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{{short description|Indian author (1940-2021)}}
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{{Infobox writer 
| name = Narendra Kohli
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1940|01|06}}
| death_date = {{d-da|17 April 2021|6 January 1940}}
| death_place = Delhi, India
| birth_place = [[Sialkot]], [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| occupation = Author and Teacher
| education = PhD
| alma_mater = Delhi University
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| notableworks = Abhyudaya (Ram Katha) <br/> Mahasamar (Mahabharat) <br/> Toro Kara Toro (Vivekananda)
| spouse = Dr. Madhurima Kohli
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| awards = [[Vyas Samman]] (2012)<br />[[Padma Shri]] (2017)
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| website = {{url|https://www.narendrakohli.in}}
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[[Image:Dr. Narendra Kohli with wife Dr. Madhurima Kohli, his elder son Kartukeya and grandsons.JPG|thumb|Dr. Narendra Kohli with wife Dr. Madhurima Kohli, his elder son Kartikeya, and grandsons, New Delhi (2008)]]

'''Narendra Kohli''' (6 January 1940 – 17 April 2021) was an Indian author. Writing in [[Hindi]]-language, he is credited with reinventing the ancient form of epic writing in modern prose.<ref name="r5">{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=J. Ajith|title=Learning lessons from mythology |url=http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/12/05/stories/2004120500640200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041205122113/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/12/05/stories/2004120500640200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 December 2004|access-date=18 November 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 December 2004}}</ref> He is also regarded as a trendsetter in the sense that he pioneered the creation of literary works based on the Puranas.<ref name="hindu.com">Learning lessons from mythology, The Hindu. http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/12/05/stories/2004120500640200.htm</ref> Because of the large impact of his body of work on [[Hindi literature]], this era of contemporary modern Hindi literature, since about 1975, is sometimes referred to as the Kohli Era.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} He died on 17 April due to complications of [[COVID-19]] after he was on a [[ventilator]].

==Life==
Narendra Kohli was born to Parmananda Kohli and Vidyavanti, a [[Punjabi Hindu]] couple in [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] province of [[British India]].<ref name="r3">डॉ. कृष्णकुमार,'''लेखक करता है परकाया प्रवेश ''', Madhumati:Rajasthan Sahitya Acadami, (2006).http://www.lakesparadise.com/madhumati/show_artical.php?id=648</ref> His first school was the Dev Samaj High School in [[Lahore]]. Then he attended the Ganda Singh High School in [[Sialkot]] for a few months. In 1947, after the [[partition of India]], the family moved to [[Jamshedpur]] ([[Bihar]]). He resumed his schooling in third grade at Dhatkidih Lower Primary school. He spent fourth to seventh grade (1949–53) at New Middle English school. [[Urdu]] was the medium of instruction for all subjects except English, which was limited to reading and writing. From eighth to eleventh grade, he attended KMPM High School in Jamshedpur. He selected the science stream in high school. The medium of instruction was Urdu till this point.<ref name="narendrakohli.org">Brief Introduction, www.narendrakohli.org. http://www.narendrakohli.org/person.html</ref>

For higher education, he joined the Jamshedpur Co-operative College. He took the IA exams in 1959 from [[B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University|Bihar University]] with Compulsory English, Compulsory [[Hindi]], Psychology, Logic, and special Hindi as his subjects. He completed his BA (Hons.) in 1961 from Jamshedpur Co-operative College ([[Ranchi University]]) in Hindi. He completed his MA in 1963 at Ramjas College ([[University of Delhi]]), and in 1970, received his PhD from the University of Delhi.<ref name="narendrakohli.org"/>

He died on 17 April 2021,<ref>{{cite web | title=PM Narendra Modi condoles demise of famed Hindi author Narendra Kohli | website=Zee News | date=April 18, 2021 | url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/pm-narendra-modi-condoles-demise-of-famed-hindi-author-narendra-kohli-2355707.html | access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref> aged 81 of [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web | last=McNichols | first=Joshua | title=As India suffers, diaspora looks for ways to help from the NW | website=KUOW | date=April 27, 2021 | url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/india-s-covid-tragedy-felt-locally | access-date=April 28, 2021}}</ref>

==Early writings==
[[Image:Dr, Narendra Kohli on his writing table.JPG|right|thumb|Kohli at his writing table, New Delhi (2008)]]
His first story was in sixth grade for the handwritten class magazine. In eighth grade, his Urdu story ''Hindostan: Jannat Nishan'' was published in the school's printed magazine. As a child author, some of his first Hindi stories were published by ''Kishore'' ([[Patna]]) and ''Avaaz'' ([[Dhanbad]]). During his IA years, ''Sarita'' ([[Delhi]]) published his story ''Paani ka Jug, Gilas aur Ketli'' in its ''Nae Ankur'' ("New Sprouts") column.

After February 1960 his works started getting published regularly. He considered ''Do Haath'' published by Kahani ([[Allahabad]]) as his first published work.

He wrote a few novels based on the life of families and societies as well. But just portraying the society, or ridiculing its flaws and dilemmas was not going to satisfy him. He realised, that literature cannot reach its ultimate goal just by a narrow, partial and limited display of society, nor can the society benefit from such literature. The demonstration of poor human qualities will only encourage the evil and the foul. Therefore, it must be the goal of literature to demonstrate the great, honourable and moral aspect of life, he believed.<ref name="hindu.com"/>

==Bibliography==
''Todo, Kara Todo'' is a novel based on the life of [[Swami Vivekananda]]. One reviewer called it the best on this topic in any of the languages so far.<ref>Swami Videhatmananda, ''Contemporary Hindi Literature'', ''Vedant Kesari'',(June 2006), pg.22</ref>

''Vasudeva'' is a novel describing the life and times of [[Vasudeva]], the father of [[Krishna]]; it describes his virtues and draws parallels between that era and the present day. It has been described by critics as a manifesto of a cultural revolution and an epic of human endurance and endeavour.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

===Work===
* Ek aur lal tikon – 1970
* Paanch absurd upanyas – 1972
* Aashriton ka vidroh – 1973
* Jagane ka apradh – 1973
* Pareshaniyan – 1986
* Gantantra ka ganit – 1997
* Aadhunik ladki ki peeda – 1978
* Trasidiyan – 1982
* Mere mohalle ke phool – 2000
* Samagra vyang – 2002
* Sabse bada satya – 2003
* Woh kahan hai – 2003
* Aatma ki pavitrata – 1996
* Meri shreshth vyang rachnayen – 1977
* Samagra natak – 1990
* Samagra vyang (part 1, 2, 3) – 1998
* Samagra kahaniyan (Part 1, 2) – 1991, 1992
* Abhyuday (2 parts) – 1989
* Narendra kohli: Chuni hui rachnayen – 1990
* Narendra kohli ne kaha – 1997
* Meri ekyavan vyang rachnayen – 1997
* Meri terah kahaniyan – 1998
* Na bhuto na bhavishyati – 2004
* Swami vivekanand – 2004
* Das pratinidhi kahaniyan – 2006
* Premchand ke sahitya sidhhant – 1966
* Premchand (aalochana) – 1976
* Parineeti – 1969
* Kahani ka aabhav – 1977
* Drishti desh me ekaek – 1979
* Shatal – 1982
* Namak ka kaidi – 1983
* Nichale flat me – 1984
* Sanchit bhookh – 1985
* Punarambh – 1972
* Aatank – 1972
* Saha gaya dukh – 1974
* Mera apna sansar – 1975
* Deeksha – 1975
* Awsar – 1976
* Jangal ki kahani – 1977
* Sangharsh ki oor – 1978
* Yuddh (2 parts) – 1979
* Abhigyan – 1981
* Aatmadan – 1983
* Preetikatha – 1986
* Mahasamr 1 (Bandhan) – 1988
* Mahasamr 2 (Adhikar) – 1990
* Mahasamr 3 (Karm) – 1991
* Todo kara todo 1 (Nirman) – 1992
* Mahasamr 4 (Dharm) – 1993
* Todo kara todo 2 (Sadhana) – 1993
* Mahasamr 5 (Antaral) – 1995
* Kshama karna jiji – 1995
* Mahasamr 6 (prachhanna) – 1997
* Mahasamr 7 (Pratyaksh) – 1998
* Mahasamr 8 (Nirbandh) – 2000
* Todo kara todo 3 (Parivrajak) – 2003
* Todo kara todo 4 (Nirdesh) – 2004
* Ganit ka prashna – 1978
* Aasan rasta – 1985
* Ek din mathura me – 1991
* Abhi tum bachche ho – 1995
* Kukur – 1997
* Samadhan – 1997
* Shambook ki hatya – 1975
* Nirnay ruka hua – 1985
* Hatyare – 1985
* Gare ki deewar – 1986
* Kishkindha – 1998
* Agastya katha – 1998
* Hatyare – 1999
* Kise Jagau – 1996
* Pratinaad – 1996
* Nepathya – 1983
* Majra kya hai – 1989
* Baba nagarjun – 1987
* Smarami – 2000
* matsyagandha

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Narendra Kohli}}
* [http://www.narendrakohli.in Official site]
* [https://www.facebook.com/narendrakohli Official Facebook Page for Narendra Kohli's Literature]
* [http://www.abhivyakti-hindi.org/lekhak/n/narendra_kohli.htm Narendra Kohli at Abhivyakti]
* [http://www.rajasthanpatrika.com/mahasamar/index.php Read ''Mahasamar'' online]
* [http://vrihad.com:5200/bs/home.php?author_name=narendra%20kohli Basic details of his books]
* {{YouTube|uvy1j0Ei1cs|Interviewed by ITV's Ashok Vyas – Part 1}}
* {{YouTube|cAG9E3b_hvg|Interviewed by ITV's Ashok Vyas – Part 2}}

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Literature & Education}}

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