Gujarat Vidyapith

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Gujarat Vidyapith is a university in Ahmedabad, India, founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 to promote education rooted in Indian culture, self-reliance, and the principles of the freedom movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf deemed university
university
academicFocus Gandhian studies
development studies
education
rural development
social sciences
affiliation University Grants Commission
alsoKnownAs Gujarat Vidyapith
surface form: Gujarat Vidyapeeth
campusType urban
country India
India
surface form: Republic of India
educationalPhilosophy Gandhian philosophy of education
establishedDuring Indian independence movement
followsPrinciple community service
non-violence
self-reliance
simple living
truth
foundedBy Mahatma Gandhi
foundedFor promotion of education rooted in Indian culture
promotion of principles of the Indian freedom movement
promotion of self-reliance
hasCampus Ahmedabad main campus
hasDepartment Department of Education
center for Gandhian studies
surface form: Department of Gandhian Studies

Department of Rural Studies
hasProgram doctoral programs
postgraduate programs
undergraduate programs
inception 1920
languageOfInstruction English
Gujarati
Hindi
locatedIn Ahmedabad
Gujarat
motto Sa Vidya Ya Vimuktaye
mottoLanguage Sanskrit
mottoTranslation That is true education which liberates
namedAfter Gujarat
promotes Indian culture
Swadeshi ideals
state Gujarat
type Gandhian university
public university
website https://www.gujaratvidyapith.org/

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Narhari Parikh educatedAt Gujarat Vidyapith
Gujarat Vidyapith alsoKnownAs Gujarat Vidyapith
this entity surface form: Gujarat Vidyapeeth