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  2. Malgudi Days (short story collection) - Wikipedia

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    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 South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi. [4]

  3. Sudha Arora - Wikipedia

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    Hindi, Nationality. Indian. Genres. Short Story, Novel, Play. Sudha Arora (born in 1946) is an Indian author who writes in Hindi. [1][2][3] She has published over 100 short stories, novels, and plays. [4] Her works have been widely translated into various Indian and foreign languages. Some of them have also been adapted for television and stage ...

  4. R. K. Narayan - Wikipedia

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    R. K. Narayan. Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami (10 October 1906 – 13 May 2001), [1] better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was a leading author of early Indian literature in English along with Mulk Raj Anand and Raja Rao.

  5. Nirmal Verma - Wikipedia

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    Nirmal Verma. Nirmal Verma (3 April 1929 – 25 October 2005) was a Hindi writer, novelist, activist and translator. He is credited as being one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani (New Story) literary movement of Hindi literature, [1] wherein his first collection of stories, Parinde (Birds) is considered its first signature. [2]

  6. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    Literature of Adi kal (c. before the 15th century CE) was developed in the regions of Kannauj, Delhi, Ajmer stretching up to central India. [4] Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem written by Chand Bardai (1149 – c. 1200), is considered one of the first works in the Bhraj Bhasha literature.Chand Bardai was a court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan, the famous ruler of Delhi and Ajmer during the invasion ...

  7. Idgah (short story) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Harishankar Parsai - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Shatranj ke Khiladi - Wikipedia

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    Shatranj ke Khiladi. (Redirected from Shatranj ke khiladi) Shatranj Ke Khilari (lit. 'The Chess Players') is a 1924 Hindi short-story written by Munshi Premchand. [1] Premchand also made the Urdu version titled "Shatranj ki bazi".