Devaki Nandan Khatri

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Devaki Nandan Khatri was the first author of mystery novels in Hindi. He wrote Chandrakanta, Chandrakanta Santati, Kajar ki Kothari, Bhootnath, etc. He is also known as Babu Devakinandan Khatri. Bhootnath was incomplete and completed by his son, who also wrote the concluding volumes of Bhootnath saga as Rohtasmath

He was born at Samastipur, Bihar. After his earlier education he moved to Tekari Estate in Gaya. He became an employee of the Raja of Benares. He started a printing press called "Lahari" and started a Hindi monthly, "Sudarshan", in 1898. There is also a book shop with the name Lahari Book Depot situated at Durgaprasad khatri Marg, RamKatora Varanasi, India.

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