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'''Krishna Kumar Sharma''' "Betaab" (1921 [[Muzaffarnagar]] – 2001 [[New Delhi]]) was a prominent [[activist]] in the [[Indian Independence Movement]].<br />
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He was the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Allahabad University]] Student Association in 1942 when [[Mahatma Gandhi]] called for the [[Quit India Movement]]. He led the movement at [[Allahabad University]] and at [[Allahabad]]. He received injuries to his right eye during a scuffle with the [[United Kingdom|British]] police and had permanent loss of vision.<br />
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He eventually graduated with a Masters in Law from [[Allahabad University]], receiving a gold medal for academic excellence, and became a prominent poet and literary figure under the [[nom de plume]] "Betaab".<br />
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He had command over [[Persian language|Persian]], [[Urdu]], [[English language|English]], [[Arabic]], [[Hindi]] and [[Sanskrit]]; most of his literary work was in the form of [[Urdu]] [[Sher (poem)|Sher]]s. He is widely renowned for his translation of the [[Hindu]] holy scripture, [[Bhagvad Geeta]], from [[Sanskrit]] to [[Arabic]], [[English language|English]] and [[Persian language|Persian]]. He wrote the lyrics for a few [[Bollywood]] movie songs in the 1950s. He was a close friend of [[Harivanshrai Bachchan]], [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]] and [[Feroze Gandhi]].<br />
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He was Honored as "Proud Past Alumni" in the list of 42 members, from "Allahabad University Alumni Association", [[Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh|Ghaziabad]],<ref>{{citation |url=https://allduniv.academia.edu/DrVivekKumarPandey/Books/520689/Allahabad_University_Alumni_Association_NCR_Ghaziabad-Noida_Chapter_Proud_Past_Alumni_Almamator_List |title=Allahabad University Alumni Association (NCR Ghaziabad-Noida Chapter): "Proud Past Alumni (Almamator)" List |work=Allahabad University Alumni Association |accessdate=15 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330150855/http://allduniv.academia.edu/DrVivekKumarPandey/Books/520689/Allahabad_University_Alumni_Association_NCR_Ghaziabad-Noida_Chapter_Proud_Past_Alumni_Almamator_List |archive-date=30 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 "AUAA Proud Past List"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 |date= 7 July 2012 }}. Sharma in list of the Alumni Association as web page say</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20080115090226/http://www.auaa.in/proudpast.html " Internet Archive of Proud Past Alumni"]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20120707073335/http://auaa.in/?page_id=31 "Internet Archive of Proud Past Alumni"]</ref> along with the likes of Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shri Harivansh Rai Bachchan and Acharya Narendra Dev.<br />
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