Neelkanth story by mahadevi verma biography

As a middle school kid, we all loved how Mahadevi Verma painted a vivid picture in our heads with her storytelling in Neelkanth and Gillu. We remember her as a writer of prose and poetry but through her journey she proved that she was much more than these distinctions. 

Early Life

Mahadevi Verma was born in Faarukhabad on the 26^th of March, Her father was an English professor, who helped her understand western ideologies; on the other hand her mother was from Jabalpur who taught her Sanskrit and Hindi.

She left an imprint of recitations of religious compositions of bhakti saints on a young Mahadevi, one of them being of Meerabai.

Many years down the line, as destiny would have it, Verma won the recognition of a “modern Meera”.

An interesting parallel could be drawn between the two, as Meerabai and Mahadevi Verma were both women who renounced their spousal roles in pursuit of their own personal identity.

Many years down the line, as destiny would have it, Verma