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Divakaruni's story Clothes from the collection Arranged Marriage was adapted into play under the title Arranged Marriage by Peggy Shannon in 2004, 2010, and 2016. [14] [15] In 2013, Divakaruni wrote the libretto to a chamber opera for Houston Grand Opera, River of Light, about the life of an Indian woman in
Mridula Garg (born 1938) is an Indian writer who writes in Hindi and English languages. [1] [2] She has published over 30 books in Hindi – novels, short story collections, plays and collections of essays – including several translated into English. [3]
Chitralekha is a slim volume with a narrative that is woven around a love story, and reflects on various aspects of human life. The story commences with a dialogue between the revered hermit Ratnakar (रत्नाकर) and his disciples, Shwetaank (श्वेतांक) and Vishaldev (विशालदेव), discussing the sins of humanity.
Gaura Pant (17 October 1923 [1] – 21 March 2003), better known as Shivani, was a Hindi writer of the 20th century and a pioneer in writing Indian women-centric fiction. She was awarded the Padma Shri for her contribution to Hindi literature in 1982.
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.
Krishna Sobti (18 February 1925 – 25 January 2019) was an Indian Hindi-language fiction writer and essayist. [1] [2] She won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980 for her novel Zindaginama [1] [3] and in 1996, was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest award of the Akademi. [4]
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. Her first story was published in September, 1965.
Subhadra Chauhan was born into a Rajput family in Nihalpur village, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. [6] She initially studied in the Crosthwaite Girls' School in Prayagraj where she was senior to and friends with Mahadevi Verma and passed the middle-school examination in 1919.