Biography on harivansh rai bachchan

Hindi poet, father of Amitabh Bachachan (1907–2003)

Harivansh Rai Bachchan (né Srivastava; 27 November 1907 – 18 January 2003) was an Indian poet and writer of the Nayi Kavita literary movement (romantic upsurge) of early 20th century Hindi literature.

He was also a poet of the Hindi Kavi Sammelan. He is best known for his early work Madhushala.^[3] He was the father of Amitabh Bachchan, and grandfather of Shweta Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan.

Amitabh bachchan father photo

His wife Teji Bachchan was a social activist. In 1976, he received the Padma Bhushan for his service to Hindi literature.^[4]

Early life

Bachchan was born in Babupatti, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in British India on 27 November 1907 into a HinduKayastha family.^[5][6] His family name was Srivastava.^[7] He began using the pen name "Bachchan" (meaning child) for his Hindi poetry.

From 1941 to 1957, he taught in the English Department at the All