| 1. He was born into a Kayastha family. |
| 2. He was the eldest son of Pratap Narayan Shrivastav and Saraswati Devi. |
| 3. His parents affectionately called him "Bachchan" at home. |
| 4. He continued the family tradition of attending Kayastha Paathshaalas. |
| 5. After studying in a municipal school, he pursued education at BHU and Allahabad University. |
| 6. Influenced by Gandhi's Independence Movement, he actively participated while at BHU. |
| 7. At Allahabad University, he taught in the English Department for two years. |
| 8. During his Ph.D. at Cambridge, he adopted "Bachchan" as his last name. |
| 9. He became the 2nd Indian to receive a Doctorate from Cambridge. |
| 10. He worked at All India Radio in Allahabad. |
| 11. He married his first wife, Shyama, at age 19 in 1926, who passed away in 1936. |
| 12. He served as an officer on Special duty in Delhi for 10 years starting 1955. |
| 13. He was a strong advocate for the Hindi language. |
| 14. He translated Shakespeare's works into Hindi. |
| 15. He became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1966. |
| 16. He shared friendships with poets Sumitranandan Pant and Ramdhari Singh Dinkar. |
| 17. His poem "Madhushala" is one of his renowned works. |
| 18. He wrote the iconic Holi Song "Rang Barse" featured in the film "Silsila." |
| 19. His couplets were prominently featured in films like "Agnipath" and "Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara." |
| 20. Manna Dey sang the musical version of "Madhushala." |
| 21. He passed away on January 18, 2003, with his son Amitabh Bachchan lighting the funeral pyre on January 19, 2003. |
| 22. A square in Wroclaw, Poland, and a statue are named after him. |
| 23. One of his self-introductions was "Mitti ka tan, masti ka man, kshan-bhar jivan– mera parichay." |
| 24. Influenced by Gandhi's Independence Movement and Satyagraha, he actively participated while at BHU. |
| 25. He was the first Indian to receive a Doctorate of Philosophy in English from Cambridge University. |
| 26. He married his first wife, Shyama, in 1926 at age 18, who died of tuberculosis in 1936. |
| 27. He married his second wife, Teji Suri, in 1941. |
| 28. He served as an officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of External Affairs starting 1955. |
| 29. His poem 'Madhushala' (The House of Wine) is one of his most renowned works, inspired by Fitzgerald's translation of Omar Khayyám's Rubáiyát. |
| 30. He passed away on January 18, 2003, at age 96 due to respiratory failure. |
| 31. His funeral procession in Mumbai was attended by thousands, including Bollywood stars, industrialists, and politicians. |
| 32. His eldest son Amitabh Bachchan performed the last rites. |
