Literature in Gujarati is sometimes classified into two broad categories, namely poetry and prose, the former savouring and basking in its long lineage, dating back to the 6th century.
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21 Facts About Gujarati literature
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Gujarati literature is divided mainly into three eras or Yugas; the early, medieval and modern, with these eras being further subdivided.
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Gujarati literature had penned a formal set of 'grammarian principles' as the harbinger of the Gujarati language during the reign of the Chaulukya king Jayasimha Siddharaja of Anhilwara.
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Gujarati literature authored Kavyanushasana, a handbook or manual of poetry, Siddha-haima-shabdanushasana on Prakrit and Apabhramsha grammars, and Desinamamala, a list of words of local origin.
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The earliest work in Gujarati literature prose was Tarunaprabha's Balavabodha which is religious work.
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Gujarati literature's poems delineated a very saintly and mystical sense and bore an intense reflection of the philosophy of Advaita.
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Gujarati literature is credited with writing 47 works but scholars accredit only 27 works to him.
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Gujarati literature chiefly authored works on Narsinh Mehta, Bhagvat and Mahabharata.
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Gujarati literature's works depict strong female characters compared to contemporary works for the first time in Gujarati literature.
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Gujarati literature's death is considered as the end of medieval period of Gujarati literature.
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Gujarati literature's works depict contemporary society, philosophy, behaviour and humour.
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Gujarati literature's poetry include Farbasvilas, Farbasvirah, Dalpatpingal and Hope Vachanmala.
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The first Gujarati literature dictionary, known as Narmakosh, was composed and compiled by Narmad; it is essentially a history of the world, and an authority on poetics.
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Gujarati literature moved away from the subjects of medieval literature and wrote on freedom, nationalism, nature and romance.
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Gujarati literature attempted many varieties of poetry and smoothly adapted English verses into Gujarati.
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The foreign Gujarati literature had started influencing local Gujarati literature in India and people were exposed to the outer influence.
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Nhanalal was another important poet of this period in Gujarati literature, who had outshone incredibly in his "Apadya Gadya" or rhyming prose.
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Gujarati literature wrote extensively on vegetarianism, diet and health, religion, social reforms, etc.
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Gujarati literature wrote letters almost every day to individuals and newspapers.
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Gujarati literature authored more than 20 collections of poems and songs, mainly on the themes of the beauty of nature, and about the everyday lives of indigenous peoples and fisherfolk communities.
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Gujarati literature was one of the giants of the post Gandhi-era, called 'Anu-Gandhi Yug' in Gujarati literature.
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