Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet and author (born 1907)

Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Hindi poet and writer (1907–2003)

Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement of early 20th century Hindi literature. He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala. He was the father of Amitabh Bachchan, and grandfather…