Published on February 22, 2021 The article was written to mark International Mother Language Day, celebrated annually on February 21 AHMEDABAD: The stark difference between how Gujarati is spoken in different regions is to do with the dialects, colloquial words and expressions, and more importantly, how the phonology (pronunciation) is involved. Thus, the same expression … Continue reading How Gujarati pronunciation got retroflex ‘boost’
Making Renaissance Man relevant for 21st century
Publication date: January 21, 2020 Ahmedabad: An entire generation of Gujarati medium students know him for his poem ‘Unt kahe aa sabha ma...’ included in textbooks and those studying sociology by his Gyati Nibandh (an essay on caste) on evils of casteism written 17 years before Mahatma Gandhi’s birth. But Kavi Dalpatram (1820-1898) was not … Continue reading Making Renaissance Man relevant for 21st century
Gujarat’s first movers in social reform
AHMEDABAD: The social reforms and addressing issues such as untouchability and eradication of caste practices in Gujarat is generally seen as having become prominent in the 20th century. However, inspired by the reformative movement in early 19th century, many scholars, then known as 'sakshar', started public debates on a number of social issues and wrote more than … Continue reading Gujarat’s first movers in social reform
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