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Sir Ramanbhai Nilkanth, R.B (Gujarati: રમણભાઈ નીલકંઠ; 1868–1928) was a noted author of Gujarati literature. He was also the Mayor of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. He belonged to ''"Pandit-Yug"'' or ''"Goverdhan-Yug"''. His father, Mahipatram Rupram Nilkanth, was also an author and social worker. He wrote two classics of Gujarati literature namely ''"Bhadram-Bhadra"'' and ''"Rai no Parvat"''. Ramanbhai Nilkanth– was a renowned short story writer and his wife –Lady Vidyagauri – was one of the state’s first women graduates. His daughter, Vinodinee Neelkanth, was perhaps the first Gujarati woman to get a post-graduate degree from the US. Though she was not a feminist in strictest sense, she perhaps is the first Gujarati novelist to have written a column for 40 years in a Gujarati daily – Gujarat Samachar. This noted philanthropist and humourist writer, Ramanbhai Nilkanth became the first Hon. Secretary. of the Ahmedabad Red Cross founded in 1923. ==Works== * ''Bhadram-Bhadra'' * ''Rai no Parvat'' * ''Kavita Ane Sahitya'' (1926), four volumes of poetry and prose; Volume 1, articles on prosody and rhetoric; Volume 2, articles on practical criticism; Volume 3, occasional lectures and essays; Volume 4 (published in 1929), some poems, short stories and essays on humor〔Das, Sisir Kumar, "A Chronology of Literary Events / 1911–1956", in Das, Sisir Kumar and various, (''History of Indian Literature: 1911-1956: struggle for freedom: triumph and tragedy, Volume 2'' ), 1995, published by Sahitya Akademi, ISBN 978-81-7201-798-9, retrieved via Google Books on December 23, 2008〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ramanbhai Nilkanth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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