Maithili Sharan Gupt

Born: 3 August 1886

Died: 12 December 1964

He 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 favored the use of the Braj Bhasha dialect.
He was a recipient of the third highest (then second highest) Indian civilian honor 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.
After India got independent in 1947, he was also made an honorary member of the Rajya Sabha, where he used poetry to put his opinions before the other members.
He remained a member of the Rajya Sabha till his death in 1964.
He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1954.
His works are based on patriotic themes, among other poets such as Ramdhari Singh Dinkar and Makhanlal Chaturvedi.
His poetry is characterized by non-rhyming couplets in Khadi Boli.
Although the couplet structure is non-rhyming, the prominent use of alliterations lends a rhythmic backdrop due to the rhythmic alterations between vowels and consonants.
He was a religious man, and this can be seen in his works.