Q. Who founded the Gujarati weekly ‘Gujaratmitra’ in Surat in 1864?
Answer: Dinsha Talyarkhan
Notes: Gujaratmitra, originally Gujarat Darpan, was launched in Surat in 1863 by Dinshaw Ardeshir Talyarkhan, marking it as one of Gujarat’s earliest vernacular newspapers. The weekly later evolved into a daily and merged with Gujarat Darpan in 1894, becoming Gujaratmitra–Gujarat Darpan.
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