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Narendra Kohli (6 January 1940 – 17 April 2021) was an Indian author. Writing in Hindi-language, he is credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose. He is also regarded as a trendsetter in the sense that he pioneered the creation of literary works based on the Puranas. Because of the large impact of his body of work on Hindi literature, not only is this era of contemporary modern Hindi literature, since about 1975, sometimes referred to as the Kohli Era, his birth anniversary of January 6th is celebrated as Litterateurs' Day or Writers' Day in the Hindi literature world. He died on 17 April due to complications of COVID-19 after he was on a ventilator.




Life


Narendra Kohli was born to Parmananda Kohli and Vidyavanti, a Punjabi Hindu couple in Punjab province of British India. His first school was the Dev Samaj High School in Lahore. Then he attended the Ganda Singh High School in Sialkot for a few months. In 1947, after the partition of India, the family moved to Jamshedpur (Bihar). He resumed his schooling in third grade at Dhatkidih Lower Primary school. He spent fourth to seventh grade (1949–53) at New Middle English school. Urdu was the medium of instruction for all subjects except English, which was limited to reading and writing. From eighth to eleventh grade, he attended KMPM High School in Jamshedpur. He selected the science stream in high school. The medium of instruction was Urdu till this point.
For higher education, he joined the Jamshedpur Co-operative College. He took the IA exams in 1959 from Bihar University with Compulsory English, Compulsory Hindi, Psychology, Logic, and special Hindi as his subjects. He completed his BA (Hons.) in 1961 from Jamshedpur Co-operative College (Ranchi University) in Hindi. He completed his MA in 1963 at Ramjas College (University of Delhi), and in 1970, received his PhD from the University of Delhi.
He died on 17 April 2021, aged 81 of COVID-19.




Early writings



His first story was in sixth grade for the handwritten class magazine. In eighth grade, his Urdu story Hindostan: Jannat Nishan was published in the school's printed magazine. As a child author, some of his first Hindi stories were published by Kishore (Patna) and Avaaz (Dhanbad). During his IA years, Sarita (Delhi) published his story Paani ka Jug, Gilas aur Ketli in its Nae Ankur ("New Sprouts") column.
After February 1960 his works started getting published regularly. He considered Do Haath published by Kahani (Allahabad) as his first published work.
He wrote a few novels based on the life of families and societies as well. But just portraying the society, or ridiculing its flaws and dilemmas was not going to satisfy him. He realised, that literature cannot reach its ultimate goal just by a narrow, partial and limited display of society, nor can the society benefit from such literature. The demonstration of poor human qualities will only encourage the evil and the foul. Therefore, it must be the goal of literature to demonstrate the great, honourable and moral aspect of life, he believed.




Bibliography


Todo, Kara Todo is a novel based on the life of Swami Vivekananda. One reviewer called it the best on this topic in any of the languages so far.
Vasudeva is a novel describing the life and times of Vasudeva, the father of Krishna; it describes his virtues and draws parallels between that era and the present day. It has been described by critics as a manifesto of a cultural revolution and an epic of human endurance and endeavour.




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Ek aur lal tikon – 1970
Paanch absurd upanyas – 1972
Aashriton ka vidroh – 1973
Jagane ka apradh – 1973
Pareshaniyan – 1986
Gantantra ka ganit – 1997
Aadhunik ladki ki peeda – 1978
Trasidiyan – 1982
Mere mohalle ke phool – 2000
Samagra vyang – 2002
Sabse bada satya – 2003
Woh kahan hai – 2003
Aatma ki pavitrata – 1996
Meri shreshth vyang rachnayen – 1977
Samagra natak – 1990
Samagra vyang (part 1, 2, 3) – 1998
Samagra kahaniyan (Part 1, 2) – 1991, 1992
Abhyuday (2 parts) – 1989
Narendra kohli: Chuni hui rachnayen – 1990
Narendra kohli ne kaha – 1997
Meri ekyavan vyang rachnayen – 1997
Meri terah kahaniyan – 1998
Na bhuto na bhavishyati – 2004
Swami vivekanand – 2004
Das pratinidhi kahaniyan – 2006
Premchand ke sahitya sidhhant – 1966
Premchand (aalochana) – 1976
Parineeti – 1969
Kahani ka aabhav – 1977
Drishti desh me ekaek – 1979
Shatal – 1982
Namak ka kaidi – 1983
Nichale flat me – 1984
Sanchit bhookh – 1985
Punarambh – 1972
Aatank – 1972
Saha gaya dukh – 1974
Mera apna sansar – 1975
Deeksha – 1975
Awsar – 1976
Jangal ki kahani – 1977
Sangharsh ki oor – 1978
Yuddh (2 parts) – 1979
Abhigyan – 1981
Aatmadan – 1983
Preetikatha – 1986
Mahasamr 1 (Bandhan) – 1988
Mahasamr 2 (Adhikar) – 1990
Mahasamr 3 (Karm) – 1991
Todo kara todo 1 (Nirman) – 1992
Mahasamr 4 (Dharm) – 1993
Todo kara todo 2 (Sadhana) – 1993
Mahasamr 5 (Antaral) – 1995
Kshama karna jiji – 1995
Mahasamr 6 (prachhanna) – 1997
Mahasamr 7 (Pratyaksh) – 1998
Mahasamr 8 (Nirbandh) – 2000
Todo kara todo 3 (Parivrajak) – 2003
Todo kara todo 4 (Nirdesh) – 2004
Ganit ka prashna – 1978
Aasan rasta – 1985
Ek din mathura me – 1991
Abhi tum bachche ho – 1995
Kukur – 1997
Samadhan – 1997
Shambook ki hatya – 1975
Nirnay ruka hua – 1985
Hatyare – 1985
Gare ki deewar – 1986
Kishkindha – 1998
Agastya katha – 1998
Hatyare – 1999
Kise Jagau – 1996
Pratinaad – 1996
Nepathya – 1983
Majra kya hai – 1989
Baba nagarjun – 1987
Smarami – 2000
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References






External links



Official site
Official Facebook Page for Narendra Kohli's Literature
Narendra Kohli at Abhivyakti
Read Mahasamar online
Basic details of his books
Interviewed by ITV's Ashok Vyas – Part 1 on YouTube
Interviewed by ITV's Ashok Vyas – Part 2 on YouTube

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