It is true that Hindi literature as a whole, not just pop fiction, has been dominated by upper castes. This calls to mind the ...

T he book that is widely considered to be the first popular novel in modern everyday Hindi, is Chandrakanta by Babu Devaki Nandan Khatri, published in 1888. It is an epic fantasy that has a ...

Vani Prakashan Group commemorated the birth centenary of Dharamvir Bharati, one of Hindi literature's most revered figures, ...

His books are a testimony to his contribution and will keep his memory alive for a very long time. In his death, Hindi literary world has lost its most luminous star.

Born in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh in 1943, Suryabala has an MA in Hindi literature from Kashi Vishwavidyalaya, and later did her PhD.