Harivansh Rai BachchanHarivansh Rai “Bachchan” Shrivastav (November 27, 1907– January 18, 2003) was a distinguished Hindi poet of Chhayavaad literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He is best known for his early work Madhushala (मधुशाला)[1]. He is also the father of Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachchan.
Mahadevi VarmaMahadevi Varma (Hindi: महादेवी वर्मा, March 26, 1907– September 11, 1987) best known as outstanding Hindi poet, was also a freedom fighter, woman’s activist and educationist. She is widely regarded as the “modern Meera”[citation needed]. She was a major poet of the Chhayavaad generation, a period of romanticism in Modern Hindi poetry ranging from 1914-1938. With passage of time, her limited but outstanding prose has also being recognised as unique in Hindi Literature.
Kavi Aur Lekhak
January 23, 2010 by Vernekar the Librarian
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