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{{Short description|Renowned Indian Novelist}} | |||
{{about|the Hindi author|the Chief of the Indian Navy|Nirmal Kumar Verma}} | {{about|the Hindi author|the Chief of the Indian Navy|Nirmal Kumar Verma}} | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Nirmal Verma was born on 3 April 1929 in [[Shimla]], where his father worked as an officer in the Civil and Services Department of the British Indian Government. He was the seventh child among his eight siblings. One of his brothers is one of India's greatest artists [[Ram Kumar (artist)|Ram Kumar]].<ref name=diff>[http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/26nirmal.htm 'He was the modern voice of Indian genius'] Obituary, [[Rediff.com]], 26 October 2005</ref> He is survived by his wife, | Nirmal Verma was born on 3 April 1929 in [[Shimla]], where his father worked as an officer in the Civil and Services Department of the British Indian Government. He was the seventh child among his eight siblings. One of his brothers is one of India's greatest artists [[Ram Kumar (artist)|Ram Kumar]].<ref name=diff>[http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/26nirmal.htm 'He was the modern voice of Indian genius'] Obituary, [[Rediff.com]], 26 October 2005</ref> He is survived by his wife, Gagan Gill who is a writer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-43626863|title=निर्मल वर्मा ने इंदिरा को बताया था 'साक्षात बुराई'|first=प्रियंका|last=दुबे|newspaper=BBC News हिंदी |date=3 April 2018|access-date=4 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/tag/gagan-gill |title = Gagan Gill {{!}} The Caravan}}</ref> | ||
He wrote his first story for a students' magazine in the early 1950s. He completed Masters of Arts in History from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi University]]. Thereafter he started teaching in Delhi and writing for various literary magazines. | He wrote his first story for a students' magazine in the early 1950s. He completed Masters of Arts in History from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], [[Delhi University]]. Thereafter he started teaching in Delhi and writing for various literary magazines. | ||
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* [http://www.hindinest.com/kahani/2003/116.htm Dhage (धागे) by Nirmal Verma] | * [http://www.hindinest.com/kahani/2003/116.htm Dhage (धागे) by Nirmal Verma] | ||
* [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5195078de4b0af15cc42c774/t/51bfca6ae4b0ef761e10d9b4/1371523690838/madhu-singh.pdf] "The Truth of Maya"[Maya ka Marm]by Nirmal Verma (short story) | * [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5195078de4b0af15cc42c774/t/51bfca6ae4b0ef761e10d9b4/1371523690838/madhu-singh.pdf] "The Truth of Maya"[Maya ka Marm]by Nirmal Verma (short story) | ||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of Indian writers]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian poets]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian poets]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]] | ||