Indian Poet: Born and brought up in Farrukhabad, Agra, she was originally put in a Mahadevi Convent School, and later joined the Crosthwaite Girls College in Allahabad. Mahadevi initially wrote Varma her poems in secret but her inner talent was exposed by her roommate ✍ Chandra B Subhadra Kumari Chauhan. Both these young girls decided to write poetry together. They would often Mahadevi Varma was not only a Hindi submit their poems to weekly poet but also a freedom fighter and magazines where they got published. educationist from India. Once a They would also attend poetry secretive poet, now regarded as the seminars and meet eminent poets. modern Mirabai, she was a prominent Sometimes they also read out their leader. poetry to the audience. Mahadevi A TO Z INDIA ● JULY 2021 ● PAGE 17