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{{infobox writer
|name = Dhirendra Verma
|birth_date ={{birth date|1897|5|17|df=y}}
|birth_place =[[Bareilly]], Uttar Pradesh
|occupation =poet, writer
|death_date= {{Death date and age|1973|4|23|1897|5|17|df=y}}
}}
'''Dhirendra Verma''' (17 May 1897 – 23 April 1973) was a prominent [[India]]n [[poet]] and [[writer]]. He used to write in [[Hindi]] and [[Brij Bhasha]].<ref name=a>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120124030521/http://hindibhawan.org/HKG38.htm डॉ. धीरेंद्र वर्मा] (Dr. Dhirendra Verma)</ref> Verma holds the same prominence for introducing scientific methods to research in Hindi language and literature as does [[Ramchandra Shukla]].<ref>http://www.hindibhawan.com/linkpages_hindibhawan/gaurav/links_HKG/HKG37.htm</ref> On the basis of his research in [[Languages of India|Indian languages]], he published the first scientific history of Indian languages in 1933.<ref>[[:hi:धीरेन्द्र वर्मा]]</ref> He wrote his Doctoral Dissertation on [[Brij Bhasha]] in French which was later translated into Hindi.

== Life ==
Verma was born on 17 May 1897 in Bhui colony of [[Bareilly]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India. His father, Khanchand, was a [[Jamindar]] by birth and occupation. Khanchand had deep interest in [[Indian culture]] and was influenced by the ideals of [[Arya Samaj]]. Verma was significantly influenced by his father and the ideals of Arya Samaj in his formative years.

Verma died on 23 April 1973.

== Education ==
Verma was admitted to [[Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System|D.A.V.]] College, [[Dehradun]] in 1908. However, he soon returned to his father and took admission in Queen's College, [[Lucknow]]. He passed the "School Leaving Certificate Examination" with first division with special honours in Hindi. Subsequently, he went to Myor Central College, [[Allahabad]] where he received his M.A. in Sanskrit (1921) from. Later, he was awarded [[D. Litt]] from [[Paris University]].

== Teacher and researcher ==
Verma was appointed as the first lecturer of Hindi language at [[Allahabad University]] in 1924. Subsequently, he was promoted as a Professor and then Head of Department of Hindi department at Allahabad University, which he headed for several years. Later on, he served as the [[Vice Chancellor]] of [[Sagar University]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]].

It was his stint as a teacher and researcher that brought a lot of fame for Verma. He is recognized as the pioneer in introducing scientific methods to research in Hindi language and literature.

Verma is known to have mentored many prominent writers, among them [[Dharamvir Bharati]],<ref>[http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-heroes/dharamvir-bharati.html Dharamvir Bharati]</ref> who edited the very popular Hindi magazine ''[[Dharmyug]]''.

== Works ==
Verma wrote many books, some of which are considered to be classics. Along with [[Rahul Sankrityayan]], Dhirendra Verma represented the spatial and temporal dimensions of [[Akshayat]].

Considered to be an institution in himself on [[Hindi literature]],<ref name=a/> Verma has written many books. Notable among them in [[Hindi]] are ''Hindi-Rashtra ya Suba Hindustan'' (1930)<ref>[https://archive.org/details/hindirashtrayasu005061mbp Hindi-Rashtra ya Suba Hindustan (1930),Author: Sriyute Dhirendra Verma Publisher: Lidar Prese Prayag]</ref> ''Hindi Bhasha ka Itihasa'' ( History of [[Hindi language]] ) (1933).<ref name=d>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti), Volume 2 By Amaresh Datta|pages=1474|isbn=9788126011940|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&q=%22Dhirendra+Verma%22&pg=PA1474|last1=Datta|first1=Amaresh|year=1988}}</ref> Notable books written by Verma in [[Brij Bhasha]] are ''Brij Chhap''- Grammar of [[Brij Bhasha]], ''Ashtchhap'',<ref>[http://www.ignca.nic.in/coilnet/brij406.htm हिंदी के माननीय विद्वान डा. धीरेंद्र वर्मा ने सं. १९६० में डाकोर से प्रकाशित "चौरासी' एवं "दो सौ बावन' वार्ताओं के संस्करणों के आधार पर सन १९२९ में "अष्टछाप' नामक एक छोटी- सी पुस्तक का संकलन किया था। इस पुस्तक में अष्टछाप की वार्ताएँ मूल रुप में संकलित की गई हैं।]</ref> ''Sursagar Saar'', etc. Also he wrote books on rural Hindi.

Verma was the principal editor of the first 'हिन्दी विश्वकोश' ([[Hindi]] [[Encyclopedia]]).

Verma maintained a diary during his student years in 1917–23 about the political events taking place in [[India]] then. The diary entries were published in four parts called ''Meri kalej dayari'' (My College Diary).<ref name=d/>

[[Father Kamil Bulke]], the [[Belgians|Belgian]] [[Jesuit]], who later became famous as ''[[India]]'s most famous Christian [[Hindi]] scholar'', wrote that it was on the inspiration of Verma that he went to [[Allahbad]] in 1945 and did research in Hindi for four years.<ref>[http://www.sahityakunj.net/Sankalan/MahadeviVerma/Mahadevi_KamilBulke.htm मैं अविलम्ब बालकों की भाँति नागरी लिपि का अक्षर-ज्ञान प्राप्त करने लगा; और दस वर्ष तक हिन्दी, संस्कृत तथा भारतीय संस्कृति का अध्ययन करने के बाद मैं सन्‍ १९४५ई. में हिन्दी में एम.ए. करने के लिए इलाहाबाद गया। डॉ. धीरेंद्र वर्मा की प्रेरणा से मैंने एम.ए. के बाद वहाँ शोध-कार्य भी किया और इस प्रकार मैं चार वर्ष तक इलाहाबाद में रहा। यदि मैं अपने इस प्रयाग-वास को अपने जीवन का ’द्वितीय वसन्त’ कहूँ, तो अतिशयोक्ति न होगी।]</ref>

=== Partial bibliography ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Book !! Brief summary
|-
| 'ब्रजभाषा व्याकरण' (Brijbhadha Vyakaran) || Published by Ramnarayan Lal, [[Allahabad]], 1937
|-
| 'अष्टछाप' (Ashtachhap) || Published by Ramnarayan Lal, Allahabad, 1938
|-
| 'सूरसागर-सार' (Sursagar Saar) || Selection and editing of 817 couplets of [[Surdas]]. Published by Sahitya Bhavan Limited, Allahabad, 1954
|-
| 'मेरी कालिज डायरी' (My College Diary) || Book form of diary kept in student life between 1917 and 1923., Published by Sahitya Bhavan Limited, Allahabad, 1954
|-
| 'ब्रजभाषा' ([[Brij Bhasha]]) || Book from the thesis, originally written and published in French. Published by Hindustani Academy, 1957
|-
| 'हिन्दी साहित्य कोश' (Hindi Sahitya Kosh) || Editor. Published by Jnanamandal Limited, [[Varanasi]], 1958
|-
| 'हिन्दी साहित्य' (Hindi Sahitya) || Editor. Published by Bhartiya Hindi Parishad, 1959
|-
| 'कम्पनी के पत्र' (Company Ke Patra) || Editor. Published by Allahabad University, 1959
|-
| 'मध्यदेश' (Madhyadesh) || Book on Indian culture. Edited form of lectures delivered under the aegis of Bihar Rashtrabhasha Parishad. Published by Bihar Rashtrabhasha Parishad, Patna, 1955
|-
| 'हिन्दी राष्ट्र' (Hindi Rashtra)|| Published by Bharti Bhandar, Leader Press, Allahabad
|-
| 'विचार धारा' (Vichar Dhara)|| Collection of [[essay]]s. Published by Sahitya Bhavan Limited, Allahabad
|-
| 'ग्रामीण हिन्दी' (Grameen Hindi) || Published by Sahitya Bhavan Limited, Allahabad
|-
| 'यूरोप के पत्र' ([[Europe]] Ke Patra) || Letters written during Verma's stay in Europe. Published by Sahitya Bhavan Limited, Allahabad
|}

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