Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (15 May 1864 โ 21 December 1938) was an Indian Hindi writer and editor.
Adhunikkaal, or the Modern period of the Hindi literature, is divided into four phases, and he represents the second phase, known as the Dwivedi Yug (1893โ1918) after him, which was preceded by the Bharatendu Yug (1868โ1893), followed by the Chhayavad Yug (1918โ1937) and the Contemporary Period (1937โpresent).