Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi महावीर प्रसाद द्विवेदी
Born	1864 Daulatapur Village, Raebareli District, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Died	1938 (aged-73/74) badi kalmaer
Occupation	Writer, Litterateur, Translator
Nationality	Indian
Period	Dwivedi Yug (1893-1918)
Subjects	hindi
Notable work(s)	mahila mod
Spouse(s)	kamla bai

Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi (Hindi: महावीर प्रसाद द्विवेदी) (1864, Daulatpur – 1938) was a noted Indian Hindi writer. 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 (1893–1918) after him, which was preceded by the Bharatendu Yug (1868–1893), followed by the Chhayavad Yug (1918–1937) and the Contemporary Period (1937–present).^[1]

Early life

He was born in Daulatapur village in present-day Raebareli District of Uttar Pradesh. His father Ramsahay Dwivedi was in British Indian Army.

Career

During his Indian Railways service in Jhansi in the 1880s, Dwivedi earned wide fame as a writer and litterateur. He published his translations and the critical works including Sahitya Sandarbh and Vichar Vimarsh.

In 1903, Dwivedi joined the Hindi monthly, Saraswati and was able to edit the journal with a knowledge of both classical and contemporary literature gained from his writing experiences. During his tenure as the editor (1903–20), Saraswati became most popular Hindi magazine.

He was considered as the mentor of Maithili Sharan Gupt, another noted Hindi poet and writer. He was a Kanyakubja Brahmin.

Works

• Kavyamanjusha
• Kavitakalap (1909)
• Suman
• Meri Jivan Yatra
• Sahitya Sandarbh

References

1. ^ Hindi Language iloveindia.com, Retrieved 2011-07-02.

External links

• Brief profile at indiavisitinformation.com, Retrieved 2011-07-02.

Persondata
Name	Dwivedi, Mahavir Prasad
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1864
Place of birth	Daulatapur Village, Raebareli District, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Date of death	1938
Place of death	badi kalmaer