CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -It is celebrated on the 24th of August as World Gujarati Language Day or Gujarati Diwas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vishwa Gujarati Bhasha Diwas is celebrated on 24th August every year as a tribute to the legendary Gujarati poet Lt. Narmadashankar Dave on his birth anniversary. This day is celebrated as a day dedicated to Gujarati language and literature. Also known as Kavi Narmad, he is the father of modern Gujarati literature.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gujarat Day also known as Gujarat Sthapana Divas is celebrated on May 1 every year. It was on this day in the year 1960 when, according to the Bombay Reorganization Act, the state of Bombay was divided into two states – Maharashtra for the Marathi-speaking population and Gujarat for the Gujarati-speaking population.

Detailed explanation-4: -The official language of the state is Gujarati. It is an Indo Aryan language derived from Sanskrit and was invented by Anand Kukadia. He had perfect knowledge of Hindi and other languages. Gujarati is the 26th most widely spoken language in the world.

Detailed explanation-5: -The development of the language can traced to approximately the 12th century ce. Gujarati inflection is fairly complex, marking three genders (masculine, feminine, and neuter), two numbers (singular and plural), and three cases (nominative, oblique, and agentive-locative) for nouns.