death the President of India V. V. Giri mentioned that Acharyaji's service to children's literature will always be remembered as it will always inspire the coming generations. The noted English-language daily Indian Nation wrote in its editorial, "Had Ramlochan Saran not been born in Bihar the progress of Hindi Literature would have been delayed by a decade or two." References Maithili poets Hindi-language writers Indian book publishers (people) Writers of Mithila 1889 births 1971 deaths People from Sitamarhi district Linguists of Hindi 20th-century Indian writers Businesspeople from Bihar 20th-century Indian male writers