Narsinh Mehta

Narsinh Mehta

1408 – 1487
Place of Birth: Talaja, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, Delhi Sultanate
Place of Death: Saurashtra, Gujarat, Delhi Sultanate

Narsinh Mehta, also known as Narsi Mehta or Narsi Bhagat (1414–1481), was a poet-saint of Gujarat, India, 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 has become synonymous to him.