[2] His first wife, Hansvadan, died at a young age and he married again to Vidyagauri Nilkanth, one of the first female graduates from state, in 1887.

His daughters, Vinodini Nilkanth and Sarojini Mehta, were also writers.

[2] British travel writer Pico Iyer is his great-grandson.

[4][5] His humour novel Bhadrambhadra (1900) was a satire on language and social puritans.

[2] Two volumes of Dharm Ane Samaj (1932, 1935) are his philosophical work discussing religion and society.

Gujaratno Sankshipta Itihas (Short History of Gujarat) and Vivahvidhi (1889) are his other works.