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{{Infobox person
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|09|10}}
| birth_place = [[Gurdaspur]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1969|12|11|1921|09|10}}
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| nationality = Punjabi
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| occupation = Intellectual and author
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'''Mohan Chopra''' (10 September 1921 – 11 December 1969) was a [[Hindi]] intellectual and author.

==Life==
Mohan Chopra was born at [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[India]]. He received his education at [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]], Gurdaspur, and [[Lahore]]. He earned an M.A. in English and taught in colleges at Lahore, [[Ludhiana]], [[Ferozepur]], and [[Hisar, India|Hissar]].

==Works==
===Short stories===
Chopra's first short story was published in 1953 in a [[Kolkata|Calcuttan]] magazine called ''Ranee''. He wrote about a hundred short stories in his life. Most of them were published in a magazine from [[Allahabad]] called ''Kahani''. These stories are included in several collections of short stories titled ''Aadha Kata Hua Surya'', ''Peele Patte'', ''Sham Aur Akela Aadmi'', ''Band Darwaza'', ''Intezaar Aur Terah Anya Kahaniyan'' and ''Mohan Chopra ki Shresth Kahaniyan''. A number of these short stories have been translated in other Indian languages.

====Novels====
Mohan Chopra's novel, ''Bahein'', was published in 1956. Thereafter, five other novels were published: ''Needh Se Aage'', ''Ek Chhaya Aur Main'', ''Subah Se Pahle'', ''Ye Naye Log'', and ''Tuta Hua Aadmi''. ''Ek Chhaya Aur Main'' was translated into the [[Kannada]] language and published under the name ''Bhranti Samar''.

====Drama====
In the field of drama, three of Mohan Chopra's works were published: ''Samay Ke Swar'', a collection of one-act plays; ''Chattan Ka Phool'', a collection of radio plays; and ''Aandhi Aur Ghar'', a full-length play. ''Aandhi Aur Ghar'' was written along the lines of a Greek drama, keeping in view the unity of time, place, and action.

====Travelogue====
''Vaadiyon Ke Raaste'', a travelogue, was published in 1968.

====Poetry====
Chopra published two books of poetry: ''Nai Subah Ke Charan'' in 1968 and ''Coffee House Mein Mynah'' in 2000.

===Subject of Ph.D research===
His works were the subject of extensive research by [[Kurukshetra University]]. In 2000, a Ph.D degree was awarded to Promila Anand for research work entitled ''Mohan Chopra Ka Vyaktitava Aur Krititava''. In 2009, another Ph.D degree was awarded to Seema Devi for her research work entitled ''Mohan Chopra Ke Sahitya Mein Vyakt Jeewan Darshan''. His works were also the subject of many M. Phil degrees awarded by [[Kurukshetra]] and [[Guru Nanak Dev]] Universities.

===Awards===
His novels ''Tuta Hua Aadmi'' and ''Ye Naye Log'', the full-length play ''Aandhi Aur Ghar'', and collection of short stories ''Aadha Kata Hua Surya'' were declared the best works of the year for 1971, 1972, and 1973 respectively by the Haryana Government.<ref name=haryana>Department of Languages, Haryana State Government, India</ref> His novel ''Ye Naye Log'' was declared the best work for the year 1972 by the Punjab Government.<ref name=punjab>Department of Languages, Punjab State Government, India</ref>

==Mohan Chopra's works in chronological order==
*''Samay Ke Swar'', a collection of one-act plays, 1955<ref name=nava>Published by "Nava Sahitya Prakashan", Multani Dhanda, New Delhi-1</ref>
*''Baahein'', a novel, 1956<ref name=nava />
*''Needh Se Aage'', a novel, 1961<ref name=Aatma>Published by "Aatma Ram & Sons",Delhi-6</ref>
*''Chattan Ka Phool'', a collection of radio plays, 1963<ref name="Aatma"/>
*''Ek Chhaya Aur Main'', a novel, 1965<ref name=Hind>Published by "Hind Pocket Books", Delhi-6</ref>
*''Nai Subah Ke Charan'', a collection of poems, 1967<ref name=Modern>Published by "Modern Publications", Ambala Cantt</ref>
*''Vaadiyon Ke Raaste'', a travelogue, 1968<ref name=Aalok>Published by "Aalok Prakashan", Kurukshetra</ref>
*''Subah Se Pahle'', a novel, 1969<ref name=Rajpal>Published by "Rajpal and Sons", Delhi-6</ref>
*''Ye Naye Log'', a novel, 1970<ref name="Aatma"/>
*''Tuta Hua Aadmi'', a novel, 1971<ref name=Vish>Published by "Vishvodaya Prakashan", Delhi-9</ref>
*''Aandhi Aur Ghar'', a full-length play, 1972<ref name="Vish"/>
*''Aadha Kata Hua Surya'', a collection of short stories, 1973<ref name="Vish"/>
*''Peele Patte, Sham Aur Akela Aadmi'', a collection of short stories,1987<ref name=Aasha>Published by "Aasha Prakashan Greh", New Delhi-5</ref>
*''Band Darwaja'', a collection of short stories, 1990<ref name="Aasha"/>
*''Coffee House Main Mynah'', a collection of poems, 2000<ref name=Arya>Published by "Arya Book Depot", New Delhi-5</ref>
*''Intezaar Aur Terah Anya Kahaaniyan'', a collection of short stories, 2002<ref name="Arya"/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://openlibrary.org/a/OL15977A?m=view&v=4 Books by Mohan Chopra]

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