Mar 1, 2025
Although we love to appreciate and hype English literature for its deep , moving meanings and lines, Hindi literature often takes a seat back. And to give Hindi literature the love it deserves, here are 8 books with deep and profound meaning and lessons.
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One of the greatest works of classical Sanskrit literature, is ‘Abhigyanshakuntalam’, and it has been translated into different languages. It is the story of Shakuntala and King Dushyanta, and talks about fate, love, struggles of the common, and the issue of relationships.
Diamond-Books
A masterpiece book by Premchand, ‘Godan’ is the story of a poor farmer, Hori, who spends and ends his life in the dreams of owning a cow. ‘Godan’ has the idea and message of poverty, societal exploitation, and the extent to which man has to go.
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A novel about unspoken love, the pain of expectations, and living with ‘morality’ is this one. It features primarily Chander and Sudha, their deep emotional bond, but their eventual separation owing to societal expectations.
Bharatiya-Jnanpith
Another deep and emotional story, ‘Tamas’ is set during the partition period and brings out the horrors that ensued and the communal violence that affected women, children, men, and humanity.
Penguin-Modern-Classics
A play set post the Kurukshetra war (Mahabharat) is ‘Andha Yug’. It features the plight and discourse people had after the killings, war, and violence, and how the destruction that was caused by blind ambition and vengeance, turned to moral corruption.
Kitab-Mahal
Another must-read is ‘Maila Aanchal’, a story of rural Bihar and the challenges faced by its people. It is about the struggles of a remote society, showing how lives are shaped by poverty, caste struggles, and political movements.
Rajkamal-Prakashan
Although originally written in Bengali and then translated into other languages, ‘Chokher Bali’ is Rabindranath Tagore’s one of the most widely read Hindi translations. It is the story of Binodini, a young widow, who struggles with loneliness and social restrictions.
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Another Bengali classic, ‘Anandamath’ is famous for the ‘Vande Mataram’ in the end, and is a book about the Sannyasi Rebellion, featuring Mahendra and Kalyani in the middle of the story and the raw power in the rebellion against the British.
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