Maithili Sharan Gupt

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Maithili Sharan Gupt


Born
in Chirgaon, Jhansi, India
August 03, 1886

Died
December 12, 1964


Maithilisharan Gupt [मैथिलीशरण गुप्त] 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, at a time when most Hindi poets favoured the use of Braj Bhasha dialect. He was a recipient of the third highest (then second highest) Indian civilian honour of Padma Bhushan.
For his book Bharat-Bharati (1912), widely quoted during India's freedom struggle, he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi by Mahatma Gandhi. Gupt entered the world of Hindi literature by writing poems in various magazines, including Saraswati. In 1910, his first major work, Rang mein Bhang was published by Indian Press. With Bharat Bharati, his nationalist poems became popu
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भारत-भारती

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पंचवटी [Panchvati]

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नहुष [Nahush]

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जयद्रथ वध

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प्रदक्षिणा [Pradakshina]

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“अधिकार खो कर बैठ रहना, यह महा दुष्कर्म है;
न्यायार्थ अपने बन्धु को भी दण्ड देना धर्म है।”
Maithili Sharan Gupt, जयद्रथ वध

“जिस पर हृदय का प्रेम होता सत्य और समग्र है,
उसके लिए चिन्तित तथा रहता सदा वह व्यग्र है।”
Maithili Sharan Gupt, जयद्रथ वध

“हे सारथे ! हैं द्रोण क्या, देवेन्द्र भी आकर अड़े,
है खेल क्षत्रिय बालकों का व्यूह-भेदन कर लड़े।
श्रीराम के हयमेध से अपमान अपना मान के,
मख अश्व जब लव और कुश ने जय किया रण ठान के।।”
Maithili Sharan Gupt, जयद्रथ वध

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