Ramanbhai Nilkanth was born on 13 March 1868 in
Ahmedabad to
Mahipatram Rupram Nilkanth and Rupkunwarba who were social reformers. He completed his primary and secondary education in Ahmedabad. He
matriculated in 1883. He joined
Gujarat College, Ahmedabad in 1884 and completed his B.A. from
Elphinstone College,
Bombay in 1887 and later obtained his LL.B. He served as the mayor of Ahmedabad. He was also the first secretary of the Ahmedabad Red Cross founded in 1923. He served as the president of
Gujarati Sahitya Parishad in 1926. He died on 6 March 1928 at Ahmedabad. His daughters,
Vinodini Nilkanth and
Sarojini Mehta, were also writers. ==Works==