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Question

Who out of the following was given the award of "Rashtra Kavi" due to his influencing contribution to the Independence movement of India through his literary works?

  1. Maithili Sharan Gupta
  2. Jai Shankar Prasad
  3. Sumitra Nandan Pant
  4. Ram Dhari Singh

Answer:

Option A: Maithili Sharan Gupta

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Maithili Sharan Gupta ”.

Maithili Sharan Gupta was honored with the title of "Rashtra Kavi" (National Poet) due to his significant contributions to the Indian Independence movement through his patriotic literary works.

For his book Bharat-Bharati (1912), widely quoted during India's freedom struggle, he was given the title of Rashtra Kavi by Mahatma Gandhi.