In Five Points: Who Was Maithili Sharan Gupt?

Maithili Sharan Gupt entered the world of Hindi literature by writing poems in various magazines and his work includes Saket and Rang mein Bhang.

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NEW DELHI: India is celebrating the birth anniversary of one of the most important modern Hindi poets Maithili Sharan Gupt. The Padma Bhushan recipient is considered one among the pioneers of Khari Boli (plain dialect) poetry and wrote in Khari Boli dialect. Many politicians remembered him on his birth anniversary including Mamata Banerjee, INC, Yogi Adityanath and Piyush Goyal.

Tribute to Hindi poet Maithili Sharan Gupt on his birth anniversary

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) August 3, 2018

We remember Maithili Sharan Gupt, on his birth anniversary today. His works were widely quoted during India's freedom struggle, and he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi by Mahatma Gandhi. pic.twitter.com/zONg7L3EFP

— Congress (@INCIndia) August 3, 2018

भारत के प्रसिद्ध और आधुनिक हिंदी कवियों में से एक, राष्ट्रकवि मैथिलीशरण गुप्त जी की जयंती पर उन्हें शत् शत् नमन। pic.twitter.com/Xa99SS9iD2

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) August 3, 2018

Who Was Maithili Sharan Gupt?

1. Maithili Sharan Gupt was born in Chirgaon, Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh in the Kankane clan of the Gahoi community.
2. He was born on 3 August 1886 to Seth Ramcharan Gupta and Kashibai.
3. He took an active part in the freedom struggle where he used to propagate the nationalist ideals through his works.
4. Maithili Sharan Gupt’s nationalist poems were theme songs for freedom fighters.
5. It is said that he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi by Mahatma Gandhi.