Ghananand

Ghananand (born 1673 AD - died 1760 AD) was the leading poet of the last poetry of three major poems of Ritikal - Ritit, Ritisiddha and Ritmukat. These four poems are also popular with name 'Anandaghan'. Acharya Ramchandra Shukla has estimated time of composition of Ritmukat poem at 1746. According to Shukla, he was killed at the time of Nadir shah's invasion.

Life
His birthplace and father's name are unknown. He was a kayastha.He spent his early life around Delhi and later in Vrindavan He had interest in both literature and music.

It is said that he was a Mirmunshi in the court of Shahshah Muhammad Shah Rungile.