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- Post independence, Harivansh Rai gave up the surname Shrivastav to protest against the caste system in India - especially in Uttar Pradesh (Surnames such as Shrivastav tell you the caste of a person). Harivansh Rai went on to become a famous poet and writer and would use the name Bachchan as a pseudonym.
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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.
Jan 18, 2016 · After his first wife died in 1936, he married Teji Bachchan; He taught in the English Department at Allahabad University and did his thesis on WB Yeats; It was at Cambridge University when he started using Bachchan as his last name; Harivansh Rai Bachchan is the second Indian to get his doctorate degree in English literature from Cambridge
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Nov 8, 2022 · Updated on: 8 November 2022 12:27 pm. ‘KBC 14’. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan revealed that 'Bachchan' was originally his father and renowned poet Harivansh Rai's pen name. It eventually became...
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has shared anecdotes about his last name and said that "Bachchan" was his father and legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan's poetic nom de plume. The 76-year-old cine icon took to his blog and discuss about the caste system prevalent in ancient India.
Mar 15, 2023 · In 2003, when Harivansh Rai Bachchan had reached the age of 95, he took his last breath. He was experiencing severe respiratory difficulties. Harivansh Rai Bachchan was an influential figure in the world of Hindi literature and in the Indian cultural and intellectual history.
It was there that he used “Bachchan” for the first time as his last name in place of Srivastava. Harivansh Rai Bachchan is the 2nd Indian to get his Doctorate from Cambridge. He had also served at All India Radio (AIR) in Allahabad. In 1926, he married his first wife, Shyama, at the age of 19.
Nov 27, 2021 · It was during his days in Cambridge that Harivansh Rai Bachchan started writing poetry, and changed his surname from ‘Shruvastava’ to ‘Bachchan’. ‘Bachchan’ was the pen name that he would use for his poems, literally meaning a small boy.
