Munshi Premchand

Munshi Premchand

male, deceased (1936)
Munshi Premchand (July 31, 1880 - October 8, 1936) (pen name: Premchand) was one of the greatest literary figures of modern Hindi and Urdu literature.
Mahadevi Varma

Mahadevi Varma

female, deceased (1987)
Mahadevi Varma was one of the most famous modern Hindi poets. She is widely regarded as the 'modern Meera. She was a major poet of the Chhayavaad...
Jaishankar Prasad

Jaishankar Prasad

male, deceased (1937)
Jaishankar Prasad (Hindi: जयशंकर प्रसाद) was one of the most famous figures in modern Hindi literature. He was a dramatist, novelist, poet and story...
Sumitranandan Pant

Sumitranandan Pant

male, deceased (1977)
"'Sumitranandan Pant, socialist and humanist poems. Pant received Jnanpith Award for collection of his most famous poems, titled "Chidambara". He...
Dharamvir Bharati

Dharamvir Bharati

male, deceased (1997)
Dr. Dharamvir Bharati , was an Indian writer. Dr Dharamvir Bharati made a deep impact on Hindi literature and is considered to be one of the most...

Acharya Shivpujan Sahay

male, deceased (1963)
Acharya Shivpujan Sahay is a Hindi litterateur, a novelist (Dehati Duniya 1926), a short story writer (Vibhuti 1935), editor (Matwala 1923, Madhuri...
Susham Bedi

Susham Bedi

female, 64 years old
Susham Bedi (July 1, 1945) is a leading South Asian (Indian) author of novels, short stories and poetry, currently living in the United States. She...
Kaka Hathrasi

Kaka Hathrasi

male, deceased (1995)
Kaka Hathrasi is widely regarded as one of the greatest Hindi satirists. Born on 18 September 1906 in the North Indian town of Hathras as...
Gopaldas Neeraj

Gopaldas Neeraj

male
Gopaldas Neeraj (popularly known as Niraj or Neeraj or Gopaldas Niraj) is among the best-known poets and authors in Hindi literature. He was born...
Narendra Kohli

Narendra Kohli

male, 69 years old
Narendra Kohli (born January 6, 1940, Sialkot) is one of the most prominent Hindi language author of modern times. Leader of cultural renissance in...