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	\| name = ~~The Sun's seventh horse~~		\| name = Suraj ka satvan godha
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	'''''The Sun's Seventh Horse''''' ({{~~lang-~~hi\|सूरज का सातवाँ घोड़ा}}; '''''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda''''') is a 1952 Hindi [[meta fiction]] novel by [[Dharamvir Bharati]], one of the pioneers of modern [[Hindi literature]].<ref name="George1992">{{cite book\|author=K. M. George\|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA220\|year=1992\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-7201-783-5\|pages=220–}}</ref> The novel presents three related narratives about three women: Jamuna, Sati, and Lily. It is narrated by Manik Mulla, who is also a character in the novel, to his friends over seven afternoons, in the style of ''[[Hitopadesha]]'' or ''[[Panchatantra]]''. The novel looks at the disappointments in love faced by these women and how they cope with their lives. The self-reflexive story is also known for its subversive take on the "[[Devdas]]" syndrome.<ref>{{cite web \| title = ~~Bollywood’s~~ hegemony \|work= The Hindu\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275483.ece \|date=August 12, 2007\| accessdate = 2015-01-22 }}</ref> The Sun's Seventh Horse was published after Bharati's debut novel [[Gunahon Ka Devta (novel)\|Gunahon Ka Devta]] (1949), which subsequently became a classic.		'''''The Sun's Seventh Horse''''' ({{langx\|hi\|सूरज का सातवाँ घोड़ा}}; '''''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda''''') is a 1952 Hindi [[meta fiction]] novel by [[Dharamvir Bharati]], one of the pioneers of modern [[Hindi literature]].<ref name="George1992">{{cite book\|author=K. M. George\|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA220\|year=1992\|publisher=Sahitya Akademi\|isbn=978-81-7201-783-5\|pages=220–}}</ref> The novel presents three related narratives about three women: Jamuna, Sati, and Lily. It is narrated by Manik Mulla, who is also a character in the novel, to his friends over seven afternoons, in the style of ''[[Hitopadesha]]'' or ''[[Panchatantra]]''. The novel looks at the disappointments in love faced by these women and how they cope with their lives. The self-reflexive story is also known for its subversive take on the "[[Devdas]]" syndrome.<ref>{{cite web \| title = Bollywood's hegemony \|work= The Hindu\| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275483.ece \|date=August 12, 2007\| accessdate = 2015-01-22 }}</ref> The Sun's Seventh Horse was published after Bharati's debut novel [[Gunahon Ka Devta (novel)\|Gunahon Ka Devta]] (1949), which subsequently became a classic.

	[[Sachchidananda Vatsyayan]]'s (''nom de plume'': Agyeya) English translation of the novel was published in 1999. Its 46th edition was published by [[Bhartiya Jnanpith]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite ~~web~~ \| title = Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (Book, 2012)\|~~work~~=~~WorldCat.org\| url = https://www.worldcat.org/title/suraja-ka-satavam-ghora-eka-naye-dhanga-ka-laghu-upanyasa/oclc/~~882432368~~?ht=edition&referer=di \| accessdate = 2015-01-22~~}}</ref> In 1992, the novel was made into an [[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda\|eponymous film]] by director [[Shyam Benegal]], starring [[Rajit Kapur]], [[Raghuvir Yadav]] and [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]].<ref>{{IMDb title\|~~0108256~~\|Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda}}</ref><ref name="GulazāraNihalani2003">{{cite book\|author1=Gulazar\|author2=Govind Nihalani\|author3=Saibal Chatterjee\|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT359\|year=2003\|publisher=Popular Prakashan\|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5\|pages=335}}</ref> The film received wide acclaim and won the 1992 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf\|title=40th National Film Awards~~\|format=PDF~~\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref>		[[Sachchidananda Vatsyayan]]'s (''nom de plume'': Agyeya) English translation of the novel was published in 1999. Its 46th edition was published by [[Bhartiya Jnanpith]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite book \| title = Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (Book, 2012)\|oclc=882432368 }}</ref> In 1992, the novel was made into an [[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda\|eponymous film]] by director [[Shyam Benegal]], starring [[Rajit Kapur]], [[Raghuvir Yadav]] and [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]].<ref>{{IMDb title\|qid=Q7645326\|id=tt0108256\|title=Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda}}</ref><ref name="GulazāraNihalani2003">{{cite book\|author1=Gulazar\|author2=Govind Nihalani\|author3=Saibal Chatterjee\|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT359\|year=2003\|publisher=Popular Prakashan\|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5\|pages=335}}</ref> The film received wide acclaim and won the 1992 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf\|title=40th National Film Awards\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref>

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	* [http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/ ''The Sun's seventh horse'' National Book trust]		* [http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/ ''The Sun's seventh horse'' National Book trust]
			* https://www.anyrorgujarat.org/2024/08/even-Suns-in-the-Sky-Over-China.html

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'''''The Sun's Seventh Horse''''' ({{lang-hi|सूरज का सातवाँ घोड़ा}}; '''''Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda''''') is a 1952 Hindi [[meta fiction]] novel by [[Dharamvir Bharati]], one of the pioneers of modern [[Hindi literature]].<ref name="George1992">{{cite book|author=K. M. George|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTXougCB-NMC&pg=PA220|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-7201-783-5|pages=220–}}</ref> The novel presents three related narratives about three women: Jamuna, Sati, and Lily. It is narrated by Manik Mulla, who is also a character in the novel, to his friends over seven afternoons, in the style of ''[[Hitopadesha]]'' or ''[[Panchatantra]]''. The novel looks at the disappointments in love faced by these women and how they cope with their lives. The self-reflexive story is also known for its subversive take on the "[[Devdas]]" syndrome.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bollywood’s hegemony |work= The Hindu| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/article2275483.ece |date=August 12, 2007| accessdate = 2015-01-22 }}</ref> The Sun's Seventh Horse was published after Bharati's debut novel [[Gunahon Ka Devta (novel)|Gunahon Ka Devta]] (1949), which subsequently became a classic.

[[Sachchidananda Vatsyayan]]'s (''nom de plume'': Agyeya) English translation of the novel was published in 1999. Its 46th edition was published by [[Bhartiya Jnanpith]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web | title = Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (Book, 2012)|work=WorldCat.org| url = https://www.worldcat.org/title/suraja-ka-satavam-ghora-eka-naye-dhanga-ka-laghu-upanyasa/oclc/882432368?ht=edition&referer=di | accessdate = 2015-01-22}}</ref> In 1992, the novel was made into an [[Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda|eponymous film]] by director [[Shyam Benegal]], starring [[Rajit Kapur]], [[Raghuvir Yadav]] and [[Rajeshwari Sachdev]].<ref>{{IMDb title|0108256|Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda}}</ref><ref name="GulazāraNihalani2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulazar|author2=Govind Nihalani|author3=Saibal Chatterjee|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT359|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=335}}</ref> The film received wide acclaim and won the 1992 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]].<ref name="40thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/40th_nff_1993.pdf|title=40th National Film Awards|format=PDF|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=2 March 2012}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/ ''The Sun's seventh horse'' National Book trust]

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