The 17th-century Gujarati poet Premanand Bhatt is celebrated as the greatest master of the ________ (narrative storytelling) form.
- Akhyan
- Doha
- Kavya
- Vachan
Answer: Akhyan
Premanand Bhatt elevated the 'Akhyan' (a form of musical storytelling accompanied by a brass pot) to high literary art, adapting epics and puranic tales for Gujarati audiences.