Narayan Hemchandra Divecha was born in 1855 in Diu and spent most of his life in Bombay (now Mumbai).

Gandhi observed in Satyana Prayogo his great penchant to learn foreign languages to read their literature.

[1] Panch Varta (1903) and Phooldani Ane Biji Vartao (1903) are collections of his stories.

His works on criticism include: Jivancharitra Vishe Charcha (1895), Sahitaycharcha (1896), Kalidas Ane Shakespeare (1900).

[1] Dharmik Purusho (June 1893), published by Gujarat Vernacular Society contains the life sketches of twelve prophets and saints like Chaitanya, Nanak, Kabir and Ramakrishna.