ORIGIN OF GUJARATI LANGUAGE:

Gujarati is part of the greater Indo-European language family. It has evolved from Sanskrit and
is an Indo-Aryan language. It is the official language for the state of Gujarat on the west coast
of India and some other territories and regions such as Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

The northern Gujarati dialects have many loan words from Arabic and Persian. The southern
Gujarati dialects have borrowed words from Hindi, English and Portuguese. East African
Gujarati has borrowed words from the local languages there, especially Swahili.

Written Gujarati has been adapted from the Devanagari script, but without the line at the top.
The first known Gujarati script is a manuscript which is dating back to the sixteenth century.

The Gujarati script is occasionally known as the saraphi (bankers), vanasai (merchant) or the
mahajani (traders) script.

Poets
Akho (1591–1659), poet, Vedantist and radical.
Dalpatram (1820–1898), father of Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi.
Dayaram (1757–1852)
Mahadev Desai (1892–1942), writer in English, Gujarati and Bengali.
Suresh Joshi (1921–1986), novelist, short-story writer, critic, poet and writer
Kalapi (1874–1900)
Kavi Kant (1867–1923), writer and poet.
Meerabai (मीराबाई) (1498–1547), alternate spelling: Meera, Mira, Meera Bai.

Writers

Umashankar joshi

Mahatma Gandhi

Narmadashankar dave

Dalpatram

Nanalal dalpatram kavi

Culture and tradition of Gujarat

Gujaratis demonstrate a vibrant mix of Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, and Buddhism.

When a tourist visits Gujarat the first things that they see are the unique handcrafted art works and expert
craftsmanship items that are displayed all over the market places, shops and various tourist locations as well.
They make for the perfect souvenirs and gifts that one could take back. These products include items like
jewellery, clothing attire, leatherwork items, metal work decorative items, mirror work pieces, baked clay
items and so much more that you will literally be spoiled for choices.

This 26th most widely spoken language in the world’s roots can be traced back to the indo Aryan languages.
This language consists of around 11 different dialects which is conversed by the locals here in different
regions of this western most state.

Being a state of ancient culture and rich heritage the fairs and festivals of Gujarat is celebrated with great
zeal and enthusiasm displayed by the local people here. The diverse range of people who have called this
place their home also celebrate their festival with happiness and grandeur. Some of the most famously
celebrated festivals here are Navratri, Uttarayan, Deepawali, Kite Festival and Ran Utsav.