Durgaram Mehta

Durgaram Mehta

Gujarati social reformer, essayist, diarist and teacher (1809-1876)

📍 Surat, Gujarat India

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Durgaram Manchharam Dave (1809–1876), popularly known as Durgaram Mehta or Durgaram Mehtaji, was a Gujarati social reformer, essayist, diarist and teacher from British India. Along with his companions, he founded the Manav Dharma Sabha, the first reform association in Gujarat, at Surat in 1844, and pioneered social reform activities in the region. He was the first to use autobiographical writing in Gujarati literature by keeping minutes of the transactions of the Manav Dharma Sabha with his comments and views.

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