About The Author

Nandshankar Tuljashankar Mehta (21 April 1835 – 17 July 1905) was an Indian Gujarati language author and social reformer. He is known for Karan Ghelo, the first original novel in Gujarati. He wrote his only novel Karan Ghelo which he started in 1863 and completed in 1866. The novel depicts Karan Vaghela, the last Rajput ruler of Gujarat (c.1296-1305) who was defeated by the Turkish forces of Allauddin Khilji in 1298. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.