Modern Literature
Arts & Culture · आधुनिक साहित्य · 15 facts
Rabindranath Tagore wrote Gitanjali, won Nobel Prize (1913)
Premchand is called 'Upanyas Samrat' (Emperor of Novels)
Premchand wrote Godan, Gaban, and Nirmala
Harivansh Rai Bachchan wrote Madhushala
Mahadevi Verma is known as 'Modern Meera' (Hindi poetry)
Devaki Nandan Khatri wrote Chandrakanta, first Hindi novel
Bharatendu Harishchandra is father of Modern Hindi Literature
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandamath (Vande Mataram)
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Devdas and Parineeta
Suryakant Tripathi Nirala is pillar of Chhayavaad movement
Jaishankar Prasad wrote Kamayani, masterpiece of Hindi poetry
Amrita Pritam wrote Pinjar, famous Punjabi novelist and poet
R.K. Narayan created Malgudi Days, founded Indian English fiction genre
Mulk Raj Anand wrote Untouchable (1935), addressed caste discrimination
Arundhati Roy won Booker Prize (1997) for The God of Small Things