How to Pronounce Maithili Sharan Gupt
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Aug 03, 1886 Chirgaon, Uttar Pradesh, India Died on 12 Dec 1964 (aged 78)
Indian politician
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About Maithili Sharan Gupt
- Maithili Sharan Gupt (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964) 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.
