Vishwanath Maganlal Bhatt was a Gujarati literary critic and lexicographer from Gujarat, India.
11 Facts About Vishwanath Bhatt
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Vishwanath Bhatt was awarded the Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak in 1935.
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Vishwanath Bhatt completed his matriculation in 1916 and graduated in 1920 with Sanskrit and English as his major subjects.
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Vishwanath Bhatt wanted to study post graduation but under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi's Non-cooperation Movement.
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Vishwanath Bhatt is known for his contribution to the field of criticism in Gujarati literature.
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Vishwanath Bhatt's works were favorably inclined to the Western literary theory and criticism.
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Vishwanath Bhatt believed that a critic is superior to the writer.
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Vishwanath Bhatt is known for analyzing the art of critic and make its value known in the Gujarati literary sphere.
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Vishwanath Bhatt was of the opinion that, beyond analyzing, critiquing is art with creativity.
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Vishwanath Bhatt has written articles analyzing creations of Dalpatram, Ramanlal Desai, and Jhaverchand Meghani.
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Vishwanath Bhatt translated novellas of Leo Tolstoy with Anantrai Raval.