Choudhari Mulkiram

Choudhari Mulkiram or Mulkiram Choudhary (1910–1954) was a Hindi poet, philosopher and civil servant.

Choudhari Mulkiram
Born	(1910-04-11)11 April 1910 Bhatiyana, Hapur Tehsil, Meerut, United Provinces, British India (now Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh)
Died	21 August 1954(1954-08-21) (aged 44) Hapur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation	Writer, poet, social reformer
Language	Hindi
Education	B.A
Alma mater	Meerut College
Genre	Hindi literature, Dalit Literature
Notable works	Hridayodgar
Spouse	Nathodevi

Personal life

Choudhari Mulkiram was born into Chamar caste to Choudhari Dansahay at Hapur, United Provinces, British India.^[1] He completed his graduation from the Meerut College (U.P.) and was appointed as the Superintendent in the Dept. of Rural Development.^[2]

Career

In 1939 he was selected as PCS officer and was first posted as Deputy Collector of Hardoi and also been Director of Social Welfare Department in U.P govt.^[3]

He entered into Hindi literary movement and chosen poetry as a mean to social reform. He befriended Krishna Dutt Paliwal and started working for Dalit movement and annihilation of castes. He also got influenced from Arya Samaj and worked for welfare of people.^[4]

An anthology of his poems, 'Hridayodgar' was published posthumously by Dr.Tarachand Pal Bekal.