Harishchandra Pandey is a retired Section officer/ Accountant general office, U.P. also a renowned Hindi poet. one of the signatures in free verse poetry. published several books and had been writing in various Hindi magazines and newspapers. known for his metaphors and simplicity and dealing with very serious subjects with much ease and delicacy.

As a poet, Harishchandra Pandey has deeply observed each and every detail of Gulaab Tiwari and he has seen her from a perspective that a thinker would see. He has highlighted those points and those little details and the idea of a lady being a cremator and breaking all the foundations of religion and society in his poem “Maharajin Bua”. Harishchandra Pandey being an introverted person never met Maharajin Bua personally but he has made these ideas, an image of her and that's what a thinker and a poet would do.

Interview highlights

• Came to Allahabad in 1973.

• Office was full of poets (Name of some poets).

• Galaxy of poets.

• When any death of a poet or a friend used to happen he used to visit Rasoolabad Ghaat and that's how he came to know about Gulaab Tiwari.

• 1980- lived in Rasoolabad society.

• Used to see Umakant (Character Sketch) (Yash Malviya’s father).

• Maharajin Bua used to go for ganga bath ( Pandey Ji referring her as Ija (Maa in Pahaadi).

• He also used to go on Ghaat in the morning and sometimes on someone’s death.

• Sometimes a celebrated death, sometimes nobody was there.

• Maharajin Bua’s attitude towards selfish people but she used to take care of the poor and whoever came first.

• Comparison of Maharajin Bua with coconut (Hard from outside, soft from inside).

• Her dressing style which will come in the poem later.

• Even man stays away from the burning pyre but she will tell you about this in the poem.

• Today feminist campaigns are happening so forcefully but no one realised that in these small places, big things are happening.

• Tells about the poem.

• Used to eat beetle nuts and they used to have a red smile.

• She burnt a lot of big personalities Yash Malviya.