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Amrita Pritam  (1919-2005) Born in Gujranwala in a part of India which later became Pakistan. She was the only child of a school teacher and a poet. Her mother died ... [full story]

Mahadevi Verma (1907- 11 September 1987) was one of the most famous Hindi poets. She is widely regarded as 'Modern Meera'. Her descriptions of pain and sadness are extremely moving. ... [full story]

A theatre group in northern Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh chose a unique way of honoring India's literary genius, Munshi Premchand on his 125th birth anniversary by enacting two of his ... [full story]