Maithili Sharan Gupt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maithili Sharan Gupt

Indian politician

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1886

Place of Birth: Chirgaon, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 12-Dec-1964

Profession: poet, politician, translator, linguist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Maithili Sharan Gupt (3 August 1886 – 12 December 1964) 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.