Question: who in hindi literature is known as peoples poet
Answer: Vaidyanath Mishra ( 30 June 1911 -- 5 November 1998 ) , better known by his pen name Nagarjun , was a Hindi and Maithili poet who has also penned a number of novels , short stories , literary biographies and travelogues , and was known as Janakavi - the People 's Poet .