Shyamla Kant Verma
Born : July 9, 1930, in Kabirchaura, Varanasi. He held administrative positions in the Education Department. Engaged in literary creation since 1948. Works: 'Kabhi Na Chhodiye Kashi' (novel); 'Meghadoot: Translation in verse', 'Sagar-Manthan', 'My Poem, My Songs', 'I Wish!' (poem); 'Modern Review', 'Literature and Theory', 'Poet Review', 'Writer Review', 'New Rasa-Alankar-Pingal', 'Feminine Beauty in the Poetry of the Ritikal' (review); 'New Essay Collection', 'Struggle', 'Moments of Creation', 'Practical Hindi Grammar' (essay); 'Idiom and Proverb Dictionary', 'Illustrated Hindi Children's Dictionary', 'Some Proverbs of Ghagh and Bhaddari' (edited). 'Aati-Pati', 'Elephant-Gorda-Palki', 'Akkad-Bakkad', 'Sing songs: play the drum', 'Kutti from the moon', 'Colourful birds have come', (children's poems); 'Krantiveer Subhash' (character poetry); 'Stories on proverbs', 'Golden axe', 'Story and story', 'Whose feet do not crack blisters', 'Betal's ring' (story); 'One-act play-saptak', 'On the altar of freedom' (one-act play); 'Humare Alok Stambh' (biography) along with many plays, neo-literate literature and biographies were written. Honors: Award of Hindi Samiti, Uttar Pradesh; 'Bal Sahitya Bharti Samman' of Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan