Harivansh Rai Srivastava

Born:27 November 1907

Died:18 January 2003

He known by his pet name Bachchan, was an Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature.
He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan.
He is best known for his early work Madhushala (मधुशाला).
He received the Padma Bhushan in 1976 for his service to Hindi literature.
He was also honoured with the Saraswati Samman for his four volume autobiography, Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon, Needa Ka Nirman Phir, Basere Se Door and Dashdwar se Sopan Tak.
Bachchan used to introduce himself like this
“Mitti ka tan, masti ka man, kshan-bhar jivan– mera parichay.
(मिट्टी का तन, मस्ती का मन, क्षण भर जीवन, मेरा परिचय)
(A body of clay, a mind full of play, a life of a moment – that’s me)”