Madhu, born in 1925, secured his master's degree before starting his career as an academic, working as a teacher for 10 years, during which time he started writing plays, poems and literary criticisms. Besides, he translated the works of
Premchand into Russian language and published two volumes of poems,
Ek Do Teen and
Aise Ladke Bhi Hote Hain, several plays and literary articles. He was one of the founders of the
Hindustani Samaj, an Indo-Russian cultural forum based in Moscow and served as its president for over 30 years. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the
Padma Shri in 1991. A recipient of the
Medal of Pushkin, he was awarded him the
Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation in 2001. He died on 7 July 2014, aged 88, in the Russian capital, following a cardiac arrest. He was a divorcee and had a son and a daughter. Hindustani Samaj, has instituted an annual literary competition,
Padma Shri Madan Lal Madhu Translation competition and the Embassy of India in Moscow has named a corner of its library as
Padma Shri Madan Lal Madhu corner, in his honour. ==See also==