Bamna[1] is a locality village situated about 8 km south - west from its Taluka headquarters himatnagar and lies on the bank of Hatmati Dam.[2] It falls under the sabarkantha district Jurisdiction of Gujarat. It is well known as the village of great poet and gem of Gujarat Umashankar Joshi, a Gujarati literate, once a President of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad.