Varun Grover grew up across Himachal Pradesh, Lucknow and Dehradun, and started out writing poems for children's magazines

Being a writer and comedian, Varun Grover's life is a repositary of words and thoughts. The 37-year-old is also a social visionary. He marked his arrival as lyricist after winning the National Award for Moh Moh Ke Dhaage (Dum Laga Ke Haisha) last year, but donated the Rs 50,000 prize money for the welfare of the farmers in Maharashtra. Known to spring surprises, the latest offering from Grover is Beete Dino Ke Geet - a song in collaboration with US-based producer Krishna Chetan - for the Indie music space.