Gujarati Literary Periodicals: A Historiographic Study
Keywords:
Literary magazines, Gujarati literature, society, literary eras, the evolution of Gujarati MagazinesAbstract
A historical examination of Gujarati literary magazines is the focus of this paper. More than 168 years have passed since the first Gujarati literary magazine was published. It has been over a century since the first Gujarati literary magazine was published, but it continues to expand and adapt to today's digital world. Gujarati's literary magazines shine the brightest amid their rumoured demise in the digital world. Since Gujarati literature spans several eras, the present paper looks at multiple avenues of the evolution of the most prominent Gujarati magazines. Because of their long history of publication (over 168 years), literary magazines in Gujarati represent the current state of knowledge and public interest in the Gujarati language, literature, and culture. However, as do the ideas that guide the development of art and literature in any given period, these elements change over time. We can better understand the characteristics of any literary magazine by dividing these magazines into different eras and their influence over society in that particular period. Within several eras of Gujarati literature, this study examines the numerous typical Gujarati magazines, their qualities, and their contribution to developing literature and society.
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