Thursday, April 12, 2012

Bihari Hindi Writers

Bihari Hindi Writers, including Raja Radhika Raman Singh, Shiva Pujan Sahay, Divakar Prasad Vidyarthy, Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar', Ram Briksh Benipuri, Phanishwar Nath 'Renu', Gopal Singh "Nepali" and Baba Nagarjun. Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan, the great writer and Buddhist scholar, was born in Uttar Pradesh but spent his life in the land of Lord Buddha, i.e., Bihar. Hrishikesh Sulabh is the prominent writer of the new generation. He is short story writer, playwright and theatre critic. Arun Kamal and Aalok Dhanwa are the well-known poets. Different regional languages also have produced some prominent poets and authors. Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay, who is among the greatest writers in Bengali, resided for some time in Bihar. Of late, the latest Indian writer in English, Upamanyu Chatterjee also hails from Patna in Bihar. Devaki Nandan Khatri, who rose to fame at the beginning of the 20th century on account of his novels such as Chandrakanta and Chandrakanta Santati, was born in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Vidyapati Thakur is the most renowned poet of Maithili (c. 14–15th century).
 Dr Birbal Jha who was born in the district Madhubani of Bihar wrote a score of books on the English language and took up the cudgel to advance the cause of education in India, more particularly in Bihar. Dr Jha's book Spoken English Kit besides Celebrate Your Life is a hit in Hindi speaking belt of India.
In Urdu literature writers from Bihar have acquired very prominent position. Famous novelist, short story writer, poet and dramatist Paigham Afaqui, whose novel MAKAAN is considered a landmark and one of the finest literary master-pieces in Urdu literature belongs to district Siwan though he lives in Delhi. Another novelist Ghazanfer belongs to Gopalganj. Besides, Abdul Samad, Husainul Haque, Shamoel Ahmed and Shaukat Hayatare also well known writers.
  • Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar'
  • Ram Briksh Benipuri
  • Phanishwar Nath 'Renu'
  • Janki Ballabh Shastri
  • Gopal Singh "Nepali"
  • Baba Nagarjun
  • Gajendra Thakur
  • Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan
  • Devaki Nandan Khatri
  • Vidyapati Thakur
  • Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
  • Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Ram Avatar Sharma
  • Pandit Nalin Vilochan Sharma
  • Paigham Afaqui
  • Ramesh Chandra Jha
  • Ram Karan Sharma
  • Ram Sharan Sharma
  • Indradeep Sinha
  • Raghav Sharan Sharma
  • Balmiki Prasad Singh
  • Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh (Sinha)
  • Mridula Sinha
  • Pandit Sheel Bhadra Yajee

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