Maithili Sharan Gupt | |
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| Born | 3 August 1886 Chirgaon, North-Western Provinces, British India |
| Died | 12 December 1964 (aged 78) India |
| Occupation | Poet, politician, dramatist, translator |
| Education | Macdonal High School Jhansi |
| Alma mater | Doctorate from Banaras Hindu University |
| Literary movement | Indian Nationalist Movement |
| Notable works | Bharat Bharti, Saket |
| Notable awards | Padma Bhushan (1954) |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
| In office 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1964 | |
Maithili Sharan Gupt[1] (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964[2]) was one of the most important modern Hindi poets.[3] He is considered one among the pioneers of Khari Boli (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect,[2] at a time when most Hindi poets favoured the use of Braj Bhasha dialect.[4] He was a recipient of the third highest (then second highest) Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan.[5] For his book Bharat-Bharati (1912),[6] widely quoted during India's freedom struggle, he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi[2] by Mahatma Gandhi.
- ^ Sharma, Rahul (3 September 2021). "राष्ट्रकवि मैथिलीशरण गुप्त की जीवनी Maithili Sharan Gupt Bio".
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sanjeev Chandan (4 August 2009) 'Anthropologists' work inspired by Premchand'. Times of India.
- ^ Rupert Snell; Ian Raeside (1998). Classics of Modern South Asian Literature. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 240–. ISBN 978-3-447-04058-7.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ राष्ट्रकवि व उनकी भारत भारती, जागरण, Oct 15, 2012