Mansukhram Tripathi

Mansukhram Tripathi
Mansukhram Tripathi
Mansukhram Tripathi
Born(1840-05-23)23 May 1840
Nadiad, British India
Died30 May 1907(1907-05-30) (aged 67)
Nadiad, British India
Occupation
  • Essayist
  • biographer
  • thinker
LanguageGujarati
NationalityBritish Indian
SpouseDahilakshmi
RelativesGovardhanram Tripathi (younger cousin)

Mansukhram Suryaram Tripathi (pronounced [mənsukʰɾɑːm suɾjəɾɑːm t̪ɾipɑːʈʰiː]; 1840–1907) was a Gujarati essayist, biographer, and thinker from British India. He led a conservative school of Gujarati writers who advocated avoiding the use of foreign words in writing and speaking, and promoted the use of Sanskrit or Sanskritised words. He was a cousin of the Gujarati writer Govardhanram Tripathi.