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Editorial ‘e-patra’ SPECIAL: make you aware of ef- English. At last Books enters into forts people are putting Buddy with a book on Vol.3 We are glad to share our forward to promote Gu- Gujarat and Gujaratis happiness of completion jarati language. In fact, along with regular sec- of 2nd year for online in modern era many lan- tion of useful websites: publication of ‘e-patra’. guages are dying slowly on Gujarat. With this 13th issue on and gradually with the GUJARAT, ‘e-patra’ en- So, ‘e-patra’-an online ters into Voume-3. magazine in English this time deals with Gujarat Our 1st year completion and Gujaratis. Being a issue Nov.-Dec.-2008 was Gujarati, let me take this a special issue on India. opportunity to share my Gujarati blogs with all Here you will find lot of of you. You may visit information about Guja- these two blogs of mine rat and Gujaratis. This passage of time. So this for my Gujarati poems. time we have also given kind of efforts by Chan- a list of some Gujarati daria Foundation is truly www.shabdatirath.blogspot.com websites and blogs. worth considering. Hats www.navigujaratikavita.blogspot.com off to Mr. Ratilal Chan- Hope you would find it interesting. daria. --NIKHIL JOSHI One thing here I would In this special issue, find INSIDE THIS like to highlight here is Gujarati poems by (Chief Editor, ‘e-patra’) I S S U E : the section on Gujarati Meerabai and Narsinh [email protected] Resources which can Maheta translated into

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sity (1955) in Vallabh Vidyanagar, The factors such as policies of the Rul- and Saurashtra University (1967) ers, living style of people, the world- in , Veer Narmad South Gu- wide influence on the Society,etc. are important for any Literature to flourish. jarat University in Surat and Guja- In Gujarat, due to the development of rat Technological University in Ah- trade and commerce, religious influ- ence of Jainism as well as Hinduism, medabad. and also due to the safety and encour- agement of the Rulers like Siddhraj, Agriculture: The leading crops are Solanki and Vaghela Rajputs, the Liter- ary activities were in full force from the rice, maize (corn), peanuts, cotton, 11th century. and tobacco. Among livestock Ancient Literature Gujarat , is one of India's most in- raised are buffalo and other cattle, dustrialized states, in western In- sheep, and goats. Salt, manganese, Early 11th Century dia, covering an area of 196,024 sq limestone, and bauxite are mined. Due to flourishing trade and commerce in and Khambat (Cambay), km (75,685 sq mi). It has a fertile Petroleum production began in the entertainment activities started de- plain land in the south cut by sev- 1960, and an oil refinery is located veloping. Through the Jain Saints, Story-tellers, Puppet Shows, Bhavai eral rivers, low hills in the west, at Vadodra. (dramas), the Literature related activi- and broad mudflats in the north ties also began. This gave birth to An- that adjoin the Thar (Great Indian) Industries: One of India's most in- cient literature and the 11th century noted poet Hemchandra (1088-1172). Desert. dustrialized states, Gujarat main- Narsinh-Yug (period between 11th-14th tains a variety of industries, the century) The FIRST age began for Gujarati lan- Geographical: The climate of Gu- principal ones being general and guage and Literature. The literature is jarat is varied. The northwestern electrical engineering and the divided into many different part of the state is dry, with less manufacture of textiles, vegetable parts.Duha became popular for its beautiful way of encouraging the peo- than 500 mm (20 in) of rain a year. oils, chemicals, soda ash, and ce- ple through poetry. Fagukavya were In the more temperate central part ment. New industries include the created as a poetic descriptive way of something, be it rains, religion, or na- of the state, the annual rainfall is production of fertilizers and petro- ture. Vasantvilas (1452) is a classic more than 700 mm (28 in). In the chemicals. example of it. The prose such as Trib- southern part of Gujarat, rainfall huvan Prabandh were simply the phi- losophical way of expressions. A lot of averages 2000 mm (79 in) a year. Political: The state capital is Gan- stories came into existance by way of In the winter temperatures average dhinagar. The state has a single- folk-literature. Sadyavatscharit (1410) by Bhimdev is an interesting example. between 12° and 27° C (between chamber legislative assembly with Bhakti-Yug (15th-18th century) 54° and 81° F), although freezing 182 members. The state sends 37 This is the age when Jain and Hindu levels have been recorded in the members to the Indian national poets have given Literauture in abun- dence, to Gujarat. The prose and po- state. In the summer temperatures parliament: 11 to the Rajya etry created were mostly to encourage average between 25° and 43° C Sabha (Upper House) and 26 to religion and worship. The Gita, Ma- habharat, Vedas, Bhagvat were in- (77° and 109° F) and have been the Lok Sabha (Lower House). Lo- stantly popular and worship and offer- known to reach as high as 48° C cal government is based on 19 ad- ing love to God through this, stayed in (118° F). ministrative districts. the hearts of people for long. Narsinh Mehta's creations are considerd the best. With this there was also crea- People: The population was History: Signs of civilization in the tions of prayers (Mira), Jain history, etc. 41,309,582 at the 1991 census, giv- region that is now Gujarat date Jain Literature (15th century) ing it an average density of 211 back to the period from 3000 to In 15th century, Jain poets' creations persons per sq km (546 per sq mi). 1500 BC. The region was part of of stories, Updesh, history, philoso- phy, etc. are note-worthy. More than 70 percent of the popu- the Mauryan Empire in the 3rd lation is Hindu; there are also sig- century BC under King Asoka. In Modern Literature (19th century) nificant minorities of Muslims and 1818 the British East India Com- With the British Government and the Jains in Gujarat In 1991 more than pany took control of Gujarat ad- new technology of printing and press, 60 percent of the population was ministering the state through local there began the education of English language. The new age brought a lot of literate. princely rulers. With the independ- newspapers, magazines, etc. to spread ence of India in 1947, Gujarat be- the awareness in the Society. With this, the literature became much more Education: Gujarat has two offi- came part of the state of Bombay. and activities started in all fields rather cial languages: Gujarati, which is In 1960 Bombay state was split up, than just the ancient religious way of derived from Sanskrit, and Hindi. and Gujarat was formed from the poetry. The creations reflect to social welfare, criticism, plays, new age Several universities are located in northern and western portions, thinking, country-worship, the values Gujarat including Uni- which were predominantly Gujarati of life,etc. versity (founded in 1978) in Bhav- -speaking areas. The remainder of nagar, Gujarat University (1950) in Bombay state became Maharashtra Ahmedabad, Sardar Patel Univer- state. e-patra Issue 13 NOV.-DEC. 2009 VOL.3, NO.1 P a g e 3 Gujarat History - Milestones: tion in India. The cities Mohenjo place to worship Krishna. Daro and Harappa were discovered 2500 BC. Harappans appeared in 1920s. This society spread from Jain: from Northern India to settle down, the present borders of Iran and Af- and established over a hundred ghanistan to Kashmir, Delhi, and The Jainism is widely followed in towns and cities. Gujarat, covering an area larger Gujarat since years. The oldest • 100 to 500 BC. Yadavas, than the Egyptian and Syrian do- temple is believed to be of Shank- Krishna's clan, held power over minions put together. It lasted until heshwar Parshwanath in North Gu- much of Gujarat, with their capital the heavy floods swept away the jarat. Taranga temples were built at Dwarka. towns and villages in Sind, during the Solanki period and they • 200 BC. Political history began Saurashtra, and South Gujarat. are better preserved than the tem- with the powerful Mauryan empire, Lothal, close to the Gulf of Cam- ples of Mount Abu, Girnar and established by Chandragupta with bay in South Gujarat, was a major Shatrunjay. Palitana, is India's prin- its capital at Junagadh, and reached port, and source of shells which the cipal Jain pilgrimage site, the tem- its peak under Ashoka. Harappans made into jewellery. ples dated 5th century. • 100 AD. Satraps, members of The work of Indus Valley artisans the Saka tribes, gained control over shows a high degree of craft spe- Muslim: Saurashtra. cialization. Characteristic artifacts • 388 AD. Guptas, and then include a distinctive black-on-red Through the sea-route which was Maitrakas, established their their pottery, ceramic toys and figurines, open for trade, the people from capital at Valabhi. etched carnelian beads, metal Iran and Arabic countries started • 1100 AD. Saurashtra came un- (bronze, silver, and gold) orna- coming in Gujarat. The trade sys- der sway of the Solanki (Chauhan) ments and tools, and stamp seals tem was established and the Indo- dynasty. with an undeciphered script. Islamic culture got flourished. This • 1299 AD. Khalji conquested The Indus Valley civilization was is a marked feature of many Guja- and the Muslim rule was estab- first defined by the British archae- rati cities. The famous mosques are lished. ologist Sir John Marshall's dig- built during Mughul times. These • 1307 AD. Muzaffar Shah's dec- gings at Mohenjo-Daro and M. S. include Sidi Sayyid's mosque, Jami laration of independence from Vat's excavations at Harappa in Masjid, of Ahmedabad,, Alif Delhi marked the foundation of the 1920s. Khan's mosque in Dholka, Jama Sultanate of Gujarat. Religion: Masjid of Bharuch,etc. • 1500 AD. Moghul emperor Ak- bar conquested. Hindu: Buddha: • 1531 AD. The Portuguese, al- ready settled in Goa, captured Da- Vedic Dharma was popular and About the same time as Jainism, man and Diu. from the remains found from the Buddhism also got popular. There • 1613 AD. The British East India I n d u s were Buddhist temples also and the Company set up original Indian valley Civilization, it is believed remains of the same are found headquarters in Surat. that worship of goddesses, Sun, from all over Gujarat. Ashokan • 1818 AD. British sovereignty S h i v a , Buddhist edicts engraved on a rock was established. was followed. The temple of Som- are near Junagadh. These remains • 1960 AD. Bombay state was nath, in western coast, is one of are of 3rd century BC. split and Gujarat state was created. the twelve jyotirllingas of Shiva. • Today. Gujarat's textile industry There is no definate record as of Parsi: is still the largest in India, with the the origin of the temple (which is trading of the business-minded believed to have been built during In 10th century, Iranian Jarthost community helping to mantain its Mahabharat times) but the earliest followers came to Gujarat and got wealth. record is of the dates of 10th cen- settled here first at Diu, and then at t u r y . Sanjan, Udvada -in South of Guja- Indus Valley Civilization (2500- In Norther Gujarat, there is an rat. Sanjan and Udvada are today 1700 BC), was the earliest known eleventh-century Sun-Temple, at main pilgrimage places of Parsi civilization of South Asia, corre- M o d h e r a . followers. sponding to the Bronze Age cul- Near Mehsana, the town of tures of ancient Egypt, Mesopota- Siddhpur is known for Rudramala mia, and Crete. Harappa and Mo- Temple, built in henjo Daro belonged to this civili- 12th century. Goddess-worship zation. was followed in ancient times and Before the Mauryan empire took popular amongst them are temples hold in the fourth century BC, the at Pavagarh, Kherhbrahma and Indus Valley was the largest, well- Ambaji. The oldest temple of planned and sophisticated civiliza- Dwarika has become a pilgrimage e-patra Issue 13 NOV.-DEC. 2009 VOL.3, NO.1 P a g e 4 GUJARATI RESOURCES

GujaratiLexicon is derived from following pub- lications:

1. Sarth Jodanikosh, Gujarat Vidyapith, Ah- medabad 2. Bruhad Gujarati Kosh By Padmashri, Profes- sor Keshavram K. Shastree (Bambhania), GUJARATI LEXOCON 'Vidyavachaspati' Ahmedabad 3. Vinit Jodanikosh of Gujarat Vidyapith, Ah-

medabad GujaratiLexicon is a landmark work in the his- 4. Gujarati to English Kosh By P. G. Deshpande tory of Gujarati language containing resources 5. Universal English to Gujarati Dictionary By of more than 25 lakh words. It aims to preserve, P. G. Deshpande and Dr. Bharati Deshpande popularize and develop Gujarati language (Oxford University Press) through the power of information technology. 6. English to Gujarati Vinayan Kosh By Narhari Lovers of Gujarati language can develop vo- K. Bhatt cabulary, enjoy literature, read exclusive litera- 7. Phonemic & Morphemic Frequencies of the ture and join our mission Gujarati Language by Prabodh Bechardas Pan- throughGujaratiLexicon.com. dit

8. Virudharth Shabdkosh, Sampadak: Shantilal GujaratiLexicon is a small attempt in contem- Shah (Damkakar) Sahityasankul Surat, Janak porizing Gujarati and developing Gujarati Lan- Nanubhai Nayak guage Resources. It is the first comprehensive 9. Gujarati Bhasha No Shabdarth Kosh Indian language resource kit on the Internet. (Thesaurus), Ishwarlal R. Dave, Gujarati Sa- GujaratiLexicon.com project is the result of un- hitya Akademi, Gandhinagar dying passion and relentless vision of 84 year 10. Mahatma Gandhi Khissa Kosh young Shri R P Chandaria, who has spent two 11. Kahevatkosh - Ratilal S. Nayak (Akshara decades to prepare this lexicon. Publication, Ahmedabad)

12. Roodhiprayog ane Kahevatsangrah The most important part of this dictionary pro- (Bhashaniyamak, Gandhinagar) ject is a Gujarati spellchecker that is warmly 13. Sarth Roodhiprayog ane Kahevatkosh - Dr. welcomed by all those who promote effective Mafatlal A. Bhavsar(Navbharat Sahitya Mandir, use of this ancient language. GujaratiLexi- Ahmedabad) con.com Project is supported by Chandaria 14. Roodhiprayog ane Kahevatkosh - Chan- Foundation, Magnet Technologies, US Technol- drikabahen Patel (Aadarsh Publication, Ah- ogy Resources & SteelCo Gujarat. medabad)

15. Kahevat Manjoosha - Hima Yagnik (Gurjar Gujarati Lexicon provides dictionary search in Granth Ratna Karyalay, Ahmedabad) 3 categories: 16. Roodhiprayog-Kahevato ane Chhand- Gujarati to Gujarati Alankar - Prasad Brhambhatt (Parshav Publica- Gujarati to English tion, Ahmedabad) English to Gujarati 17. Kshamata Kendriya Inka Kahevatkosh - Ka-

naiyalal Joshi (Inka Sahitya Publication, Ah- Additional Features: medabad)

Dictionary Proverbs

Opposites Phrases WEB ADDRESS: Thesaurus Literature www.gujaratilexicon.com Idioms Quiz e-patra Issue 13 NOV.-DEC. 2009 VOL.3, NO.1 P a g e 5 GUJARATI RESOURCES

BHAGWADGOMANDAL LOKKOSH Bhagwadgomandal is the biggest and the most GujaratiLexicon's Lokkosh is an attempt to cap- prolific work in Gujarati. Visionary Maharaj ture the contemporary language of the enter- Bhagvadsinhji of Gondal gifted the original prising Gujaratis. Lokkosh allows users to con- Bhagwadgomandal to the world after 26 years tribute resource of the people, for the people of scientific and detailed work. and by the people. This encyclopedic dictionary is a cultural mile- Gujaratilexicon's Lokkosh is an attempt to cap- stone of Gujarati language. ture the contemporary language of the enter- prising Gujaratis. Lokkosh allows users to con- Ratilal Chandaria's Gujaratilexicon Team has tribute new words and phrases in daily usage. digitized Bhagwadgomandal and created its Users can also decide the popularity of words. digital avatar. The aim is to showcase the rich- ness of such an indispensable resource for ex- Lokkosh is the effort to compile the exceptional perts and lovers of Gujarati language. It is a words which are not in Gujarati dictionaries treasure of knowledge and every Gujarati's though the most popular in day-to-day lives of pride. Explore It! Gujaratis. People can exchange and share their Gujarati Language knowledge by contributing WEB ADDRESS: words. Primer of Lokkosh comprises all the www.bhagwadgomandal.com words collected from various sources.

PRIDE FOR GUJARAT: Lokkosh may also include the words of other languages which are not the part of the Gujarati Entire credit for this initiative for the sake language but widely used by Gujaratis and be- of Gujarati goes to come the part of their routine communication. Chandaria Foundation, Mumbai

Language is a flowing river. Gujaratilexicon

Team receives lots of feedback and suggestions for new words. However, we do not add these Ratilal P. Chandaria words to Gujaratilexicon as Gujaratilexicon represents a standard dictionary approved by experts like Gujarat Vidyapith. However, ma- jority of new words of Gujarati language were not represented in most of Gujarati Dictionar- To type in Gujarati language on ies. Hence, Gujaratilexicon devised the Lok- Google: kosh initiative. http://www.google.com/transliterate/

indic/GUJARATI WEB ADDRESS: http://lokkosh.gujaratilexicon.com/ e-patra Issue 13 NOV.-DEC. 2009 VOL.3, NO.1 P a g e 6 Beyond the Beaten Track: Offbeat Poems from Gujarat (Courtesy: www.gujaratilexicon.com) Pradip Khandwalla (Author of the book)

Pradip Khandwalla, the translator, is an inter- nationally known organization theorist and management scholar. He has an MBA from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. from Carnegie-Mellon University, U.S. He taught at McGill University, Canada, for several years before returning to India in 1975. Until his retirement in 2002, he was a pro- Publisher, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad fessor at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad where he held the L&T Chair in From the days of the Harappan civilization Gu- Organization Behaviour from 1985 to 1991, and jarat has been known for its entrepreneurship served as the Director from 1991 to 1996. He has and trading acumen. Not many outside Gujarat published well over a dozen professional know of its vibrant literature because so little books, including three books on creativity. One of it has been translated into English and other of his books on creativity has got DMA’s best Indian languages. This is particularly true of book of the year award, while another has got Gujarati poetry. Few know that over 2000 po- translated into Mandarin for distribution in ems get published in various Gujarati literary China. His literary works include three books magazines every year, and during the past 25 of poems in English, namely Wild Words, Out, years some 50000 have been published! and Incarnations. His Adhyatmik Kranti na The attempt in this volume of translations has Phool (Flowers of a Spiritual Revolution) con- been to identify some 205 offbeat (and translat- sists of translations into Gujarati via English of able) poems in Gujarati written by well over a over a hundred ‘vachanas’ of the Veer Shaiva hundred poets. These include the 15th century poets of the 11th and 12th century Karnataka. poet Narsinh Mehta and several other medieval The book got him the Gopalrao Vidhwans poets, as well, of course, as contemporary poets. award of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, and also an The idea was to translate the poems into Eng- award given by Gujarat Sahitya Academy. lish as an offering of Gujarati poetry to the Some of his English translations of Gujarati po- English language. ems have been published in Indian Literature. For the reader’s convenience the poems have His translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s Duino been classified into 27 categories, ranging from Elegies has been published by Gujarat Sahitya ‘authority and power’ to ‘surrealistic poems’. Academy. He has also published the transla- The shortest poem is of no more than two lines tions of a volume of Gujarati short stories of in translation (in Gujarati it is a one-liner), Anjali Khandwalla titled Black Rose and Other while the longest is of about 260 lines. Stories.

About The Publisher, Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Beyond the Beaten Track has been published by Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Gujarat’s foremost lit- erary association, with a membership of nearly 4000. The Parishad was founded in 1905. The Parishad gives nearly 60 awards for literary works in various genres and on various subjects every year, and confers honours on eminent authors whose writings have enriched the cultural life of Gujarat. It has established seven centers of studies on various aspects of Gujarati language and literature. It has instituted a translation center for translating Gujarati classics into English, Hindi, and other Indian languages. Address:Gujarati Sahitya Parishad, Govardhan Bhavan, Ashram Road, Behind Times, River Side PB No. 4060, Ahmedabad 380 009 India . Website: www.gujaratisahityaparishad.com mail: [email protected] e-patra Issue 13 NOV.-DEC. 2009 VOL.3, NO.1 P a g e 7 Beyond the Beaten Track: Offbeat Poems from Gujarat A glimpse...

Open Your Heart to Light a Lamp On Waking I See Meerabai Narsinh Mehta

O my brother grand like the sea On waking I find the world invisible open your heart and light a wick. in sleep perceive the confounding carnal. In this body are orchards Engrossed in sentient delight is the mind and the peacock dances and calls. archly does Divinity flirt beside the Divine. There is a lake in this body Born of the Supreme five cardinal elements are and the swans trumpet in felicity. with the sublime twined and bonded together. In this body are marts Fruit and also flower are of the tree, know where you can trade without bounds. nor is the bough detached from the bole. Lord Giridhar’s 1 virtues Mira affirms The Vedas 1 assert, Shruti – Smriti 1 support grant me refuge at saints’ feet . no difference between ear-ring and gold. Names get diverse once forms are fashioned

gold at end though remains just gold. By own volition Shiva 2 and jiva 3 emerged through wizardry fourteen worlds they formed. Declares Narsinh ‘That art thou, That art thou’ remembering this many attained sainthood.

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