Ayodhya Prasad Upadhyay
Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay ‘Hari Oudh', (15 April 1865 – 16 March 1947) was a writer of Hindi literature. He has been the Chairman of the Hindi Sahitya Sammelan and had been conferred the title of Vidyavachaspati. Childhood. Ayodhya Singh was born at Nizamabad, Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh. His father's name was Pandit Bholanath Upadhyay & his mother's name was Rukmini Devi. He embraced Sikh religion and changed his name to Bhola Singh. His ancestors were Sanadhya Brahmins and commanded great respect in the Mughal court. His early education was in Nizamabad and Azamgarh. At the age of  five he started learning Persian from his uncle. Education. After passing the middle exam at Nizamabad, he moved to Kashi to study English at Queen's College; however he had to leave college in between due to deteriorating health. He then studied Sanskrit, Urdu, Persian and English at home. He was married to Ms. Anandi devi at the age of 17 in 1872. In 1884, he became a teacher in middle school at Nizamabad. He passed normal exam in first class while being employed in the school. Life. He got a government job in 1889. After retiring from the post  in 1932 he worked in Hindi Department of Banaras Hindu University for several years as a volunteer teacher. He worked there till the year 1941 and then moved back to Nizamabad. After getting relieved from teaching assignment ‘Hari Oudh ji’ remained engaged in literary -service at village. His literature-service earned him considerable fame. He died in 1947 at Azamgarh.