WOW.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Malgudi Days (short story collection) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malgudi_Days_(short_story...

   7813056. Preceded by. The Dark Room. Followed by. The English Teacher. Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. [1] The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics. [2] The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi, [3] located in ...

3. Idgah (short story) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idgah_(short_story)

   The story begins on Eid morning, as Hamid sets out for the Eidgah with other boys from the village. Hamid is notably impoverished next to his friends, poorly dressed and famished-looking, and has only three paise as Eidi for the festival. The other boys spend their pocket money on rides, candies, and beautiful clay toys, and tease Hamid when he ...

4. Category:Indian short stories - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_short_stories

   Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file

5. Vetala Panchavimshati - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetala_Panchavimshati

   The children's Chandamama, featured a serial story titled New Tales of Vikram and Betal for many years. As the title suggests, the original premise of the story is maintained, as new stories are told by Vetala to King Vikrama. In the novel, Alif the Unseen, a character named Vikrama the Vampire appears as a jinn. He tells how thousands of years ...

6. Harishankar Parsai - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harishankar_Parsai

   Harishankar Parsai (22 August 1922 – 10 August 1995) was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. [1] He wrote vyangya (satire), which described human values and nature. They reflected his critical thinking and humorous way of describing ...

7. Ajay Navaria - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajay_Navaria

   Ajay Navaria. Ajay Navaria (born 1972, Delhi) is an Indian writer and scholar, born in Dausa, Rajasthan, India. [1] Navaria's work is specifically in the genre of short stories and novels. He currently holds the position of Associate Professor of Hindi Literature at Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi. [2]

8. Rakhshanda Jalil - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakhshanda_Jalil

   Rakhshanda Jalil (born 20 July 1963) is an Indian writer, translator, critic and literary historian. She is known for her book on Delhi's lesser-known monuments called Invisible City: The hidden Monuments of Delhi [1] [2] and a well-received collection of short stories, called Release & Other Stories [3] [4] (HarperCollins, 2011).

9. Govind Mishra - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Govind_Mishra

   Sahitya Akademi Award (2008) Saraswati Samman (2013) Govind Mishra (born 1 August 1939) is an Indian novelist, who has written more than 53 books. He was also a civil servant with Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and retired as Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes in 1997. Over the years, he has written 11 novels, 14 short story collections ...