Malayanil

Kanchanlal Vasudev Mehta (1892 – 24 June 1919), better known by his pen name Malayanil, was a Gujarati short story writer from British India known for his humorous pieces. He was a pioneer of modern short story writing in Gujarati. Mehta was born in 1892 in Ahmedabad to a Sathodara Nagar family. His father had a high-ranking position in a cotton mill. He completed his primary and secondary school education in Ahmedabad. He matriculated in 1908 and completed his BA in Science from the University of Bombay in 1912. He could not sit in on an MA in Literature examination in Bombay (now Mumbai) due to his poor health. He was interested in Sanskrit and English literature since childhood. After graduation, he worked in a matchstick factory in Ahmedabad. He passed the first year examination of LLB in 1913 and the second year examination in 1916.