Nandshankar Tuljashankar Mehta (21 April 1835 – 17 July 1905) was an Indian Gujarati language author and social reformer.
Later he was appointed the principal of the Teachers’ Training College in Surat where he served till 1867.
He also served as the Dewan of Cutch State in 1880 and the Assistant Political Agent at Godhra in 1883.
He was closely associated with several social organisations which were involved in education of women; widow remarriage; abolishing caste ban on foreign travel; opposition of untouchability, superstitions and supernatural.
The novel depicts Karan Vaghela, the last Rajput ruler of Gujarat (c.1296 - 1304) who was defeated by the Turkish forces of Alauddin Khilji in 1298.