His father, Devicharan Mathur, was a teacher in a local school and greatly admired music as well as literature. Girijakumar Mathur was born in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, on 22 August 1918. He was homeschooled by his father in History, Geography and English.
After obtaining his primary education in Jhansi, he was awarded a degree of M.A (English) and Bachelor of Laws from Lucknow University. After practicing law for a few years, he started working in All India Radio and later Doordarshan. Girijakumar Mathur died on 10 January 1994, aged 75 in New Delhi.
