Dhabak

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| editor = Rashid Meer

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| category = Literature

| frequency = Quarterly

| format = Print

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| founder = Rashid Meer

| founded = 1991

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| country = India

| based = Vadodara

| language = Gujarati

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Dhabak (Gujarati: ધબક) is a quarterly Gujarati language ghazal poetry journal published from Gujarat, India which is edited by Rashid Meer. It is dedicated to the growth and publicizing of Gujarati ghazal and its form.{{cite web|title=આપણા સામયિકો| website=Aksharnaad.com|date=29 June 2012|url=http://www.aksharnaad.com/gujarati-magazines/|language=gu|access-date=10 March 2016}}

History

Dhabak was founded in 1991 by Rashid Meer after the suggestion of Jayant Pathak, a Gujarati author. Pravin Darji suggested the name of the journal.{{cite book|author=Hasit Mehta|date=2012|title=Sahityik Samayiko: Parampara ane Prabhav|location=Ahmedabad|publisher= Rannade Prakashan|page=136|isbn=978-93-82456-01-8}}

Content

Dhabak publishes ghazals, criticism and review of ghazal anthology, biography and interview of ghazal poets. It also publishes important articles on Urdu ghazal poets and their works.

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