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Mahadevi Varma (1906–1987), poet, freedom fighter, woman's activist and educationist; Mahendra Bhatnagar (1926-2020), post-Independence Hindi and English poet; Mahendra Pratap Singh (1930-2022), author, historian, and researcher; Mahesh Garg Bedhadak (born 1966), Hindi poet and writer; Mamta Kalia (born 1940), author, teacher, and poet
Chandrakanta, written by Devaki Nandan Khatri in 1888, is considered the first authentic work of prose in modern Hindi. [11] The person who brought realism in the Hindi prose literature was Munshi Premchand, who is considered the most revered figure in the world of Hindi fiction and progressive movement.
Mahadevi Verma (26 March 1906 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars [a] of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. [1] She has also been addressed as the Modern Meera. [2]
Indian poetry and Indian literature in general, has a long history dating back to Vedic times. They were written in various Indian languages such as Vedic Sanskrit , Classical Sanskrit , Ancient Meitei , Modern Meitei , Telugu , Tamil , Odia , Maithili , Kannada , Bengali , Assamese , Hindi , Marathi and Urdu among other prominent languages.
Prominent Dalit women authors, have brought attention to the struggles of their communities, contributing to the development of Dalit feminism and providing a foundation for understanding the complexities of caste, class, and gender in Indian society. [60] [61] [62] Some prominent Dalit women authors and their works include:
Santha Rama Rau (1923–2009), Indian-American novelist, playwright; Rashid-un-Nisa (1855 – 1929), the first Indian women Urdu novelist, known for her first Novel Islah un Nisa. Nuchhungi Renthlei (1914–2002), poet, singer, school teacher, women's rights activist; Anusree Roy (born 1982), Indo-Canadian playwright, actress
Andha Yug is based on the ancient Sanskrit epic, Mahabharata written by Ved Vyasa.The play begins on the eighteenth and last day of the Great Mahabharata War, which devastated the kingdom of Kauravas, the feuding cousins of Pandavas, their capital the once-magnificent Hastinapur lay burning, in ruins, the battlefield of Kurukshetra was strewn with corpses, and skies filled with vultures and ...
Modern lyric poetry is a formal type of poetry which expresses personal emotions or feelings, typically spoken in the first person. [1] The term for both modern lyric poetry and modern song lyrics derives from a form of Ancient Greek literature , the Greek lyric , which was defined by its musical accompaniment, usually on an instrument known as ...