Mahadevi Varma

Trivia

• Was honoured with the Padma Bhushan by the President of India.
• In 1935, She was appointed Honorary Editor of the famous Hindi monthly magazine Chand.
• Died on September 14, 1987 at 9:27 pm.
• Was appointed as the first headmistress of Allahabad (Prayag) Mahila Vidyapeeth, which was started with a view to imparting cultural and literary education to girls through Hindi medium
• After the death of her husband in 1966, she moved permanently to Allahabad and lived there until she died. Mahadevi Varma was deeply affected by Buddhism and also contributed to the Indian freedom movement.
• Later joined her husband in the princely state of Tamkoi around 1920 and later moved to Allahabad to pursue her interest in poetry with agreement from her husband, as she refused to accept her marriage with him in childhood.
• Stayed with her parents while her husband studied in Lucknow to complete his education, during which time, she received her higher education at the Allahabad University and passed her B.A. examination in 1929 and completed her M.A. in Sanskrit in 1933.
• Was married in 1914 with Dr Swarup Narain Varma in Indore at a tender age of 9.
• Was the eldest child of Govindprasad and Hemrani and had two brothers and a sister, Shyama.
• Was educated at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.