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	'''Amrit Rai''' (c. 3 September 1921 – 14 August 1996) was an Indian writer, poet and biographer in [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]]. He was the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970), which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name=today/>

	~~He also co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the~~ [[~~Nehru Memorial Museum and Library~~]] ~~(NMML) at~~ [[~~Teen Murti House~~]], [[~~Delhi~~]]~~.<ref>~~{{~~cite web~~\| ~~title~~= ~~New light on Premchand~~\|~~publisher~~=~~The Hindu~~\| ~~url~~ = ~~http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece~~\|~~date~~=~~10 August 2012~~\|~~accessdate~~ = ~~2013-10-30}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared~~ Hindi~~/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and~~ Urdu~~.{{citation needed~~\|~~date~~=~~September 2018~~}}		{{Infobox writer
			\| name = Amrit Rai
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			\| birth_place = [[Lamhi]], [[Banaras State]], [[British Raj\|British India]]
			\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1996\|08\|14\|1921\|09\|03}}
			\| death_place = [[Allahabad]]
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			\| occupation = Writer
			\| language = [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]]
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			\| relatives = [[Munshi Premchand]] (father)
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	Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in ~~September~~ 1996 at the age of 75.<ref name=today>{{cite web\| title = Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad\|publisher=India Today\| url = ~~http~~://indiatoday~~.intoday~~.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-&-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad~~/1/283239.html~~\|date=16 October 2012\| ~~accessdate~~ = 2013-10-30}}</ref>		'''Amrit Rai''' (3 September 1921 – 14 August 1996) was an Indian writer, poet and biographer in both the [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] styles of the [[Hindustani language]]. He is the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news \|last=Kumar \|first=Kuldeep \|date=2021-09-13 \|title=Munshi Premchand’s younger son Amrit Rai was an important writer and translator in his own right \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/art/remembering-amrit-rai-the-raj-kapoor-of-hindi-literature/article36430246.ece \|access-date=2025-05-28 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1962),<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Amratray \|url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.514644 \|title=Premchand Kalam Ka Sipahi \|date=1962}}</ref> which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name="today" />

			== Career ==
			Rai co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=New light on Premchand\|work=The Hindu\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece\|date=10 August 2012\|accessdate=2013-10-30\|archive-date=3 February 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203075639/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.<ref name=":0" />

			== Death ==
			Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in August 1996 at the age of 75. He had suffered a paralytic stroke earlier in March.<ref name=today>{{cite web\| title = Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad\| publisher = India Today\| url = https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/signposts/story/19960915-amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad-764263-2012-10-16\| date = 16 October 2012\| access-date = 2013-10-30\| archive-date = 26 March 2014\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326042400/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-%26-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html\| url-status = live}}</ref>

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	'''Amrit Rai''' (c. 1921 – ~~September~~ 1996) was a writer, poet and biographer in Hindi and Urdu. He was the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970), which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name=today/> ~~he also write somany novels across 50~~		'''Amrit Rai''' (c. 3 September 1921 – 14 August 1996) was an Indian writer, poet and biographer in [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]]. He was the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970), which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name=today/>

	He also co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\| title= New light on Premchand\|publisher=The Hindu\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece\|date=10 August 2012\|accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.{{~~fact~~\|date=September 2018}}		He also co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\| title= New light on Premchand\|publisher=The Hindu\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece\|date=10 August 2012\|accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.{{citation needed\|date=September 2018}}

	Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in September 1996 at the age of 75.<ref name=today>{{cite web\| title = Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad\|publisher=India Today\| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-&-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html\|date=16 October 2012\| accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref>		Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in September 1996 at the age of 75.<ref name=today>{{cite web\| title = Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad\|publisher=India Today\| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-&-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html\|date=16 October 2012\| accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref>
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	'''Amrit Rai''' (c. 1921 – September 1996) was a writer, poet and biographer in Hindi and Urdu. He was the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970), which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name=today/>he also write somany novels across 50		'''Amrit Rai''' (c. 1921 – September 1996) was a writer, poet and biographer in Hindi and Urdu. He was the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970), which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name=today/> he also write somany novels across 50

	He also co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\| title= New light on Premchand\|publisher=The Hindu\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece\|date=10 August 2012\|accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.{{fact\|date=September 2018}}		He also co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web\| title= New light on Premchand\|publisher=The Hindu\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece\|date=10 August 2012\|accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.{{fact\|date=September 2018}}
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'''Amrit Rai''' (c. 1921 – September 1996) was a writer, poet and biographer in Hindi and Urdu. He was the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970), which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name=today/>he also write somany novels across 50

He also co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web| title= New light on Premchand|publisher=The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece|date=10 August 2012|accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.{{fact|date=September 2018}}

Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in September 1996 at the age of 75.<ref name=today>{{cite web| title = Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad|publisher=India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-&-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html|date=16 October 2012| accessdate = 2013-10-30}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* Rai, Amrit. ''Premchand: A Life''. Harish Trivedi, translator. New Delhi: People's Publishing House, 1982.
* Rai, Amrit. ''A House Divided: The Origin and Development of Hindi/Hindavi''. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1984.

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