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{{Short description|Indian writer (1921–1996)}} | |||
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| name = Amrit Rai | |||
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1921|09|03}} | |||
| 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]] | |||
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]] | |||
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| relatives = [[Munshi Premchand]] (father) | |||
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Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in | '''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> | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:08, 31 December 2025
Amrit Rai | |
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| Born | 3 September 1921 Lamhi, Banaras State, British India |
| Died | 14 August 1996 (aged 74) Allahabad |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Relatives | Munshi Premchand (father) |
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.[1] 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),[2] which later won him the Sahitya Akademi award for 1963.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
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.[4] His A House Divided is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.[1]
Death[edit | edit source]
Rai died in Allahabad, in August 1996 at the age of 75. He had suffered a paralytic stroke earlier in March.[3]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- 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.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kumar, Kuldeep (13 September 2021). "Munshi Premchand's younger son Amrit Rai was an important writer and translator in his own right". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ↑ Amratray (1962). Premchand Kalam Ka Sipahi.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad". India Today. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ↑ "New light on Premchand". The Hindu. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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