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 Kaviby Mahatma Gandhi.
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