every day, including an editorial page and an op-ed page. T he motto of the newspaper is ‘जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी’(Mother and motherland are superior to Heaven).
Jhaverchand Meghani Award Or Jhaverchand Meghani Folklore Award is a literary award which is given for notable contribution to the Gujarati folk literature. It was established by Jhaverchand Meghani Lok Sahitya Kendra, Saurastra University, Rajkot. It is named after Gujarati author Jhaverchand Meghani.
