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Mohan Rakesh
Mohan Rakesh
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Born	January 8, 1925; Amritsar, Undivided India
Died	January 3, 1972 (aged 46); Delhi
Occupation	Novelist, Playwright

Mohan Rakesh (मोहन राकेश; January 8, 1925 – January 3, 1972) was one of the pioneers of the Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement of the Hindi literature in the 1950s. He made significant contribution to novel, short story, travelogue, criticism, memoirs and drama.

He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1968^[1].

[edit] Biography

Mohan Rakesh was born on January 8, 1925 in Amritsar, Punjab. He did his M.A. in English and Hindi from Punjab University, Lahore^[2]^[3]

His noted novels are "Andhere Band Kamare" (Closed Dark Rooms) and Na Aane Wala Kal. His plays "Aashad Ka Ek Din" (One Day in Aashad) (1958), play a major role in reviving Hindi theatre in 1960s^[4] and Adhe Adhure (The Incomplete Ones or Halfway House) (1959) are highly regarded.

"Leheron Ke Raj Hans' (The Swans of the Waves), the most noted play of Mohan Rakesh, an ancient Buddhist tale on the renunciation of the Buddha, and its after affects on his close family, was first written as short story and later turned it into a radio play for Radio Jalandhar, and broadcast under the title "Sundri", though his struggle over different versions of the play lasted for nearly 20 years, before creating his masterpiece^[5]. In 2005, this very writing process of the play, and Mohan Rakesh’s diary, writings, letters about the play, was recreated in play titled “Manuscript”, by a Delhi theater group.

His story, Uski Roti (A Day's Bread) was made into an epnoymous film, by Mani Kaul in 1971, for which he also wrote the screenplay^[6].

[edit] Literary work

[edit] Novels (Upanyas)

Na Aane Wala Kal
Andhere Band Kamre
Antral
Bakalama khuda (1974)

[edit] Plays (Natak-Ekanki)

Aadhe Adhure (Halfway House)
Leheron Ke Raj Hans
Ashadh ka ek Din (One Day in Ashadha)
Mohan Rakesh ke Sampurn Natak, 1993, Rajpal. ISBN 8170281520.
Rata bitane taka tatha anya dhvani nataka, 1974, Radhakrishna Prakashan. ISBN 8171193323. (Radio plays)

mohan rakesh ka janm 1925 me amritsar panjab me hua unhone m.a englis & Hindi me panjab university se kiya tha

bahut bada sawal

[edit] Translation

Mrichchkatikam, (Sanskrit play)
Shakuntalam (Sanskrit play)

[edit] Story anthologies (Kahani Sangrah)

10 Pratinidhi Kahaniyan (Mohan Rakesh)
Rat ki Bahon Mein
Mohan Rakesh ki Sampurn Kahaniyan

mohan rakesh ke sabse prya mitra munshi mahto the

[edit] Other works

Mohan Rakesh: Sanskritik aur sahityik Drishti. 1975, Radhakrishna Prakashan.

[edit] References

^ Drama - Playwriting Awards Sangeet Natak Akademi Official listings.
^ Mohan Rakesh Biography and Works
^ Mohan Rakesh bio and books
^ Mohan Rakesh
^ More than just a manuscript! Romesh Chander, The Hindu,November 18, 2005.
^ Uski Roti (1971) New York Times

One of the most appreciated works done on his language of plays has been done by Dr. Indradeo Pandey. He was awarded Ph-D for his well researched published book called “Mohan Rakesh Ki Natya Bhasha” by Bharti Prakashan, Sonai, Dist: Jamui, Bihar (Cell: +91 9931359672)

[edit] Further reading

Aadhunik Hindi Natak Ka Agradoot: Mohan Rakesh
Mohan Rakesh’s Halfway House: Critical Perspectives, edited by Subhash Chandra. New Delhi, Asia Book, 2001, ISBN 81-7851-004-9. (Aadhe Adhure)
Miss Pal by Mohan Rakesh

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[0] Drama - Playwriting Awards Sangeet Natak Akademi Official listings.

[1] Mohan Rakesh Biography and Works

[2] Mohan Rakesh bio and books

[3] Mohan Rakesh

[4] More than just a manuscript! Romesh Chander, The Hindu,November 18, 2005.

[5] Uski Roti (1971) New York Times

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