(1887-12-30)30 December 1887 Bharuch, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died
8 February 1971(1971-02-08) (aged 83) Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Political party
Swaraj Party, Indian National Congress, Swatantra Party, Jan Sangh
Spouses
Atilakshmi Pathak
(m. 1900; died 1924)
Leelavati Sheth
(m. 1926)
Children
Jagadish Munshi, Sarla Sheth, Usha Raghupathi, Lata Munshi, Girish Munshi
Alma mater
Baroda College[1]
Occupation
Freedom fighter, politician, lawyer, writer
Known for
Founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (1938) Home Minister of Bombay State (1937–40) Agent-General of India in Hyderabad State (1948) Member of the Constituent Assembly of India Member of Parliament Minister for Agriculture & Food (1952–53)
Writing career
Pen name
Ghanshyam Vyas
Language
Gujarati, Hindi and English
Period
Colonial India
Genre
Mythology, Historical Fiction
Subjects
Krishna, Indian history
Years active
1915-1970
Notable works
Patan trilogy
Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi[2] (pronounced[kə.nəi.ya.lalma.ɳek.lalmun.ʃi]; 30 December 1887 – 8 February 1971), popularly known by his pen name Ghanshyam Vyas, was an Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer from Gujarat state. A lawyer by profession, he later turned to author and politician. He is a well-known name in Gujarati literature. He founded Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, an educational trust, in 1938.[3]
Munshi wrote his works in three languages namely Gujarati, English and Hindi. Before independence of India, Munshi was part of Indian National Congress and after independence, he joined Swatantra Party. Munshi held several important posts like member of Constituent Assembly of India, minister of agriculture and food of India, and governor of Uttar Pradesh. In his later life, he was one of the founding members of Vishva Hindu Parishad.
^"IndianPost – KANHAIYALAL M MUNSHI". indianpost.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^Krishnavatara (Vol. I) – The Magic Flute. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 1973. pp. dust cover flap.
^"Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi". Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
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