Question
Explain the growth of the Novel in Hindi.
Solution
The growth of the Novel in Hindi:
(i)In the north, Bharatendu Harishchandra, the pioneer of modern Hindi literature, had encouraged many members of his circle of poets and writers to recreate and translate novels from other languages.
(ii)Srinivas Das’s novel, published in 1882, was titled Pariksha-Guru. It cautioned young men of well-to-do families against the dangerous influences of bad company and consequent loose morals.
(iii)The writings of Devaki Nandan Khatri created a novel-reading public in Hindi. His best-seller, Chandrakanta – a romance with dazzling elements of fantasy – is believed to have contributed immensely in popularising the Hindi language and the Nagari script among the educated classes of those times.
(iv)It was with the writing of Premchand that the Hindi novel achieved excellence. He drew on the traditional art of kissa-goi, storytelling.
(v)His novel Sewasadan, published in 1916, lifted the Hindi novel from the realm of fantasy, moralising and simple entertainment to a serious reflection on the lives of ordinary people and social issues.
(i)In the north, Bharatendu Harishchandra, the pioneer of modern Hindi literature, had encouraged many members of his circle of poets and writers to recreate and translate novels from other languages.
(ii)Srinivas Das’s novel, published in 1882, was titled Pariksha-Guru. It cautioned young men of well-to-do families against the dangerous influences of bad company and consequent loose morals.
(iii)The writings of Devaki Nandan Khatri created a novel-reading public in Hindi. His best-seller, Chandrakanta – a romance with dazzling elements of fantasy – is believed to have contributed immensely in popularising the Hindi language and the Nagari script among the educated classes of those times.
(iv)It was with the writing of Premchand that the Hindi novel achieved excellence. He drew on the traditional art of kissa-goi, storytelling.
(v)His novel Sewasadan, published in 1916, lifted the Hindi novel from the realm of fantasy, moralising and simple entertainment to a serious reflection on the lives of ordinary people and social issues.
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