Maithili Sharan Gupt

Maithili Sharan Gupt was born on 3 August 1886 and died on 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. He was a recipient of the third highest Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan.For his book Bharat-Bharati in 1912, widely quoted during India's freedom struggle, he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi by Mahatma Gandhi.
He was born in Chirgaon, Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.Both his father and his brother Shearamsharan Gupta were prominent poets. He disliked school as a child, so his father arranged for his education at their home. As a child, Gupt studied Sanskrit, English and Bengali. Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi was his mentor.
Gupt entered the world of Hindi literature by writing poems in various magazines, including Saraswati. In 1909, his first major work, Rang mein Bhang was published by Indian Press. With Bharat Bharati, his nationalist poems became popular among Indians, who were struggling for independence. Most of his poems revolve around plots from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Buddhist stories and the lives of famous religious leaders. His famous work Saket revolves around Urmila, wife of Lakshmana, from Ramayana, while another of his works Yashodhara revolves around Yashodhara, the wife of Gautama Buddha.
After India got independence in 1947, he was also made an honorary member of the Rajya Sabha. He remained a member of the Rajya Sabha till his death in 1964. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1954.
Major works in poetry are :-
Saket(1931)
Rang mein Bhang(1909)
Matrubhumi
Bharat-Bharati(1912)
Jayadrath Vadh(1910)
Vikat Bhat
Plassey ka Yuddha
Gurukul
Kisan
Panchavati(1925)
Nirjhar
Yashodhara(1932)
Manushyata
Kirano ka khel
Dvapar(1936)
Anagh(1928)