Mahadevi Varma, a Hindi poet, independence warrior, and educator from India, was born in 1907.
Mahadevi Varma was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch tale writer, and prominent figure of Hindi literature who lived from March 26, 1907 to September 11, 1987. She is regarded as one of the four key pillars of Hindi literature's Chhayawadi period. She has also been referred to as the Modern Meera. Poet Nirala reportedly referred to her as "Saraswati in the huge temple of Hindi Literature." Varma has seen India both before and after it gained freedom. She was one of the poets who worked for the betterment of India's society. Not only was her poetry vividly reflected in her writings, but so was her social upliftment activity and welfare development among women.
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