Nirmal Verma

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Nirmal Verma (Devanāgarī: निर्मल वर्मा) (3rd April 1929, Shimla - 25 October 2005) is a Hindi writer and novelist. Nirmal Verma did M.A. in History from Delhi University and studied the Czech language at the Oriental Institute in Prague.

1 Awards and Milestones
2 The Nai Kahani movement
3 Major Works
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Awards and Milestones

Jnanpith Award in 1999, the highest literary award for Indian writers.
'Kavve aur Kala Pani', A collection of short stories, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985 ^[1].
He was a fellow with the International Institute for Asian Studies.
Library of Congress catalogues most of the works of Nirmal Verma in its collection.
India's highest literary award, for lifetime achievement, the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2005 ^[2].

[edit] The Nai Kahani movement

Nirmal Verma, together with Mohan Rakesh, Bhisham Sahni, Kamleshwar, Amarkant, Rajendra Yadav and others, is the founder of the Nai Kahani (new short story) in Hindi literature.

Nirmal Verma is best known for his short stories and his best known story, 'Parinde' is supposed to be the pioneer of the Nai Kahani Movement. Nirmal Verma's other notable stories are Andhere Mein, Dedh Inch Upar, and Kavve Aur Kala Pani.

Nirmal Verma's last story was published in "Naya Gyanodaya" August 2005 issue, titled "Ab Kuchh Nahin".

Nirmal Verma experimented vividly with theme as well as technique of the Hindi short story in the 60s and 70s.

A collection of his letters written to Ramkumar (well known artist and his brother) has been published by Bhartiya Jnanpith, titled "Priya Ram" (Dear Ram).

[edit] Major Works

Kala Ka Jokhima - investigation of the Indic arts in the 20th century
Dhundha Se Uthati Dhun - written like a diary addressing issues related to Hindi literature
Ve Din - Nirmal Verma's first novel, set in Prague, Czechoslovakia
Antima Aranya - novel
Rata Ka Reporter - novel
Ek Chithara Sukh - novel
Lal Teen Ki Chhat - novel