Published 17:02 IST, November 4th 2019
Books: Top 3 Indian regional authors you must add to your to-read list
Regional books to read. The authors of regional books have gained a lot of appreciation and love over the years. Read ahead to know more about them in detail
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Regional books have always me India proud. authors of regional books have gained a lot of appreciation and love over years. Here are three regional authors that me a mark on reers across India.
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Munshi Premchand
Munshi Premchand (1880-1936) is a prominent Hindi writer and a dramatist. Premchand also wrote vels in Urdu langu. He is amongst most famous regional writers from 20th century. As a Hindi writer, Premchand has written approximately a dozen vels, 250 short stories, and numerous essays and translations. His writing is still re by many, till this date, and some of his works are even taught in schools. Some of his famous books include- Asar-e-Ma’abid (Urdu), Devasthan Rahasya (Hindi), Prema (Hindi), and Hamkhurma-o-Ham Sawab (Urdu).
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S. L. Bhyrappa
S. L. Bhyrappa is a popular Kanna writer. He has been one of bestselling velists for over 25 years w. Many of his vels are widely translated to various Indian langus. In fact, he has been one of bestselling velists in Marathi for over a dece w and is among top-five bestselling authors in Hindi. S.L. Bhyrappa's books are a part of undergruate and postgruate degree courses of universities in Karnataka and have been subject of about 20 PhD dissertations. Bhyrappa is an avid listener of both Western and Indian classical music and has a keen eye for Art. Travelling has been his passion since childhood and he has travelled across globe touching glaciers of poles, forests of Amazon, deserts of Africa, bustling cities of Europe and United States. Some of his best vels include- Kavalu (2010), Daatu (1973), and Parva (1979).
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Purushottam Laxman Deshpande
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (1919-2000) was a Marathi writer and humourist from Maharashtra. He was also a very famous st and film actor, music composer, scriptwriter, and a singer. He was commonly kwn as Pu La Deshpande, and was also referred to as ‘Maharashtra’s beloved personality’. Some of his most famous books include- Gangot (1966), Gandhiji (1970), and Guna Green Awi (1975).
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