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  2. Idgah (short story) - Wikipedia

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    The story appears in Indian textbooks, and its adaptions also appear in moral education books such as The Joy of Living. [5] The story has been adapted into several plays and other performances. Asi-Te-Karave Yied (2008) is a Kashmiri adaption of the story by Shehjar Children's Theatre Group, Srinagar. [6]

  3. Lottery (short story) - Wikipedia

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    As the story unfolds, Vikram realises that he lacks the funds to purchase a ticket, and approaches the teacher with the suggestion that they pool their funds and buy a ticket together. The teacher and Vikram each raise five rupees to buy the ticket, agreeing to divide the winnings, much to the dismay of Vikram's family who is suspicious of the ...

  4. Godaan - Wikipedia

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    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....

  5. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of Hindu texts - Wikipedia

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    Hinduism is an ancient religion, with denominations such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Shaktism, among others. [1] [2] Each tradition has a long list of Hindu texts, with subgenre based on syncretization of ideas from Samkhya, Nyaya, Yoga, Vedanta and other schools of Hindu philosophy.

  7. Nirmala (novel) - Wikipedia

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    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 plot unfolds to reveal her husband's suspicion of a relationship between her and his eldest son, a suspicion that leads to the son's death.

  8. Geetanjali Shree - Wikipedia

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    Geetanjali Shree (Hindi pronunciation: [giːt̪ãːˈd͡ʒəlɪ ʃɾiː]; born 12 June 1957), also known as Geetanjali Pandey, [a] is an Indian Hindi-language novelist and short-story writer based in New Delhi, India. She is the author of several short stories and five novels.

  9. Nirmal Verma - Wikipedia

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    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.