An outstanding Hindi poet, was a freedom fighter, woman's activist, modern Meera and educationist from India, Mahadevi Verma born on 26 March 1907 n Farrukhabad, United Provinces in a family of lawyers.Mahadevi Varma was also a fervent woman activist, but not 'antagonistically feminist'. In fact, her writings and essays mark the beginning of "feminist" writing in Hindi. Her classic work Srinkhalaa kee kadiyaan is still rated as one of the best collections of concise and pointed thoughts about the condition of Indian women, the cause of their pathetic condition and the possible "Indian" solution to this problem, not a forced or copied solution.

She was the Principal, and then the Vice Chancellor of Prayag Mahila Vidyapeeth, a woman's residential college in Allahabad. She was awarded India's highest literary award, for lifetime achievement, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1979, followed by the Jnanpith Award in 1982. She was the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 1988.She was a major poet of the Chhayavaad generation, a period of romanticism in Modern Hindi poetry ranging from 1914-1938. With passage of time, her limited but outstanding prose has been recognised as unique in Hindi Literature. She was a prominent poet in Hindi Kavi sammelans. Mahadevi was appointed as the first headmistress of Allahabad Mahila Vidyapeeth, which was started with a view to imparting cultural and literary education to girls through Hindi medium. Later, she became the chancellor of the institute.Mahadevi Varma's creative talents and sharp intellect soon earned her a prominent place in the Hindi Literary world. She is considered among the four pillars of the Chaayavad movement. In 1934, she received Sekseriya Puraskar from the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan for her work, Niraja. Her poetry collection received the Jnanpith Award, one of the highest Indian literary awards.
In 1956, the Government of India bestowed her with Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award. She was the first woman to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, in 1979. In 1988, Indian Government bestowed her with Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award.
Her famous articles are :
Neehar
Agnirekha
Smarika
Smritichitra
Mahadevi sahitya
Meri Priya Kavitaayen
Deepgeet
Aatmika
Smriti Ki Rekhayen
Path ke Saathi
Kshanda
Sahityakaar ki Asatha
Sankalpita
pagal hai kya?
Sandhya Geet
Dipshikha
Atit Ke Chalchitra
She died on September 11, 1987 at 9:27 pm. Her bunglow still stands at Ashok Nagar colony in Allahabad. It is under possession of descendants of her deceased secretary, Pt. Ganga Prasad Pandey. Her reflections on art and literature included in Sahityakaar ki Astha, evince a highly cultivated aesthetic sensibility, firmly rooted in the permanent values of life.