राहुल सांकृत्यायन जिन्हें ‘महापंडित’ की उपाधि दी जाती है हिन्दी के एक प्रमुख साहित्यकार थे। वे एक प्रतिष्ठित बहुभाषाविद् थे और बीसवीं सदी के पूर्वार्ध में उन्होंने यात्रा वृतांत/यात्रा साहित्य तथा विश्व-दर्शन के क्षेत्र में साहित्यिक योगदान किए। वह हिंदी…
गंभीर, भावपूर्ण एवं पूर्णतया निजी कहानियों के लिए जाने-जाने वाले निर्मल वर्मा आधुनिक हिंदी कहानी के एक प्रतिष्ठित नाम हैं। उनके अभूतपूर्व योगदान के लिए निर्मल वर्मा को साहित्य के शीर्ष सम्मान ज्ञानपीठ से 1999 में नवाज़ा गया। 3 अप्रैल…
Originally written by Ranjit Desai in Marathi titled ‘Shriman Yogi‘, “Shivaji: The Great Maratha” brings out larger than life image of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to the fore. With his English version, Vikrant Pande has done a great service to the…
धारावाहिक रूप में प्रकाशित उपन्यास आपका बंटी से लोकप्रियता प्राप्त करने वाली हिन्दी की सुप्रसिद्ध कहानीकार मन्नू भंडारी को लेखन का संस्कार विरासत में मिला। उनके पिता सुखसम्पत राय भी जाने माने लेखक थे। भानपुरा, मध्य प्रदेश में 3 अप्रैल,…
Yunhi koi mil gaya tha sare-raah chalte chalte… (Meena Kumari in Pakeezah) Meena Kumari died at the age of 38. That’s a short lifespan. But few know that her career went on for nearly more than three decades. Starting as…
In her latest book, The Longest Kiss, Kishwar Desai chronicles the life and times of Indian Cinema’s first lady, Devika Rani. In her introduction to The Longest Kiss (Westland Books), Kishwar Desai describes Devika Rani as “a rebellious and unusually talented and…
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. In 1835, after tumultuous four years, Edgar finally got a job as an editor of a newspaper. The poems of Edgar Allan Poe started making waves by then. The Raven…
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. In 1835, after tumultuous four years, Edgar finally got a job as an editor of a newspaper. The poems of Edgar Allan Poe started making waves by then. The Raven…
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. In 1835, after tumultuous four years, Edgar finally got a job as an editor of a newspaper. The poems of Edgar Allan Poe started making waves by then. The Raven…
Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston on January 19, 1809. In 1835, after tumultuous four years, Edgar finally got a job as an editor of a newspaper. The poems of Edgar Allan Poe started making waves by then. The Raven…
