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It is named after Veer Narmad the famous Gujarati poet from Surat, and was opened to the public on his 158th birth anniversary. On 18 January 2011 Information Centre, separate sections for senior citizen and rare book collection, conference hall and audiovisual room were added. More recently, the revitalization of the library was completed.
Dandiyo, dated 1 September 1864, first issue, page 1. Narmad was born in Surat, Gujarat on 24 August 1833 to Lalshankar and Navdurga in a Nagar Brahmin family. [6] [7] His family home in Amliran, Surat was destroyed in the great fire of 1837 but was later rebuilt.
Saraswati Mandir, also known as Sarika Sadan or Narmad House, is a writer's house museum in Surat, Gujarat, India. It was built by Gujarati poet Narmad in 1866. In 2015, the house was renovated and converted into museum and memorial house dedicated to Narmad.
Narmad was a strong opponent of religious fanaticism and orthodoxy. He promoted nationalism and patriotism with famous songs like Sahu Chalo Jeetva Jang, wrote about self-government and talked about one national language, Hundustani , for all of India, nearly five decades before Mahatma Gandhi or Nehru .
Kavijivan is largely based on Narmad's own private autobiographical account, Mari Hakikat, which was published posthumously in 1933. It was the first biography of Narmad in Gujarati literature. It covers Narmad's social and literary career and provides details about his public life, but avoids discussion of his private life.
Narmad, Govardhanram Tripathi and Gatubhai Gopilal Dhruv advocated reform through religion while Ramanbhai Nilkanth, Narsinhrao Divetia and Kant advocated non-religious way. [20] Dalpatram (1820–1898) and Narmad (1833–1886) are the trailblazers of modern Gujarati literature. [21] Dalpatram's Venacharitra portrays his command over hilarity ...
Veer Narmad South Gujarat University is a public university located in the city of Surat, Gujarat, India. [2] Previously known as South Gujarat University , it was renamed as Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU) in 2004 in honour of the famous scholar and Gujarati poet Narmad . [ 3 ]
In this poem, Narmad epitomises the sense of pride in the region by identifying the region of Gujarati people. He delineates the boundary within which the Gujarati-speaking population live: Ambaji in the north; Pavagadh in the east; Kunteshwar Mahadev near Vapi in the south; and Somnath , Dwarka in the west.