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Lal's PhD dissertation focused on storytelling. In addition to his thesis "Shilp Vidhi Ka Vikas of Hindi Stories," his book Modern Hindi Story, written for the Sahitya Akademi, is also a work of literary review. His experience as a writer and in theater informed his contributions to the field of theatrical review.
Early development of modern Hindi theatre can be traced to the work of Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850–1885), a theatre actor, director, manager, and playwright based in Varanasi (Banaras), who is also the father of modern Hindi literature as in his short life of 35 years, he edited two magazines, Kavi vachan Sudha and Harishchandra chandrika, wrote numerous volumes of verse in Braj bhasa ...
Devendranath Sharma (1918 - 1991) was a writer and scholar of Hindi Literature born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family of scholars. He was also a playwright and the Vice Chancellor of the Patna University. [1] [2]
Jagdish Chandra Mathur (16 July 1917 –14 May 1978) [1] was a Hindi playwright and writer. [2] He came into fame by his first play Konark. [2] He was born in a village near Khurja. [3] His other famous works includes Phela Raja, Shardiya, Dasrath Nandan, Bhor ka Tara and Oo mere Sapne. [1]
Hindi literature (Hindi: हिंदी साहित्य, romanized: hindī sāhitya) includes literature in the various Central Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Hindi, some of which have different writing systems. Earliest forms of Hindi literature are attested in poetry of Apabhraṃśa such as Awadhi and Marwari.
Mohan Rakesh (8 January 1925 – 3 December 1972) was one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement of the Hindi literature in India in the 1950s. He wrote the first modern Hindi play, Ashadh Ka Ek Din (One Day in Aashad) (1958), which won a competition organised by the Sangeet Natak Akademi.
Reema Lagoo (born Nayan Bhadbhade; [2] 21 June 1958 – 18 May 2017) was an Indian theatre and screen actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi cinema. [3] She began her acting career in the Marathi theatre, [4] after which she became a household name for playing motherly roles in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Mannu Bhandari (3 April 1931 – 15 November 2021) was an Indian author, screenplay writer, teacher, and playwright. Primarily known for her two Hindi novels, Aap Ka Bunty (Your Bunty) and Mahabhoj (Feast), Bhandari also wrote over 150 short stories, several other novels, screenplays for television and film, and adaptations for theater.