Mahadevi Varma birth anniversary: Celebrating the author and advocate of women

Hindi-language poet and a novelist, Mahadevi Varma wrote extensively on women's experiences. Born on 26 March 1907, Varma continued focussing on various aspects of a woman's life. On her birth anniversary, here's revisiting her life and some of her works. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Varma was an evocative poet, essayist and advocate for women’s rights in India. (Source: Amazon.in)

She grew up near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and was inspired by her father to pursue education. (Source: Amazon.in)

Varma began writing poetry while pursuing a masters degree in Sanskit. (Source: Amazon.in)

Her early work was discovered by her roommate and friend Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. (Source: Amazon.in)

Later, both of them will become famous poets. (Source: Amazon.in)

She was one of those who spearheaded the Chhayavad movement in Hindi literature. (Source: Amazon.in)

The movement from unfolded from 1914-1938 captured a period of romanticism in Hindi poetry. She passed away in 1987. (Source: Amazon.in)