Buddhiprakash (Gujarati: બુદ્ધિપ્રકાશ, English: Light of Knowledge) is a Gujarati language magazine published by Gujarat Vidhya Sabha (formerly known as Gujarat Vernacular Society), Ahmedabad, India.
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| First editor | Dalpatram |
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| Categories | Literature, sociology, politics, science |
| Frequency | Monthly |
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| Publisher | Gujarat Vidya Sabha |
| Founded | 1850 |
| First issue | 15 May 1850 |
| Country | India |
| Based in | Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| Language | Gujarati |
| ISSN | 2347-2448 |
| OCLC | 6335883 |
History
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Buddhiprakash was established in 1850[1] as a lithotype fortnightly. The first issue of the magazine was published on 15 May 1850 from Ahmedabad. It had 16 pages with articles on 26 subjects ranging from science and technology to philosophy. It cost 1.5 Anna to readers per issue then. After one and a half years of publication, it was closed.[2][3][4]
Later, in April 1854, with the help of Rao Bahadur Bhogilal Pranvallabhdas and under the guidance of T. B. Curtis, the headmaster of the Ahmedabad English school, it resumed publication. In 1855, on request of Alexander Kinloch Forbes, Dalpatram accepted to serve as the editor of the magazine and edited it until 1879. Later it was edited by Hiralal T. Parekh, Rasiklal Parikh, Umashankar Joshi, K. K. Shastri, Bhogilal Sandesara, Yashvant Shukla, Nagindas Parekh, Hariprasad Shastri, Madhusoodan Parekh and Ramesh Shah.[3][4][5] Currently, the editors are Kumarpal Desai, Rajendra Patel and Subhash Brahmbhatt.[6]
Content
editBuddhiprakash was the leading magazine in the social reform era of Gujarat in the 19th century, advocating reforms in variety of fields. Apart from literature, it published articles in sociology, politics, religion, philosophy, zoology, botany, archeology, history, geography and economics. It occasionally published special issues. Dalpatram's work Dalpatpingal based on poetic metres was serialized in this magazine from 1855 to 1860.[3][4]
See also
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edit- ^ Elisabeth Arweck; Stephen Bullivant; Lois Lee (16 March 2016). Secularity and Non-Religion. Taylor & Francis. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-134-91065-6. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Shastri, Parth (26 December 2013). "Gujarat Vernacular Society instrumental in revival of language". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ a b c Vyas, Kishor (May 2012). Mehta, Hasit (ed.). સાહિત્યિક સામાયિકો: પરંપરા અને પ્રભાવ (Gujarati Literary Megazines: Tradition and Influence) (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Rannade Prakashan. pp. 48–49.
- ^ a b c Ramesh Dave (1996). "બુદ્ધિપ્રકાશ" [Buddhiprakash]. In Chandrakant Topiwala (ed.). ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યકોશ (Encyclopedia of Gujarati Literature) (in Gujarati). Vol. 3. Ahmedabad: Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. pp. 421–422.
- ^ Phiroze Vasunia (2013). The Classics and Colonial India. United kingdom: OUP Oxford. p. 279. ISBN 978-0-19-162607-4.
- ^ Vyas, Kishor, ed. (2022). Samayik Kosh સામયિક કોશ (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Gurjar Sahitya Prakashan. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-93-94096-11-0.