Narmad was born in Surat on August 24, 1833. He introduced many creative forms of writing in Gujarati.
He was a fearless writer and public speaker, with the zeal of a crusader. Through his writings, he enriched Gujarati language. He pioneered many literary forms such as autobiography, grammar, poetics, dictionary, historical plays, research in folk literature, to name a few. He was also an aggressive journalist and a pamphleteer.
Narmad was a strong opponent of religious fanaticism and orthodoxy. He kindled the light of nationalism and patriotism, wrote about self government and talked about one national language, Hindi, for all of India, nearly five decades before Mahatma Gandhi or Nehru.
In short, he was the icon of change, a crusader of social reforms, and a singer of the glory of India and Gujarat.
Narmad, with the help of his friends, published a newsletter called "Dandiyo", modeled after a British paper called "Spectator".
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