Disabling some other plugins like multi edit, latex , join-split lines, synctex etc solved the problem of crash/unexpected closure of gedit--seems like these newly enabled/installed plugins were causing the problem and may not be compatible with each other or buggy. There needs to be some sort of rating for them--whether they are alpha, beta or fully tested.
Zeitgeist plugin can now be enabled/disabled without crashing/unexpected closure of the gedit application
Disabling some other plugins like multi edit, latex , join-split lines, synctex etc solved the problem of crash/unexpected closure of gedit--seems like these newly enabled/installed plugins were causing the problem and may not be compatible with each other or buggy. There needs to be some sort of rating for them--whether they are alpha, beta or fully tested.
Zeitgeist plugin can now be enabled/disabled without crashing/unexpected closure of the gedit application