Kavi Kant

Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt
Kant
Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt; Kant
	Kavi Kant
Native name	મણિશંકર રત્નજી ભટ્ટ
Born	Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt; 20 November 1867; Chavand, Baroda State, British India (now Amreli district, Gujarat, India)
Died	June 16, 1923 (aged 55); Between Lahore and Rawalpindi on train, British India
Pen name	Kant
Occupation	Poet; essayist; playwright;
Language	Gujarati
Nationality	Indian
Education	Bachelor of Arts
Alma mater	Bombay University
Genres	Khandkavya, play, essay
Notable works	Siddhantsaarnu Avalokan (1920); Purvalap (1923);
Spouse	Narmada

Manishankar Ratnji Bhatt (Gujarati: મણિશંકર રત્નજી ભટૃ), popularly known as Kavi Kant (Gujarati: કવિ કાન્ત) was a Gujarati poet, playwright and essayist. He is an innovator of Khandkavya, a typical Gujarati poetic form and narration of one episode. His book Purvalap (1923) is a landmark in Gujarati poetry.^[1]

^ Das, Sisir Kumar (1991). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 573. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.

[Das1991-1] Das, Sisir Kumar (1991). History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 573. ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9.

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