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  1. Who scripted Gandhiji’s favourite song ‘Vaishnav Jan To ......”?
    1. Narsinh Mehta
    2. Premanand
    3. Chunilal
    4. Dharmiklal
Correct Option: A

Narsingh Mehta was a poet-saint of Gujarat, India, and a member of the Nagar Brahmins community, notable as a bhakta, an exponent of Vaishnava poetry. He is especially revered in Gujarati literature, where he is acclaimed as its Adi Kavi (Sanskrit for “first among poets”). His bhajan, Vaishnav Jan To was Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite and had become synonymous to him. The bhajan tells us about the life, ideals and mentality of a Vaishnav Jana (A follower of Vishnu or Krishna).



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