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- He is known as the father of modern Hindi Literature as
well as Hindi theatre.
- He is considered one of the greatest Hindi writers of
modern India.
- A recognised poet, he was also a trend setter in Hindi
prose-writing.
- He was an an author of several dramas, life sketches and
travel accounts; he also used new media like reports,
publications, letters to the editor, translations and
literary works to shape public opinion.
- Writing under the pen name "Rasa", he represented the
agonies of the people, country's poverty, dependency,
inhuman exploitation, the unrest of the middle class and the
urge for the progress of the country.
- He was also an influential Hindu "traditionalist", using
Vaishnava devotionalism to define a coherent Hindu religion.
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