Verma Sahab was born on 30 August 1903 in a Kayastha family in Tahsil Safipur, in present-day Uttar Pradesh, India,[3][4] where he received his early education.

[citation needed] His father, Shri Devi Charan Ji used to advocate in Kanpur.

Bhagwati Babu was sent to Prayag University for higher education from where he received a bachelor's degree in literature and law.

[4] He also served as a Hindi advisor at All India Radio, Lucknow and later in 1978, he was nominated to the Upper House of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha.

[9] A park is named after him, in his birthplace, the town of Safipur[10] [11][12] He also wrote other numerous short stories which were not published but still was recognised by other writers