Narma Gadya

The original publication of the earlier of the essays contained in the book introduced the Narmad Era of Gujarati literature.

Narmad's first article, written in 1853, was an essay entitled "Mandali Malvathi Thata Labh" (English: "Advantages of Forming an Assembly").

A Book of Knowledge), a Gujarati monthly magazine published by Buddhivardhak Sabha, and wrote articles on various subjects of contemporary interest.

The first part consist of essays written on different subjects ranging from war ethics to the principles of literary criticism.

In the fifth there is a selection of his writings from his periodical Dandio, which are full of wit, humour, and satire, and in the sixth there are thirteen character sketches of medieval Gujarati poets.

However, a newly appointed head of the education department found some of the articles unsuitable for teaching in school and had all of these books destroyed.

He asked for Narmad's opinion on further revising the book but did not receive a reply, and the work was entrusted to the department's Gujarati translator, Mahipatram Nilkanth.

In 1974, Premananda Sahitya Sabha of Vadodara reprinted the 1874 edition of Narma Gadya, which had been revised by Narmad.

[1] Navalram Pandya, a close associate of Narmad, praised the balanced writing style and the diction of the author's prose.