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Lakshmibai Newalkar, the Rani of Jhansi ( pronunciation ⓘ; born Manikarnika Tambe; 19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858), [ 1][ 2] was the Maharani consort of the princely state of Jhansi in the Maratha Empire from 1843 to 1853 by marriage to Maharaja Gangadhar Rao Newalkar. She was one of the leading figures in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, who ...
1988 Padma Vibhushan. Spouse. Vikas Narayan Singh. Signature. Literature portal. Mahadevi Verma (26 March 1906 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi -language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars [ a] of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. [ 1]
Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her fame in Kerala primarily stems from her short stories and autobiography, My Story, whereas her body of work in ...
Sahir was born on 8 March 1921, in a red sandstone haveli in Karimpura, Ludhiana, Punjab, British India, into a Punjabi Muslim Gujjar family. [8] This is the reason why he added the suffix Ludhianvi after his name. His mother, Sardar Begum, left her husband thus forfeiting any claim to financial assets from the marriage.
3 April 1966 – 2 April 1972. Constituency. Nominated. Signature. Harivansh Rai Bachchan ( né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan.
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. (Nominated) In office. 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1964. Maithili Sharan Gupt[ 1] (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964 [ 2]) was one of the most important modern Hindi poets. [ 3] He is considered one among the pioneers of Khari Boli (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect, [ 2] at a time when most ...
Night of the Scorpion; Latter Day Psalms. Notable awards. Sahitya Akademi Award (1983) Padma Shri (1988) Nissim Ezekiel (16 December 1924 – 9 January 2004) [ 1] was an Indian poet, actor, playwright, editor, and art critic. [ 2] He was a foundational figure [ 3] in postcolonial India's literary history, specifically for Indian poetry in English.
Kalidasa. Kālidāsa ( Sanskrit: कालिदास, "Servant of Kali "; 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India 's greatest poet and playwright. [ 1][ 2] His plays and poetry are primarily based on Hindu Puranas and philosophy.