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Tomb of Sand (originally titled Ret Samadhi, Hindi: रेत समाधि) [2] is a 2018 Hindi-language novel by Indian author Geetanjali Shree. It was translated into English by U.S. translator Daisy Rockwell. [3] In 2022, the book became the first novel translated from an Indian language to win the International Booker Prize. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The Train Has Reached Amritsar (Hindi original: Amritsar Aa Gaya Hai) is a short story by Hindi author and playwright, Bhisham Sahni, [1] set during the Partition of India. [2] In the story a group of refugees are travelling from what has now become Pakistan towards Amritsar , the first border town in India, and the horrors and destruction they ...
Godaan is regarded as an enduring Hindi-language cult-classic work by Premchand [7]. Like his other novels, Godaan too depicts the social struggles of the lower class. Godaan was made into a Hindi film in 1963, starring Raaj Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Mehmood and Shashikala. In 2004, Godaan was part of the 27-episode TV series, Tehreer....
The name "Kahani" itself means "Story" in Urdu and Hindi, and is ultimately revealed to be the name of the sad city; a revelation that removes the sadness from the city's people. The Moon Kahani is, throughout most of the plot, divided into two sections equal in size, one of which is kept in perpetual daylight and the other in perpetual darkness.
Sadgati (transl. Salvation [or] Deliverance) is a 1981 Hindi television film directed by Satyajit Ray, based on a short story of same name by Munshi Premchand.Ray called this drama of a poor Dalit "a deeply angry film [...] not the anger of an exploding bomb but of a bow stretched taut and quivering."
The story is considered to have occurred in the geographical belts of Rajasthan, India as well as Sindh, Pakistan.The belt that covers the geography of Rajasthan in relation to the story is Lodrawa or Lodhruva in Jaisalmer district; while the area in Sindh is Momal Ji Maari (Momal's Mansion) and her father's house in Ghotki district of the province.
Nirmala [a] is a Hindi novel written by Indian writer Munshi Premchand.The melodramatic novel is centered on Nirmala, a young girl who was forced to marry a widower of her father's age.
The person who brought realism in the Hindi prose literature was Premchand, who is considered the most revered figure in the world of Hindi fiction and progressive movement. Before Premchand, the Hindi literature revolved around fairy or magical tales, entertaining stories and religious themes.