Maithili Sharan Gupt, who
passed away on 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.
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