Krishna Kumar Sharma

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Krishna Kumar Sharma "Betaab" (born 1924 Muzaffarnagar, died 2001 New Delhi) was a prominent activist in the Indian Independence Movement. He was the President of the Allahabad University Student Association in 1942 when Mahatma Gandhi called for the Quit India Movement. He led the movemet at Allahabad University and at Allahabad. He received permanent injuries to his right eye during a scuffle with the British Police and had permanent loss of vision.

He eventually graduated with a Masters in Law from Allahabad University and became a prominent poet and literary figure under the nom de plume "Betaab". He had command over Persian, Urdu, English, Arabic, Hindi and Sanskrit; most of his literary work was in the form of Urdu Shers. He is widely renown for his translation of the Hindu holy scripture, Bhagvad Geeta, from Sanskrit to Arabic, English and Persian. He wrote the lyrics for a few Bollywood movie songs in the 1950's. He was a close friend of Harivanshrai Bachchan, Majrooh Sultanpuri and Feroze Gandhi.