Vaishnava Jan to Tene Kahiye – Narsinh Mehta Every Indian has
heard the Gujarati Song “Vaishnava Janato Tene Kahiye“ Gujarati
song, that was largely popularized by Mahatma Gandhi. Some of us
even think Mahatma Gandhi composed it. This famous song was
actually composed by a great Krishna Bhakth called Narsinh
Mehta, 600 years ago. Narsimha Mehata was born in Talaja village
in Junagadh in Saurashtra, Gujarat. He is called the father of
Gujarati poetry. When Dharma was waning and foreign invaders
were slaughtering our people and slandering our places of
worship, the only way our people held their faith was by
developing intense love and devotion to their Gods, despite the
blasphemy that was brought on their religious beliefs.
Developing love and devotion was the basis of the Bhakthi
movement. Narsinh Mehta was an integral wave in this movement
that soon spread throughout India. He used to associate with the
sadhus or wandering holy men who used to sing praises Lord
Krishna. Full of love and devotion for Lord Kri