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Personality Maithili Sharan Gupt

MAHATMA GANDHI CALLED HIM

THE 'NATIONAL POET'

(BORN: 03 AUGUST 1886, DEATH: 12 DECEMBER 1964)

Maithili Sharan Gupt ... the glittering star, is a revered figure in Hindi literature.
His writing inspired the citizens to fight for freedom. Mahatma Gandhi
honoured him with the title of national poet. A Tribute to great poet Maithili
Sharan Gupt on his 136th birth anniversary

hirgaon town of Jhansi district is no less dominated literature, especially poetry. At that time,
than a pilgrimage place for crores of Hindi Pandit Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, the leader of Khari
Clovers today where Maithili Sharan Gupt was Boli, was running a movement across the country
born who inspired the freedom movement with his regarding the Hindi language. Mahavir Prasad
dynamic writing. National poet Maithili Sharan Gupt Dwivedi used to work in Jhansi Railway and from
was born here on 3 August 1886. He was the third there he also used to take responsibility for editing
child of Seth Ramcharan Kanakne and Kaushalya Saraswati Patrika published by Nagripracharani
Bai. His father was a devotee of Rama and a lover Sabha. Saraswati used to be published from
of poetry. Maithili Sharan Gupt's studies remained Allahabad (now Prayagraj), then it was an honor
incomplete due to more focus on sports in school. for any writer to get his literary work published
In such a situation, instead of school, he got the in Saraswati. One day Maithili Sharan Gupt
knowledge of Hindi, Sanskrit, English, and Bengali courageously went to meet Mahavir Prasad ji, where
language through a private teacher at home. He an interesting dialogue took place between the
had once said, “Why would I study. I am not born to two. Gupt Ji said - My name is Maithili Sharan Gupt,
read. People will read me." These things he said in I write poetry and I want you to publish my poems
childhood became true in the latter part of his life. in Saraswati. On this Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi said
- Many people want their writings to be published
THE JOURNEY FROM 'RASIKENDRA' TO in Saraswati but not everyone gets a chance and
MAITHILI SHARAN GUPT then you write in Braj Bhasha. We print articles
It is about those days when Braj Bhasha only in Khari Boli. On this Maithili Sharan said – If

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