Devaki Nandan Khatri
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| Devaki Nandan Khatri | |
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| Nationality | India |
| Notable work | Chandrakanta |
Devaki Nandan Khatri (June 18, 1861 – 1913) was an Indian writer, who belonged to the first generation of popular novelists in the modern Hindi language.[1] He was also the first author of mystery novels in Hindi.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Works
3 References
4 External links
Biography[edit]
Devaki Nandan Khatri was born at Malinager Village Samastipur, Bihar.[citation needed] After his earlier education he moved to Tekari Estate in Gaya. He became an employee of the Raja of Benares. He started a printing press called "Lahari" and started a Hindi monthly, "Sudarshan", in 1898.[citation needed] The various works of Khatri and his son Durga Prasad were republished by Lahari Press in the early 21st century. Lahari Press is still in existence in Ramkatora (Pisnahariya Kuwan) very close to area called Lahurabeer in Varanasi.[citation needed]
Khatri had a home called Khatri Haveli in Ramapura, Varanasi. He was living in Musakhand area when he was writing Chandrakanta.[citation needed]
Works[edit]
- Chandrakanta
- Chandrakanta Santati
Bhootnath Published by Parag Prakashan- Kajar ki Kothari
- Narendra-Mohini
- Kusum Kumari
- Birendra Veer
- GuptGodna
References[edit]
^ Meenakshipublisher = Oxford University Press (1985). Realism and reality: the novel and society in India. p. 60.
External links[edit]
- Devaki Nandan Khatri in Gadya Kosh
- Complete Chandrakanta in Gadya Kosh
- http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/01glossaries/busch/chandrakanta.htm
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Categories:
- Hindi-language writers
- 1861 births
- 19th-century Indian novelists
- 1913 deaths
- Writers from Varanasi
- Novelists from Uttar Pradesh
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- Indian male novelists
- 20th-century male writers
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