Written by Rishav Singh 23 July, 2020
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The history of Hindi Literature dates back to the 7th or 8th century and from then it has evolved into various trends till the modern age. Historically it is divided into the early period, the devotional period, the scholastic period, and the modern period. Various forms of writing were adapted by authors overtime and have produced great works of literature
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Godaan is first published in 1936 by famous Hindi novelist Munshi Premchand. The book revolves around the story of a farmer in a very orthodox village in the pre-independence period. The protagonist of the story Horiram is an honest and hardworking man who lives with his family.
Seva Sadan or Bazaar-e-Husn is a novel written by Munshi Premchand published in 1919. Later in 1924, it was published in Urdu. Seva Sadan talks about the most ignored social issue during his time and created a rampage in society. The story revolves around a girl who lives her childhood days without any worries. Later due to some circumstantial situations the young girl is trapped in a marriage relationship with a middle-aged man. With shattered dreams, she starts her married life which turns out to be distasteful.
Gunaahon Ka Devta is a very famous romantic novel written by Dharamvir Bharathi in 1949. The story majorly revolves around four main characters Chander, Sudha, Vinti, and Pammi. The protagonist of the story Chander is madly in love with Sudha who is the daughter of his college professor. Despite his unrequited love for Sudha, he asks her to marry another man which leads to serious consequences in his life. Unable to bear his failed love, he involves in an affair with a woman. But things get twisted and he is left questioning his life and the meaning of love. The story is the biggest hit among the readers.
Raag Darbari published in 1968 is a satirical Hindi novel that depicts the socio-political conditions in the post-independence period and the corruptive and influential practices of the politicians, businessmen, and other people in power. Shivpalganj, a village in Uttar Pradesh is where the story revolves around the viewpoint of Ranganathan, a history research scholar who visits his uncle’s village. The author captures the misconduct and the corrupted mindset of the authority with great wit and humor.
Chandrakantha is an epic novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri in 1888 and this book has movie adaptations later due to its popularity. The love story of princess Chandrakantha of Vijaygarh and prince Virendra Singh of Naugarh who was rival kingdoms. As in every love story, this story also has an epic villain Krur Singh who joins hands with a powerful rival king to capture Chandrakantha. The story goes around many tragic events and the love of Virendra Singh and Chandrakantha is put to a test.
Madhushala is a compilation of 135 poems of four-line verses written by Harivansh Rai Bachchan published in 1935. It is a part of a trilogy and the other two books are ‘Madhubala’ (1936) and ‘Madhukalash’ (1937). The complexities of life are explained by the author in his poems with the use of the words Madhu (wine), sake (server), paella (cup), and madhushala (bar). These four words are used in every one of his poems.