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'Mukul', a famous collection of Hindi poems, was written by:
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Answer: Option B — Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
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"Mukul" (1930) is a collection of Hindi poems by Subhadra Kumari Chauhan.
About "Mukul":
- It was her first major collection of poems.
- It includes patriotic poems written during the freedom movement, as well as poems on family life, childhood and love.
- It won the "Seksaria Award", a literary prize for women writers.
About Subhadra Kumari Chauhan:
- She was born on 16 August 1904 in Nihalpur village, near Allahabad (Prayagraj), Uttar Pradesh, and died on 15 February 1948 in a road accident.
- She began writing poetry at an early age.
- She was a close friend of the poet Mahadevi Verma, whom she met as a schoolgirl at Crosthwaite Girls' School in Allahabad.
- She married Lakshman Singh Chauhan and moved to Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh).
- She was an active participant in the freedom movement; she joined the Non-Cooperation Movement and is said to have been the first woman satyagrahi to court arrest in Nagpur (1923).
- She was jailed several times for her role in the movement.
- She was a member of the Central Provinces Legislative Assembly.
Her writings:
- Her poems are known for their simple language and strong patriotic feeling.
- Her other collection of poems is "Tridhara".
- She also wrote short stories, collected in "Bikhre Moti", "Unmadini" and "Seedhe Saade Chitra".
Honours:
- In 1976, India Post issued a stamp in her honour.
- An Indian Coast Guard ship was named after her.
- Google honoured her with a "Doodle" on her birth anniversary in 2021.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Mahadevi Verma wrote "Yama" and "Nihar".
- ✗Sumitranandan Pant wrote "Pallav" and "Chidambara".
- ✗Maithili Sharan Gupt wrote "Bharat-Bharati" and "Saket".
Quick tip
Remember: "Mukul" (1930) and "Tridhara" = Subhadra Kumari Chauhan (patriotic Hindi poet from Allahabad; first woman satyagrahi to court arrest in Nagpur); "Yama" = Mahadevi Verma.
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