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…
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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…
As 12th March marks the anniversary of Dandi March, we reproduce a poetic resurrection of the great symbol of civil disobedience from Santosh Bakaya’s Ballad of Bapu. Dandi March, also known as the Salt March is an adagio in the…
One of the greatest lyricists of Hindi Cinema, Sahir Ludhianvi gave words to the unattended emotions of an entire generation of Indians. Akshay Manwani, an NBA commentator, and a freelance writer has documented Sahir’s life in his book Sahir Ludhianvi: The…
A colorful imaginative re-telling supposedly based on factful research, The Secret Diary of Kasturba builds on what it meant to be Kasturba Gandhi, the wife of Mahatma Gandhi. At its best, it’s an interesting book, that tries to present Mahatma…
In this unique book which is a literal ‘poets on poets’ document, Gulzar sets the context for the very existence of the timeless Mirza Ghalib. Aah ko chāhiye ik umr asar hote tak kaun jiitā hai tirī zulf ke sar…
Jagjit Singh, the ghazal king of India, was a singer, composer, arranger, lyricist, all rolled into one. Besides which he was a brother, friend, husband, and above all a father. I was in my second year of college when suddenly…
