Ramnarayan V. Pathak

Ramnarayan Vishwanath Pathak was an Indian Gujarati-language poet, short story writer, essayist and literary critic from India. Profoundly influenced by Gandhian thought, Pathak wrote criticism, poetry, drama, metrics and short stories. He edited and translated several literary works. He was appointed the president of Gujarati Sahitya Parishad (Gujarati Literary Council) in 1946. He was awarded the Narmad Suvarna Chandrak for his book Prachin Gujarati Chhando in 1949 and Sahitya Akademi Award for Bruhat Pingal in 1956.