Shamal Bhatt (1718–1765) was a Gujarati

Gujarati people

Gujarati people , or Gujaratis are an ethnic group that is traditionally Gujarati-speaking and can trace their ancestry to the state of Gujarat in western India...

 author of the middle age in Gujarati literature

Gujarati literature

The history of Gujarati literature may be traced to 1000 AD, and this literature has flourished since then to the present. It is unique in having almost no patronage from a ruling dynasty, other than its composers...

. He is known for his "Padhya-Vaarta".

One of his poems inspired Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...

's philosophy of satyagraha

Satyagraha

Satyagraha , loosely translated as "insistence on truth satya agraha soul force" or "truth force" is a particular philosophy and practice within the broader overall category generally known as nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. The term "satyagraha" was conceived and developed by Mahatma...

–-resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience.

He wrote many famous "Padhya-Vaarta" like ' Chandra-Chandraawati ni Vaarta ', ' Madan-Mohna ',
' Sinhaasan-Batrisi '.

External links

• History of Gujarati Literature