Srikant Verma'Srikant Verma' was a novelist, short-story writer, journalist and literary critic, but he is best known as one of the most significant poets in modern Hindi poetry. His most famous poetic work is 'Magadh', for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Aard. Other works include the poetry collections 'Bhatka Megh', 'Maya Darpan' and 'Jalsaghar'; collections of short stories 'Jhadi' and 'Samvad'; a travelogue 'Apollo Ka Rath'; and a book of interviews, 'Beeswin Sadi Ke Andhere Mein'. A part of the Indian National Congress, he was also a Member of Parliament for almost a decade. Shrikant Verma died in 1986. Read More Read Less