HIDI AUTHERS

List of Hindi authors

Chand Bardai (1148-1191), author of Prithviraj Raso

Sheikh Farid (c.1173-c.1266)

Amir Khusro (1253-1325 AD), author of pahelis and mukris in the "Hindavi" dialect.

Kabir (1398-1518), a major figure of the bhakti (devotional) movement.

Nanak (1469-1538) author of a section of the Adi Granth

Surdas (1467-1583) author of Sahitya lahri, Sur Sarawali, 'Sur Sagar etc.

Malik Muhammad Jayasi author of the Padmavat (1540) etc.

Mirabai (1504-1560) author of Mira Padavali etc.

Goswami Tulasidas (1532–1623) author of Ramacharitamanas Vinay Patrika

Keshavdas (1555-1617) author of Rasikpriya etc.

Bihari (1595–1664) became famous by writing Satasai (Seven Hundred Verses).

Guru Gobind Singh (1669-1708) author of Bichitra Natak etc.

Bharatendu Harishchandra (1850-1885), whose works are compiled in Bharatendu Granthavali

Ganga Das(1823-1913) was a revered saint of udasi sect and known for piety and Hindi poetry, who composed about 50 kavya-granthas and thousands of padas, who is known as Bhismpita of the Hindi poetry.[14]

Munshi Premchand (1880–1936), considered one of the greatest Hindi novelists of all time

Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963), widely traveled scholars of India

Swami Sahajanand Saraswati (1889-1950), books on peasant movement and the nationalist struggle, autobiography(mera jeevan sangharsh) and many others.

Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937), stalwart of the literary movement called Chhayavaad.

Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala' (1899–1961)

Hazariprasad Dwivedi (1907–1979)

Mahadevi Varma, one of the "four pillars" of the Chhayavada movement

Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' (1908–1974), a nationalist poet

Sumitranandan Pant

Acharya Kuber Nath Rai

Nagarjun (1911-1998)

S. H. Vatsyayan 'Agyeya' (1911–1987)

Kesari Prasad Singh 'Kesari Kumar' (1918-1999)

Vibhuti Narain Rai

Vishnu Prabhakar (b. 1912)

Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' (1921–1977), author of novel Maila Anchal

Bhisham Sahni (1915–2003), author of Tamas

Mohan Rakesh (1925–1972), one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani movement of the 1950s

Dharmavir Bharati (1926–1997), a renowned Hindi writer and editor

Raghuvir Sahay (1929–1990) was a versatile Hindi poet, translator, short-story writer and journalist.

Rajkamal Chaudhary (1929-1967) poet, short story writer, novelist, critic

Nirmal Verma (1929–2005), one of the founders of the Nai Kahani (new short story) school

Bhupendra nath Kaushik"fikr" (1925–2007), Urdu, Hindi writer "Koltar main aks"

Narendra Kohli (b. 1940) known for his plays, satires, short stories and novels

Harishankar Parsai, known for satirical works

Jainendra: An extremely influential figure in 20th century Hindi literature.

Babu Gulabrai (1888-1963): an eminent critic, philosopher and essay writer, known for his biography Meri Asafaltaein

Guru Bhakt Singh 'Bhakt' (1893–1983)

Yashpal (1903–1976), author of Jhutha Sach

Devaki Nandan Khatri (1861-1913) author of Chandrakanta etc.

Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886–1964), pioneer of Khadiboli poetry

Vibhuti Narain Rai (b. 1951), a renowned modern Hindi writer and Police Superintendent.

Kumar Vishwas (b. 1974), a renowned modern Hindi poet

Viveki Rai (b. 1927)

Abhimanyu Unnuth (b. 1937-) Mauritian Hindi novelist, recipient of the Rajiv 'Gandhi Award, the Sahitya Bhushan Award and the 'Hindi Academy Award'

Hrishikesh Sulabh (b. 1955) short story writer, playwright, drama critic. Pioneer of mordern Hindi theatre in Bihar.

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