Re-inventing the region, re-inventing the self: Jhaverchand Meghani’s (1897-1947) writing on Saurashtra, Western India

This talk is about two travelogues written by the prominent Gujarati literary figure, Jhaverchanchand Meghani (1897-1948). In the 1920s Meghani travelled all over his home region, Saurashtra. In her talk, Kapadia argues that through his writings, Meghani was not only refashioning traditional narratives and re-inventing the region for the emerging educated elite of early twentieth century western India but also refashioning himself as the modern-day bard representing the changing region.