Modern Literature
Arts & Culture · आधुनिक साहित्य · 12 facts
1
Rabindranath Tagore wrote Gitanjali, won Nobel Prize (1913)
2
Premchand is called 'Upanyas Samrat' (Emperor of Novels)
3
Premchand wrote Godan, Gaban, and Nirmala
4
Harivansh Rai Bachchan wrote Madhushala
5
Mahadevi Verma is known as 'Modern Meera' (Hindi poetry)
6
Devaki Nandan Khatri wrote Chandrakanta, first Hindi novel
7
Bharatendu Harishchandra is father of Modern Hindi Literature
8
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandamath (Vande Mataram)
9
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Devdas and Parineeta
10
Suryakant Tripathi Nirala is pillar of Chhayavaad movement
11
Jaishankar Prasad wrote Kamayani, masterpiece of Hindi poetry
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Amrita Pritam wrote Pinjar, famous Punjabi novelist and poet