Tapan Kumar Pradhan
b. 1972writer
writer (1914–1977)
Krishan Chander
1914–1977, born Wazirabad, writes in Hindi, Urdu, English, writer, playwright
Krishan Chander was an Indian Urdu and Hindi writer of short stories and novels. Some of his works have also been translated into English. He was a prolific writer, penning over 20 novels, 30 collections of short stories and scores of radio plays in Urdu, and later, after partition in 1947, took to writing in Hindi as well. He also wrote screen-plays for Bollywood movies to supplement his meagre income as an author of satirical stories. Krishan Chander’s novels have been translated into over 16 Indian languages and some foreign languages, including English.
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Also writing in Hindi
Satyajit Ray
1921–1992filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)
Govind Mishra
b. 1939novelist
Kedarnath Singh
1934–2018writer
Shrilal Shukla
1925–2011writer (1925–2011)
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
1911–1987writer (1911–1987)