K. M. Munshi was a renowned writer educationist and social reformer. His name is also associated with the sahitya samsad, gujarati sahitya samsad and hindi sahitya sarnmelan. He started a number of magazines and journals such as bhargava, gujarat, social welfare and the bharatiya vidya bhavan's journal. Among his noteworthy writings are i follow the mahatma, the creative art of life, akhand hindustan and pilgrimage to freedom.