Govardhanram Tripathi

Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi (pronounced [ɡoʋəɾd̪ʱənɾɑːm mɑːd̪ʱəʋɾɑːm t̪ɾipɑʈʰiː] ^ⓘ; 20 October 1855 – 4 January 1907) was an Indian Gujarati language novelist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is known for his four volume novel, Saraswatichandra, acclaimed as one of the masterpieces of Gujarati literature. The novel represents the life of Gujarat during the early part of 19th-century.