During Bhopal merger movement of 1947, when Bhopal did not join the newly independent India, Devi Saran Bhopal was actively participating as Urdu journalist. He remembers with pride the leadership of eminent luminaries of the Bhopal movement like Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma, Sakir Ali Khan sahib, Maulana Tarji Masriki, Chaturnarayan Malviya, Dr. Lal Singh, Kamta Babu in the initial phase. These people were followed by others like Akshay Kumar Jain of news paper "Nai Raah", Mathura babu, Comrade Balkrishna Gupta. Meanwhile learned and resourceful people like Johar Qureshi, Ishtiaq Arif, Comrade Qamil were associated with "Arjuman" – an Urdu news paper. Eminent personalities like Fazal Tabish, Manjur Ehtisham, Alakh Nandan, Satyenkumar, Izlal Majid, Affaq sahib and Manohar Verma conducted seminars, conversations and get-together. In those days of Bhopal, renowned shayars like Majruh Sultanpuri, Kaifi Azmi, Samim Jaipuri were personal friends of Devi Saran ji, while people like Jaan Nisar Akhtar, Madan Babu Taparia (of liberty shop), Attu bhai, Harru miyan and Fazal Tabish were all close associates.