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Mahadevi Verma (March 26, 1907 – September 11, 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer, and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. A revered poet, she had the distinction of receiving all the important awards in Hindi literature. She developed a soft vocabulary in the Hindi poetry of Khadi Boli, which before her was considered possible only in Braj bhasha. For this, she chose the soft words of Sanskrit and Bangla and adapted them to Hindi.

Sarah Bernhardt (October 22 or 23, 1844 – March 26, 1923) was a French stage actress who starred in some of the most popular French plays of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including La Dame Aux Camelias by Alexandre Dumas fils; Ruy Blas by Victor Hugo, Fédora and La Tosca by Victorien Sardou, and L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand. She made several theatrical tours around the world, and was one of the first prominent actresses to act in motion pictures. She played several male roles, including Shakespeare's Hamlet, recognizing that in her time the men's roles were the best, and that it was only on the stage that women had an opportunity to be superior to men. She was a powerful force in French theatre, enthralling and exciting audiences throughout the world.