Maithili Sharan Gupt, poet
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Maithili Sharan Gupt

3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964Jhansi

  • 9 Poems & Stories
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About Maithili Sharan Gupt

Maithili Sharan Gupt was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He is considered one among the pioneers of Khari Boli 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 Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan.

Selected Quotes

नीलांबर परिधान हरित तट पर सुन्दर है।सूर्य-चन्द्र युग मुकुट, मेखला रत्नाकर है॥
— Maithili Sharan Gupt
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नर हो, न निराश करो मन कोकुछ काम करो, कुछ काम करो
— Maithili Sharan Gupt
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In School Textbooks

  • Class 7माँ, कह एक कहानीNCERT / CBSE · मल्हार
  • Class 10मनुष्यताNCERT / CBSE · स्पर्श भाग 2

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