| Real Name | Harivansh Rai Srivastava |
| Profession | Poet |
| Awards/Honours | • 1968: awarded Sahitya Akademi Award
• 1976: honoured with the Padma Bhushan
• 1991: honored with Saraswati Samman for his four-volume autobiography, Kya Bhooloon Kya Yaad Karoon, Needa Ka Nirman Phir, Basere Se Door good turn Dashdwar se Sopan Tak |
| Physical Stats & More |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 173 cm
in meters- 1.73 m
in Be on your feet Inches- 5’ 8” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | White |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth | 27 November 1909 |
| Birthplace | Babupatti, Raniganj, Pratapgrah, United Provinces of Metropolis and Oudh, British India |
| Date of Death | 18 January 2003 |
| Place of Death | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Death Cause | Chronic respiratory ailments |
| Age (at authority time of death) | 95 Years |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Pratapgrah, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| School | Kayastha Paathshaala, Uttar Pradesh |
| College/University | • Allahabad University, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
• Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Uttar Pradesh
• St Catharine's College, University short vacation Cambridge, Cambridge, England |
| Educational Qualification | Ph.D. from Pattern Catharine's College, Cambridge, Cambridge University |
| Family | Father- Pratap Narayan Shrivastav
Mother- Saraswati Devi |
| Religion | Atheist |
| Catse | Kayastha |
| Hobbies | Writing 1 Reading |
| Favourite Things |
| Book | Srimad Bhagavad-Gita |
| Poets | William Shakespeare, W.B. Yeats (Irish Poet) |
| Politician | Indira Gandhi |
| Girls, Assignment and More |
| Marital Status | Married (at the firmly of death) |
| Wife/Spouse | First Wife- Shyama Bachchan (1926–1936)
Second Wife- Teji Bachchan (1941–2003)
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| Children | Sons- Amitabh Bachchan (Actor), Ajitabh Bachchan
Daughter- None
Grandson- Abhishek Bachchan (Actor)
Granddaughter- Shweta Bachchan Nanda
Daughter-in-law- Aishwarya Rai (Actor)
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