Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat
Jai Jai Garavi Gujarat (pronounced [dʒəj dʒəj ˈgəɾ(ə)ʋi ˈgudʒ(ə)ɾat]; "Victory to Proud Gujarat") is a poem written by Gujarati poet Narmadashankar Dave in 1873. It is used as a state anthem during ceremonies of the Government of Gujarat.[1][2]
English: Victory to Proud Gujarat | |
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State song of Gujarat | |
Lyrics | Narmadashankar Dave, 1873 |
Adopted | 2011 |
Composition
Narmad is considered the first modern Gujarati writer. He wrote the poem in 1873 as the foreword of his first Gujarati dictionary, Narmakosh.[3][4][2]
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. This region mentioned by him now forms modern-day Gujarat, the western state of India.[3][5][2] At the end of the poem, Narmad gives hope to the people of Gujarat that the dark clouds is lifting, and a new dawn is about to emerge.[6]
In 2011, the composition sung by various Gujarati singers was released by Government of Gujarat.[1]
Lyrics
Gujarati original[2] | IAST Romanization | English translation |
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જય જય ગરવી ગુજરાત! |
Jaya jaya garavī gujarāta! |
Victory to proud Gujarat! |
See also
References
- "Newest version of Jay Jay Garvi Gujarat song launched(Video)". DeshGujarat. 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- Ibrahim, Farhana (2012). "The Region and Its Margins: Re-Appropriations of the Border from 'Mahagujarat' to 'Swarnim Gujarat'". Economic and Political Weekly. 47 (32): 66–72. ISSN 0012-9976 – via JSTOR.
- Bharat Yagnik; Ashish Vashi (2 July 2010). "No Gujarati dept in Veer Narmad, Hemchandracharya varsities". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- Tevani, Shailesh (1 January 2003). C.C. Mehta. Sahitya Akademi. p. 67. ISBN 978-81-260-1676-1. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- Desai, Rakesh (2014). "Scripting a Region: Narmad's Idea of Gujarat". Indian Literature. 58 (3 (281)): 175–187. ISSN 0019-5804.
- Suhrud, Tridip. "Narmadashankar Lalshankar: Towards History and Self Knowing" (PDF). Narrations of a Nation: Explorations Through Intellectual Biographies (Ph.D). Ahmedabad: School of Social Sciences, Gujarat University. p. 33. hdl:10603/46631.