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Mahadevi Varma
Mahadevi Varma (26 March 1907 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, and short-story writer. She is regarded[by whom?] as one of the four major pillars of the Chhayavaad movement in Hindi literature.
Between 1930 and 1988, Varma published eight collections of poetry along with several works of prose, including essays and speeches. Her writings reflect experiences from both pre- and post-Partition India , as well as her involvement in social reform, particularly in support of the women's liberation movement.
Literary critics have referred to her as the "modern Meera." The poet Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' described her as "Sarasvati in the vast temple of Hindi literature."
Varma developed a softer poetic diction in Khari Boli Hindi, which had previously been associated mainly with Braj Bhasha. She was also trained in music, and her compositions are noted for their expressive language and stylistic refinement.
She is considered[by whom?] one of the most influential female writers of the twentieth century. Her birth centenary was celebrated in 2007, and in 2018, Google honoured her with a Google Doodle.
Mahadevi Varma was born on 26 March 1907, in a Hindu Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha family from Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Govind Prasad Varma, was a college professor in Bhagalpur. Her mother, Hem Rani Devi, was a vegetarian and a religious woman with a keen interest in music. Varma's mother spent hours reciting the Ramayana, Gita, and Vinay Patrika. Her father was a scholar, music lover, atheist, and hunting enthusiast. Poets Suryakant Tripathi, and Sumitranandan Pant were close friends of Mahadevi Varma. It is said that Varma tied a rakhi to Tripathi for 40 years.
Varma was originally admitted to a convent school, but upon her insistence and objection, she was admitted to Crosthwaite Girls' College in Prayagraj (then Allahabad). According to Varma, she learned the strength of unity while staying in the hostel at Crosthwaite, where students of different religions lived together. At first, she started to write poems discreetly. However, it was her roommate and senior, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (known in the school for writing poems), who discovered her hidden stash of poems.
While others used to play outside, me and Subhadra used to sit on a tree and let our creative thoughts flow together... She used to write in Khariboli, and soon I also started to write in Khariboli... this way, we used to write one or two poems a day...
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Mahadevi Varma
Mahadevi Varma (26 March 1907 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, and short-story writer. She is regarded[by whom?] as one of the four major pillars of the Chhayavaad movement in Hindi literature.
Between 1930 and 1988, Varma published eight collections of poetry along with several works of prose, including essays and speeches. Her writings reflect experiences from both pre- and post-Partition India , as well as her involvement in social reform, particularly in support of the women's liberation movement.
Literary critics have referred to her as the "modern Meera." The poet Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' described her as "Sarasvati in the vast temple of Hindi literature."
Varma developed a softer poetic diction in Khari Boli Hindi, which had previously been associated mainly with Braj Bhasha. She was also trained in music, and her compositions are noted for their expressive language and stylistic refinement.
She is considered[by whom?] one of the most influential female writers of the twentieth century. Her birth centenary was celebrated in 2007, and in 2018, Google honoured her with a Google Doodle.
Mahadevi Varma was born on 26 March 1907, in a Hindu Chitraguptavanshi Kayastha family from Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh. Her father, Govind Prasad Varma, was a college professor in Bhagalpur. Her mother, Hem Rani Devi, was a vegetarian and a religious woman with a keen interest in music. Varma's mother spent hours reciting the Ramayana, Gita, and Vinay Patrika. Her father was a scholar, music lover, atheist, and hunting enthusiast. Poets Suryakant Tripathi, and Sumitranandan Pant were close friends of Mahadevi Varma. It is said that Varma tied a rakhi to Tripathi for 40 years.
Varma was originally admitted to a convent school, but upon her insistence and objection, she was admitted to Crosthwaite Girls' College in Prayagraj (then Allahabad). According to Varma, she learned the strength of unity while staying in the hostel at Crosthwaite, where students of different religions lived together. At first, she started to write poems discreetly. However, it was her roommate and senior, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (known in the school for writing poems), who discovered her hidden stash of poems.
While others used to play outside, me and Subhadra used to sit on a tree and let our creative thoughts flow together... She used to write in Khariboli, and soon I also started to write in Khariboli... this way, we used to write one or two poems a day...