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Malgudi Days is a collection of short stories by R. K. Narayan published in 1943 by Indian Thought Publications. [1] The book was republished outside India in 1982 by Penguin Classics. [2] The book includes 32 stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi, [3] located in South India. Each of the stories portrays a facet of life in Malgudi. [4]
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]
Teesri Kasam (transl. The Third Vow) is a 1966 Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya and produced by lyricist Shailendra.It is based on the short story Mare Gaye Gulfam, by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu.
Children's short stories are fiction stories, generally under 100 pages long, written for children. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The story begins on Eid morning, as Hamid sets out for the Eidgah with other boys from the village. Hamid is notably impoverished next to his friends, poorly dressed and famished-looking, and has only three paise as Eidi for the festival. The other boys spend their pocket money on rides, candies, and beautiful clay toys, and tease Hamid when he ...
He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections of short stories and scores of radio plays in Urdu, and later, after partition in 1947, took to writing in Hindi as well. He also wrote screen-plays for Bollywood movies to supplement his meagre income as an author of satirical stories.
Collection of four short stories; Short Stories 1894 Vichitra Galpa (Parts I & II) Short Stories 1895 Galpa-Dasak: Collection of ten short stories; Short stories 1898 or 1899 Katha o Kahini: Lores and Legends; Short stories 1900 Galpoguchha (or Galpo-guchchha) A Bouquet of Stories; Short stories 1901 Galpa: Stories (part II of Galpoguchha ...
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.