Mahatma Gandhi and Vaishnavam - Who wrote the famous Bajan Song ''Vaishanava Ja Tho''?

Vaishnav jan to is a Hindu hymn in Gujarati which was composed by the 15th century poet-saint Narsinh Mehta. Vaishnavism in its true concept stands for ahimsa, vegetarianism and simplicity which appealed to Gandhi as principle though he was not a very religious man. That is the reason.