Gujaratmitra celebrates its 150th anniversary
Gujaratmitra, a Gujarat daily published from Surat recently celebrated its sesquicentennial issue.
31 Oct 2013 | 2872 Views | By PrintWeek India
The historical event was celebrated with a 156 page issue and contains articles penned by personalities such as Medhnad Desai, Sam Pitroda, Sunil Gavaskar, Lord Bhiku Parekh, Dr K Radhakrishnan, Vinod Dutta, Vir Sanghavi, Anandjibhai of Kalyanji Anandji fame, Sanjay Chhel among others.
The articles cover a spectrum of subjects including space technology, tourism, print and electronic media, films, television, computers, literature, science, food, etc.
The issue also depicts the journey of Gujaratmitra since its inception in 1863 along with highlighting the past, present and future scenario of Surat, Gujarat, India and the world.
The issue was titled ‘Simachinha’ and was themed ‘Span of 150 years’.