Background
Kavi Kant was born Manishankar Ratnashankar Bhatt in 1868 in Chavand (near Amreli) village, part of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. He was born a Hindu and was part of the Prashnora, Nagar Bhramin caste.
Kavi Kant was born Manishankar Ratnashankar Bhatt in 1868 in Chavand (near Amreli) village, part of the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. He was born a Hindu and was part of the Prashnora, Nagar Bhramin caste.
His family"s influence left him with a deep interest in both educational knowledge and philosophy. His search for answers about life and death led him to the philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg. His family and friends opposed his decision and due to public and political opposition, he had to give up his position as minister of education in the Princely State of Bhavnagar.
The community shunned both him and his family.
Realizing the repercussions of Kant"s decision, the King of Bhavnagar along with some of his friends formed an "intervention" of sorts to ask him to change his mind. He realized that he could not stand to see his family suffer because of this decision.
He missed them dearly and did not want to be apart from them.