Ramkumar Verma
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Ramkumar Verma
|image=Ramkumar-verma.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1905|09|15}}
| birth_place = Sagar District, Central Provinces, British India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1990|10|15|1905|09|15}}
| language = Hindi
| nationality = Indian
| citizenship = Indian
| education = M.A in Hindi , Ph.D. from Nagpur University
| alma_mater = HBTU Kanpur,Allahabad University
| movement = Chhayavaad
| notableworks = 'Ekalavya', 'Reshmi Tai' , 'Prithwiraj ki Aankhe' , 'Jauhar' 'Sapta Kiran' , 'Kaumudi Mahotsav' and 'Deepdan'
| awards = {{awd|Padma Bhusan|1963|Literature & Education}}
}}
Ramkumar Verma (15 September 1905 – 15 October 1990){{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=Ramkumar Verma |url=http://data.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb131749866 |website=data.bnf.fr |publisher=Bibliothèque nationale de France |access-date=28 December 2022 |language=French |date=}} was a Hindi poet who published one act-plays and several anthologies of his work.
Life history
He was associated with the HBTU Kanpur. He hails from a Kurmi family. He was born in the Sagar district of Central Provinces, British India, on 15 September 1905. He was known for his "Chhayavaad" style of writing. He became noted for his one-act plays. In 1930 his first one-act play "Badalon Ki Mrityu" was written, but he diversified into essays, novel and poetry.{{cite book|last=George|first=K. M.|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose|year=1995|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=81-7201-783-9|pages=210–213|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA210}}
Thematically
His work is mostly historical. In his historical creations one can experience sacrifice, love, benevolence, forgiveness, service and humanity. His morals have been influenced by Mahatma Gandhi.
His experience in theatre proved beneficial, when various of his works were published, like 'Reshmi Tai', 'Prithwiraj ki Aankhe', 'Kaumudi Mahotsav' and 'Deepdan', and the best is "nomaan ki bulundiya".{{cite book|last=Chaturvedi|first=R.P|title=Great Personalities|publisher=nomaan husain|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EgEZRS4xer0C}} and
Awards
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1963 for his contributions in the category of "Literature and Education".{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2015 | access-date=21 July 2015}}
References
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Category:University of Allahabad alumni
Category:People from Sagar district
Category:20th-century Indian poets
Category:Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education