Know more about India's one of the most loved poet - Maithilisharan Gupt
Maithilisharan Gupt , born on 3 August 1886 was one of the most important modern Hindi poets.He is considered one among the pioneers of Khari Boli (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, at a time when most Hindi poets favoured the use of Braj Bhasha dialect.He was a recipient of the third highest (then second highest) Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan for his book Bharat-Bharati (1912), widely quoted during India's freedom struggle, he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi by Mahatma Gandhi. Gupt entered the world of Hindi literature by writing poems in various magazines, including Saraswati. In 1910, his first major work, Rang mein Bhang was published by Indian Press. With Bharat Bharati, his nationalist poems became popular among Indians, who were struggling for independence. Most of his poems revolve around plots from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Buddhist stories and the lives of famous religious leaders.His famous work Saket revolves around Urmila, wife...