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'''Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi''' (15 May 1864 – 21 December 1938) was an [[India]]n [[Hindi]] writer and editor. ''Adhunikkaal'', or the Modern period of the [[Hindi literature]], is divided into four phases, and he represents the second phase, known as the ''Dwivedi Yug'' (1893–1918) after him, which was preceded by the ''[[Bharatendu Harishchandra|Bharatendu]] Yug'' (1868–1893), followed by the ''[[Chhayavad]] Yug'' (1918–1937) and the Contemporary Period (1937–present).<ref>[http://languages.iloveindia.com/hindi.html Hindi Language] ''iloveindia.com'', Retrieved 2 July 2011.</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
He was born in [[Kanyakubja Brahmin]] family on 5 May 1864 in Daulatpur village, now in [[Raebareli District]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father Ram Sahay Dwivedi was a soldier in [[East India Company]]'s army, later worked in [[Bombay]] as temple priest for the leaders of the [[Vallabha sampradaya]].<ref name=ODNB>{{Cite ODNB|last=Mody|first=Sujata S|id=97284|title=Dwivedi, Mahavir Prasad}}</ref><br />
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Dwivedi received his early education in [[Sanskrit]] at his home, and in [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] at the Daulatpur village school. At the age of thirteen, he was sent to the district school in Raibareli, where he studied English and [[Persian language|Persian]] for one year, and then attended schools in Purva, Fatehpur, and Unao for four years.<ref name=ODNB/><br />
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==Career==<br />
During his [[Indian Railways]] service in [[Jhansi]] in the 1880s, Dwivedi earned wide fame as a writer and litterateur. He published his translations and the critical works including'' Sahitya Sandarbh'' and '' Vichar Vimarsh''.<br />
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In 1903, Dwivedi joined the Hindi monthly, ''[[Saraswati (magazine)|Saraswati]]'' and was able to edit the journal with a knowledge of both classical and contemporary literature gained from his writing experiences. During his tenure as the editor (1903–20), ''Saraswati'' became most popular Hindi magazine.<br />
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He was considered as the mentor of [[Maithili Sharan Gupt]], another noted Hindi poet and writer.<br />
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==Works==<br />
* ''Kavya manjusha''<br />
* ''Kavitakalap''<br />
* ''Sugandh''<br />
* ''Mere Jeevan ki Yatra''<br />
* ''Sahitya Sandarbh''<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Internet Archive author|sname=Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi}}<br />
* {{Gbooks-author|Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi}}<br />
* [http://www.indiavisitinformation.com/india-tour/india-transportation/railway/famous-railway-men.shtml Brief profile] at ''indiavisitinformation.com'', Retrieved 2011-07-02.<br />
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