Binda mahadevi verma biography

Indian writer and poet (1907-1987)

Mahadevi Verma (26 March 1906 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature.

She is considered one of the four major pillars^[a] of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. She has also been addressed as the modern Meera.^[2] Poet Nirala had once called her "Saraswati in the vast temple of Hindi Literature".^[b] Verma witnessed India before and after its independence.

Binda mahadevi verma biography

She was one of those poets who worked for the wider society of India.^[3] Her poetry, along with her work towards social upliftment and women's welfare, were depicted in her writings. These works, especially her anthology Deepshikha,^[4] greatly influenced both readers and critics.^[5]

She developed a soft vocabulary in the Hindi poetry of Khadi Boli, which before her was considered possible only in Braj Bhasha.

She was wel