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The 17th-century Gujarati poet Premanand Bhatt is celebrated as the greatest master of the ________ (narrative storytelling) form.

  1. Akhyan
  2. Doha
  3. Kavya
  4. 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.

Topic Regional Literature - Gujarati
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, GPSC
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