A new kind of Hindi writing emerged post-independence approximately from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. The subjects that writers focussed on came from a newly independent, rapidly urbanizing and industrializing India. The narratives dealt with problems between the sexes, especially with the emergence of the working woman and the scenarios mirrored the difficulties of everyday negotiations of life and work. Mannu Bhadari was one of the pioneers of this “Nayi Kahani movement”. Her works spans decades and one finds many memorable female characters in her stories...one such is Bua in Akeli.

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Shrilal Shukla, one of the greatest satirists in Hindi language was a Jnanpith awardee. A civil servant in his day job, Shukla had an upclose view of bureaucracy as well as the systemic rot that plagues it. Shukla’s acerbic, witty examination of rural life revealed a world of flummoxed villagers and petty politicians, of witty one liners that shine through the overall bleakness of village life. 

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I have to confess that for a long time I associated Premchand’s writing with a kind of morose sentimentality. How and why that thought anchored itself in my head I have no clue, but it was no doubt a result of my ignorance.

I “discovered” Premchand in the last few years and am glad to be proven wrong. His writing has the depth and breadth that few other authors can claim. His observations are sharp, his humour sparkling and even the minor characters in his writing become unforgettable. And then there’s his personal life- his commitment to progressive writing, the relationship he shared with his writer wife- Shivrani, his commitment to his art. I keep adding to the list.

I am glad to share a story today that is as incisive a commentary on education, as it is witty.

It was a personal tragedy that propelled Mulk Raj Anand into a writing career. His first essay was in response to the suicide of an aunt excommunicated by her family for sharing a meal with a Muslim woman. It is the rigidity of the caste system and the deplorable condition that the poor of the country live in that became his literary preoccupation for the rest of his life. Known as India's Charles Dickens, Mulk Raj Anand, along with R. K Narayan is credited for having brought Indian English writing to International readers. One of the founding members of Progressive Writers Association, Mulk Raj Anand remained committed to the cause of Indian independence, writing propaganda materials while living in London. He continued to write after he moved back to India in 1947.

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Yashpal's life was so full of twists, turns and intrigues that it could inspire an OTT series! Born into poverty, ridiculed by school mates but with a head full of ideals, Yashpal youth was marked with conflict and strife. It was when he met Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev in college that his life took a definitive purposeful turn and he jumped headlong into the freedom struggle, albeit of the violent kind. He became a fugitive, was betrayed by friends, did prison time, was in a shoot-out and found love that lasted him a lifetime- all this was grist for the mill for when he hung his hat and settled into a quiet life of a writer.

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Gulzar, the modern day bard has songs (and stories and dialogues) for all occasions. Few others can speak of ardent love with such brevity-“Tere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahi…” or be in sync with the rhythms of a playful child, “Sare ke Sare Gama ko le kar…” or my personal favorite- an apt comment on the human condition- “Goli maro bheje mein, bheja shor karta hai.”

In this story, a child learns some life lessons overnight.

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Gulzar winner of Sahitya Akademi award and Dada Sahib Phalke Award.

Dharamvir Bharati was considerd was a colossus of Hindi Sahitya. In a story like Gulki he shows us why. All the characters straddle somewhere between good and bad, honest and dishonest, caring and mean. They live in the same greys that we real humans live in, outside the books. 

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धर्मवीर भारती आधुनिक हिन्दी साहित्य के प्रमुख लेखक, कवि, नाटककार,

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Listen to a short story to one of the most celebrated writers of our times- Govind Mishr.

Watch an interview with Govind ji on the Nayi Dhara's youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFD0aw_-p1g&t=157s

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गोविन्द मिश्र का जीवन परिचय

गोविन्द मिश्र का बचपन बचपन गाँव के प्राकृतिक वातावरण में, बाँदा में बीता। स्नातक की उपाधि के लिए वे इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय गए जहाँ उन्होंने संस्कृत साहित्य, मध्यकालीन इतिहास और अंग्रेज़ी साहित्य के साथ यह उपाधि प्राप्त की। गोविन्द मिश्र को उनकी साहित्य सेवाओं के लिए अनेकों सम्मान मिले हैं। इनमे से प्रमुख हैं, उत्तर प्रदेश हिन्दी संस्थान, भारतीय भाषा परिषद कलकत्ता, साहित्य अकादमी दिल्ली तथा व्यास सम्मान।

The stories of partition carry in them a searing pain, a reminder to those who will bother to remember, of what we humans are capable of doing to ourselves and our own. When the lust for power blinds us, how quickly we let go of the rope of love, only to fall into the abyss of hate. The British drew the line of death on the ground,  but it is we who drew blood from our neighbor. 

Manto’s writing is stark in its truth, in the way that only his writing could be. Here is the unforgettable, Toba Tek Singh.

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उर्दू लेखक, सआदत हसन मंटो (11 मई 1912 – 18 जनवरी 1955) अपने बेबाक लेखन

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What is beauty? Everyone from ancient Greeks to Umberto Eco to Instagram influencers have mulled, or been baffled by this question. Does beauty have a responsibility towards those that admire it? And how does it affect the behavior of those who bask in its presence?

A small town in Kashmir is besotted with a young girl and so is the author. Will she stay or leave? 

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Krishan Chander, best known for his stories about the aftermath of

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