I am a cloud filled with the water of sorrow.Mahadevi Varma
“Burn on, sweetly, sweetly, O my little lamp.”
“Burn on, sweetly, sweetly, O my little lamp.”
— MAHADEVI VARMA
Hindi poet · 1907 – 1987
Mahadevi Varma was a leading poet of the Chhayavaad movement in Hindi literature and a pioneer of women's education in India. Her collections, including Rashmi and Neerja, weave mysticism, longing and compassion. She received the Jnanpith Award and the Padma Vibhushan.
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