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{{short description|Indian poet}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Shrikant Verma
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1931|09|18}}
| birth_place = [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1986|05|25|1931|09|18}}
| death_place = New York, US
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = [[Poet]]<br>[[Politician]]
| children = [[Abhishek Verma (arms dealer)|Abhishek Verma]] (son)
| spouse = [[Veena Verma (politician)|Veena Verma]]
}}

'''Shrikant Verma''' (18 September 1931 – 25 May 1986) was an Indian [[poet]] and a [[member of parliament|Member of Parliament]] from [[Madhya Pradesh]] as an [[Indian National Congress|INC]] candidate from 1976 to 1982 and 1982 to 1986. Verma died of cancer in 1986 in New York.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/the-great-performance/|title=The Great Performance: The awkward alliance of poetry and politics|date=2014-03-08|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-06-03|language=en-US}}</ref>

Verma was married to [[Veena Verma (politician)|Veena Verma]] who was also a Member of Parliament from Madhya Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Member of Rajya Sabha from 1952-2003|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/v.pdf|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.priyadarshniacademy.com/4-ann-national-awards/photo-gallery/4-national-awards1.html|title=Photo Gallery|website=www.priyadarshniacademy.com|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://defence.pk/threads/verma-wife-in-cbi-net-for-tweaking-defence-deals.186126/|title=Verma, wife in CBI net for tweaking defence deals|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/team-anna-alleges-corruption-in-defence-deals-names-mps-son-289920.html|title=Team Anna alleges corruption in defence deals, names MP's son - Firstpost|date=2012-04-26|language=en-US|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref> Verma's son [[Abhishek Verma (arms dealer)|Abhishek Verma]] is an Indian arms dealer and was declared youngest billionaire of India in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rich-across-the-world-identify-with-the-same-brands-for-status/1/276726.html|title=Rich across the world identify with the same brands for status|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/charges-against-verma-fabricated/article3474228.ece|title=Charges against Verma fabricated|date=2012-05-31|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-09-04}}</ref>

Verma was born in [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. He graduated from [[Nagpur University]] with a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[Hindi language|Hindi]]. He has authored twenty books.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Poets I Bio-Notes on Hindi Poets I|url=http://www.lchr.org/a/4/65/hindi.html|website=www.lchr.org|accessdate=25 May 2016}}</ref>

Verma was awarded [[Tulsi Samman]] for ''Jalsagar'' from Madhya Pradesh Government in 1976 and ''Shiksha Samman'' from Madhya Pradesh State Kala Parishad in 1981. In 1982, he presided over the ''Afro-Asian Writer's Conference'' hosted in New Delhi.<ref name="sa">{{cite book|last1=Lal|first1=Mohan|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788126012213|page=4504|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&q=Madhya+Pradesh+Government%27s+Tulsi+Puraskar+SHrikant+verma&pg=PA4504|accessdate=25 May 2016|language=en}}</ref> In 1987, he was posthumously awarded the [[Sahitya Academy Award]] for ''Magadh''.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Sridala Swami|title=Through the ghostly lights of Verma's ancient cities|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/bookbeat/magadh-by-shrikant-verma|accessdate=25 May 2016|work=The Sunday Guardian|date=8 June 2013}}</ref>

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