Pen name Krant Name Krant L. Nationality Indian Role Poet | Subject Hindi literature Spouse Kiran Verma | |
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Born 20 December 1947
Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. India ( 1947-12-20 ) Occupation Former banker; free-lance writer Genre Poet, writer, critic, historian Alma mater Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, M. J. P. Rohilkhand University | ||
Notable awards Bhawani Prasad Mishra | ||
Krant M. L. Verma (born Madan Lal Verma, 1947) is an Indian poet, writer and verse translator, who writes in Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, and English under the pen name of Krant. Among his publications is Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna.
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He was awarded a senior fellowship for postdoctoral research in the field of Hindi literature by the government of India on the topic "Krantikari Hindi Sahitya Mein Rashtriya Chetna" in 2004.
Biography
Krant M. L. Verma was born to Ram Dulari and Ram Lal on 20 December 1947 in the village Tilokpur, Shahjahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. He obtained a BSc from Bareilly College of erstwhile Agra University, now known as Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra and an MA in Hindi literature from Rohilkhand University. He is married and has two children. He lives with his family in Greater Noida.
Career
When Verma applied to the Government of India for senior fellowship in order to research the writings of people who had been involved in the Indian independence movement, he was working in the Central Bank of India. His service conditions would have prevented him from being awarded the fellowship, so he resigned his job to complete his project.
Awards and honors
Verma has received several awards and honors at the local, state, and national levels.
Books
Verma's first epic poetry was published on the subject of Lal Bahadur Shastri, a former Prime Minister of India. Since that time the following books of Krant have been published: