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  2. Dakshin: South Indian Myths and Fables Retold - Wikipedia

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    By the time the story peaks the reader is drawn into the vortex of the tale wondering what comes next. Every story invariably has an unexpected ending. And every story has a moral. The book is targeted at children nine years and older. It’s a collection that can be enjoyed by young adults, adults, and senior citizens as well...

  3. 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]

  4. Gaban (novel) - Wikipedia

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    Gaban (Hindi: ग़बन, Urdu: غبن, lit. 'embezzlement') is a Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand, published by Saraswati Press in 1931. [1] Through this novel, he tries to show "the falling moral values among lower middle class Indian youth in the era of British India", and to what depths a person can descend to, to become a pseudo-elite, and maintain a false image as a rich person. [2]

  5. 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.

  6. The Blue Umbrella - Wikipedia

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    It was adapted into 2005 Hindi film by the same name, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, which later won the National Film Award for Best Children's Film. [2] In 2012, the novel was adapted into a comic by Amar Chitra Katha publications, titled, The Blue Umbrella – Stories by Ruskin Bond , and included another story, Angry River . [ 3 ]

  7. Category:Indian fairy tales - Wikipedia

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    Fairy tales from India, short stories that belong to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic , enchantments , and mythical or fanciful beings. India portal

  8. Godaan - Wikipedia

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    Godaan (Hindi: गोदान, Urdu: گودان, romanized: gōdān, lit. 'cow donation') is a Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand. It was first published in 1936 and is considered one of the greatest Hindi novels of modern Indian literature. Themed around the socio-economic deprivation as well as the exploitation of the village poor, the novel ...

  9. Shrilal Shukla - Wikipedia

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    He has written over 25 books, [2] including Raag Darbari, Makaan, Sooni Ghaati Ka Sooraj, Pehla Padaav and Bisrampur Ka Sant. Shukla has highlighted the falling moral values in the Indian society in the post independence era through his novels. His writings expose the negative aspects of life in rural and urban India in a satirical manner.