Gajanan Madhav Muktibodh, the main pillar of Progressivism, was born on 13 November 1917 in Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. He died on 11 September 1964 in Habibganj.
Gajanan Madhav ‘Muktibodh’ was born in Sheopur (Shivpuri) District Morena, Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh). His father’s name was Madhavrao and mother’s name was Parvati Bai. His father retired from the post of Inspector in Ujjain after being a Thanedar. The believer’s thoughts towards worship, being fearless, just and vehemently anti-bribery, were empty handed when he retired. Muktibodh’s early education took place in Ujjain. After passing B.A in 1938, he became a teacher in the Modern School of Ujjain. He did teaching work at many places and also faced a financial crisis. After doing MA in 1954, he was appointed as a professor in Digvijay College of Rajnand village.
Muktibodh was married against the wishes of the parents, but his ideological compatibility with his wife could not happen. The wife was more interested in the rich and comfortable life than the poet personality of Muktibodh. The rest of the life of Muktibodh, who grew up lovingly, was spent in deprivation, struggle and misery.
Muktibodh was very studious Economic crisis never murdered his studies. Rajnand village was not only his teaching area but also his study area. While here, he studied English, French and Russian novels as well as detective novels, scientific novels, history of different countries and scientific literature. As a result of this study, his last work. India History and Culture was published in 1962. As soon as it was published, the then Madhya Pradesh government became alert to him and Mukribodh hurt him from within and it caused such a deep hutt on his heart that suddenly on 17th February 1964 paralysis caught him. He was treated at Bhopal’s Hamidia Hospital, but when the condition worsened further, Muktibodh was admitted to the All India Medical Institute Delhi September 11, after battling death for almost eight months, In 1964, he died in a faint at night.
Writing: He created literature in the genres of story, poetry essay, criticism, history
Poems Collection: The face of the moon is crooked, brownish brown dust and compositions published in Tarsaptak
Story collection: Dream of wood, Vipatra, a man rising from the surface.
Fiction: Vipatr
Criticism: Kamayani aesthetics of a rethink, new poetry Atms English, new literature, review issues
Atmagyan: A literary diary
History: India history and culture
Rachanabali: Muktibodh Rachanabali (seven segment)
