Ганди атындағы Гуджарат Университеті

University in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Gujarat Vidyapith is a deemed university in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. This institute was founded in 1920 by Mahatma Gandhi, India's "Father of the Nation" and the leader of the Indian independence movement. It has been deemed university since 1963.

"Vidyapith," in many languages of India, means university.

The university was founded on 18 October 1920 as a 'Rashtriya Vidyapith' ('National University') by Mahatma Gandhi, who would serve throughout his life as the kulpati (chancellor) and all needs of Fund collected by sardar Vallabhbhai Patel by his personal relations and capacity. The Gujarat Vidyapith was started in Dahyabhai Mehta's bungalow behind the Kocharab Ashram (the Kocharab Aashram was started in barrister Jivanlal Desai's bungalow). Its purpose was to promote educational institutions run by Indians for Indians outside the financial and governing control of British authorities. The university helped nationalists establish a system of education for all Indians, thus proving the country's independence from British run institutions and de legitimizing the British Raj. Its foundation was one of the important event of an initiative satyagraha launched by Gandhi as a means to peacefully terminate British rule in India. The vidyapith's foundation was emulated by nationalists in Benares, Bombay, Calcutta, Nagpur, Madras and in many cities across India. Answering Gandhi's call to boycott British institutions, influences and goods, many thousands of students and teachers left British colleges to join the Vidyapith. People like Jivatram Kripalani and Nanabhai Bhatt volunteered to teach. The Gujarat Vidyapith became a 'deemed university' in 1963. It is funded and governed by the University Grants Commission, under the Union Ministry for Human Resources Development in New Delhi. Although considerably modernized in its structure and curriculum, the university maintains its commitment to Gandhian ideals, human studies, social service and development work.

The university offers a wide range of degrees, including Ph. D. programs and doctoral studies. Institute's central library has grown over the years to become one of the richest repositories of books, journals and manuscripts in Gujarat. As of March 2022, central library has a collection of 5,93,533 books, 252 journals, 17 newspapers and 691 manuscripts. Institute has 7 boys hostels and 3 girls hostels. It continues to emphasize social service, Gandhian studies and subjects associated with religion and culture.

The following have held the post of the Chancellor of Gujarat Vidyapith. No. NamePortraitTerm of office Remarks 1 Mahatma Gandhi 18 10 1920 30 01 1948 2 Vallabhbhai Patel 14 06 1948 15 12 1950 3 Dr. Rajendra Prasad 14 03 1951 28 02 1963 4 Morarji Desai 16 06 1963 10 04 1995 5 Professor Ramlal Parikh 23 06 1996 21 11 1999 6 Dr. Sushila Nayair 26 06 2000 03 01 2001 7 Shree Navinchandra Barot 26 06 2001 01 08 2002 8 Shree Navalbhai Shah 04 10 2002 15 02 2003 9 Ravindra Varma 18 07 2003 09 10 2006 10 Narayan Desai 23 07 2007 07 03 2015 11 Shree Ela Ramesh Bhatt 07 03 2015 19 10 2022 12 Acharya Devvrat 20 10 2022 continue