[2] It aims to bring to the audience life-story, poems and never-seen-before facts about legendary Indian poets.
[3] The weekly programme chronicles the life sketch of ten Hindi poets of twentieth century.
[5] The series would include 10 legendary poets, Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Dushyant Kumar, Suryakant Tripathi Nirala, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Mahadevi Verma, Baba Nagarjun, Jaishankar Prasad, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, Maithili Sharan Gupt and Sachchidananda Vatsyayan Agyey.
[citation needed] The episode featuring the story of Ramdhari Singh Dinkar was aired on 5 November 2016.
The list includes TV anchor and RJ Richa Anirudh,[9] Bollywood and TV actor Asif Sheikh,[10] RJ Raunac,[11] Singer Sonu Nigam,[12] Bollywood music director Vishal Dadlani,[13] Bollywood actor Swara Bhaskar,[14] Quiz Master and Producer Siddhartha Basu,[15] Cricketer Ricky Bhui,[16] Television actor Saurabh Raj Jain,[17] Bollywood lyricist Rahat Indori,[18] Tips Industries Limited fame Kumar Taurani,[19] Producer DirectorPrakash Jha,[20] Bollywood lyricist Manoj Muntashir,[21] Roadies (TV series) fame Actor Raghu Ram,[22] Film maker and Journalist Vinod Kapri,[23] Bollywood producer director Shirish Kunder,[24] Folk singer Malini Awasthi,[25] Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia,[26] Author and RJ Neelesh Misra,[27] Electoral Expert CVoter chief Yashwant Deshmukh,[28] Bollywood actor Richa Chadda[29] The show was an instant hit and created a lot of curiosity on the internet, so much so that #महाकवि trended on Twitter on first spot on 6 November 2016.