Harivanshrai 'Bachchan'
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| Born | Harivansh Rai Srivastava 27 November 1907 Allahabad, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 18 January 2003 (aged 95) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Pen name | Bachchan |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Language | Awadhi dialect, Hindi |
| Nationality | Indian |
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British (b. 1907-1948) Indian (1948-d. 2003) |
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Allahabad University Cambridge University |
| Notable awards | Padma Bhushan in 1976 |
| Spouse | Shyama Bachchan (1926–d. 1936; her death) Teji Bachchan (1941–d. 2003; his death) |
| Children | 2 (Amitabh Bachchan and Ajitabh Bachchan) |
| Relatives | See Bachchan family |
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Harivansh Rai Srivastava (27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003), better known his pen name Bachchan, was a noted Indian poet of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature. Born in a Hindu Awadhi Indian Srivastava Kayastha family, in Allahabad in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, in British India, he was also a famous poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala (मधुशाला). He is also the husband of social activist, Teji Bachchan, and father of the noted Hindi film actor, Amitabh Bachchan and grand father of Abhishek Bachchan. In 1986, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan for his immense contribution to Hindi literature.
He was the eldest son of Pratap Narayan Shrivastav and Saraswati Devi. His ancestral village was Babupatti in the Raniganj tehsil, in the Pratapgarh district, in the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, in British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India). He was called bachchan (meaning Kid) at home. He received his formal schooling in a municipal school and followed the family tradition of attending Kayastha Paathshaalas (कायस्थ पाठशाला) to learn Urdu as the first step to a career in law. He later studied at the Allahabad University and Banaras Hindu University. In this period, he came under the influence of the independence movement, then under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
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