Lekhak · Hindi · 1861–1913

Devaki Nandan Khatri

Babu Devaki Nandan Khatri (1861–1913) ko Hindi sahitya ke shuruaati tilism aur aiyyari lekhakon mein maana jaata hai. Jab unhone 1888 mein Chandrakanta likhi, tab Hindi padhne ka chalan itna aam nahi tha. Kaha jaata hai ki hazaron logon ne sirf is upanyas ko padhne ke liye Devanagari lipi seekhi thi.

Khatri ji ne fantasy, rahasya aur adventure ko ek aam paathak tak pahunchaya. Unki shaili saral, aakarshak aur Hindi-Urdu ki chaashni se bhari hui thi, jisne sabko apna deewana bana liya.

Aapki kahaniyan aaj bhi pathakon ke andar romaanch jagaati hain. Hindi bhasha ko ghar-ghar mein lokpriya banane mein Devaki Nandan Khatri ki is adbhut lekhni ka bada yogdaan maana jaata hai.

Devaki Nandan Khatri ki kahaniyan Baatcheet par

Chandrakanta aur rahasyamayi tilism ka ek drishya.
Upanyas · 1888

Chandrakanta

Devaki Nandan Khatri

Chandrakanta ek charchit tilism aiyyari kahani hai jise Devaki Nandan Khatri ne 1888 mein likha tha. Yeh upanyas Vijaygarh ki rajkumari aur Naugarh ke rajkumar Virendra Singh ki prem katha par aadharit hai.

Aur jaankari: Devaki Nandan Khatri — Wikipedia