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1946 में साहित्य के क्षत्रमे योगदान के लिए नोबेल पुरष्कार से सम्मानित लेखक हरमन का यह विश्वप्रशिद्ध उपन्यास है। अनेक भाषाओ में अनूदित इस छोटे-से उपन्यास का विश्व साहित्य में बहुत बड़ा दर्जा है।

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet , is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1602. Set in Denmark, the play depicts Prince Hamlet and his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father in order to seize his throne and marry Hamlet's mother. Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and is considered among the most powerful and influential works of world literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others".

A young girl was forced to marry a widower of her father's age, who has three sons from his former wife. The plot unfolds to reveal her husband’s suspicion of a relationship between her and his eldest stepson, a suspicion that leads to the death of many family members and destroys the family. 

Urdu Ki Chuni Hui Kahaniyan is an anthology of some of the classic Hindi stories (afsāna) by great writers like Saadat Hassan Manto, Ismat Chughtai, Qurratulain Hyder, Rajinder Singh Bedi, and many other major writers of Hindi literature. This collection of stories varies in style and subject, but one thing that unites all the stories is the enduring quality of the finest Hindi writing, which places them among Urdu masterpieces. An enriching addition in Hindi literature, Urdu Ki Chuni Hui Kahaniyan is presented to listeners by the famous Hindi novelist Kamleshwar.

In the Republic of Vaishali - which comprises eight different states and is run by their elected representatives - lives the beautiful Ambapali. Considered to be the most beautiful woman in the whole republic, she is eventually forced to dedicate herself to the republic as a Nagarvadhu (literally, the wife of the city). She, however, demands various privileges in exchange for this and is granted all of them by the authorities, with the condition that she must fulfil her duties well.

Malgudi Ka Chalta Purza is the Hindi translation of R.K. Narayan’s English novel The Financial Expert (1952), where he explores the themes of greed and lust for money. The story takes place in the fictional town of Malgudi. Margayya is a petty money-lender who operates his business under the banyan tree in front of the bank. As his business flourishes though, he is faced with opposition and threats from the bank employees, forcing him to think of an alternative career. Angered with this humiliation, he vows to become a wealthy man.

Malgudi Ka Mehman is the Hindi translation of Narayan’s 1986 novel Talkative Man, where Narayan tells the story of an unnamed character: the titular ‘talkative man’ (TM), who, although living comfortably on the famous Kabir Street of Malgudi, works as a freelance journalist to satiate his passion for stories and conversations - much like Narayan himself during his early days as a journalist.

One of the only two completed novels by the famous poet and playwright Jaishankar Prasad, Titli is a ‘social novel’ that addresses themes of feudalism, poverty and oppression of women. First published in 1933, this novel is a part of the ‘progressive’ phase of Hindi literature where various writers were creating works to reform and improve society.

1929 mein likha gaya upanyaas saat-paagal vinaash ke kagaar par khade Argentina ki partibimbit karta hai.  

Kushavaahaa kaant jinakaa pooraa naam kaant prasaad kushavaahaa thaa, ve 34 varṣ kee chhoṭee umr men hindee saahity jagat ko bahut kuchh de gaye. Ve vilakṣaṇa pratibhaa ke dhanee the. Jahaan ek or unhonne romaanṭik aur saamaajik upanyaas likhe vaheen doosaree or jaasoosee aur kraantikaaree upanyaason kaa srijan kiyaa. Nissndeh laal rekhaa unakaa sabase lokapriy upanyaas hai.

भारतीय संस्कृति में महाभारत को एक विशेष स्थान प्राप्त है। रामायण की भांति इसे घर-घर में पढ़ा जाता है। हमारे धर्म-चिंतन का सर्वोपरि ग्रन्थ ‘श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता’ इसी का अंग है।  

Premchand's literary career started as a freelancer in Urdu. In his initial short stories, he has depicted the patriotic upsurge that was sweeping the country in the first decade of the 19th century and wrote of the life around him and made his readers aware of the problems of the urban middle class and the country's villages. With Premchand's versatile writing skill, the stories took a valuable space in Indian literature. This book is an integration of 41 stories by Premchand.

प्रेमचंद निस्संदेह हिन्दी के सर्वश्रेष्ठ कहानीकार थे जिनकी गणना विश्वस्तरीय साहित्यकारों में होती है।

1931 में लिखा, ग़बन, मुंशी प्रेमचंद का सबसे अधिक लोकप्रिय उपन्यास है जो आजादी से पहले उत्तर भारत के समाज का एक बहुत ही जीवंत चित्र खींचता है। 

आज तक कभी मनुष्य की वाणी से न सुनी गई बातें, मैं आपको सुनाने पर आमादा हूँ।.... उपन्यास में मेरे अपने जीवन-भर के अध्ययन का सार है....

निर्मला' मुंशी प्रेमचंद की जानी-मानी रचना है जिसमें उन्होंने भारत में महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाले सामाजिक अन्याय पर रोशनी डाली है।

बारह ज्योतिर्लिंगों में सोमनाथ का अग्रणी स्थान है। अन्य विदेशी आक्रमणकारियों के अलावा महमूद गजनवी ने इस आदि-मंदिर के वैभव को 16 बार लूटा। पर सूर्यवंशी राजाओं के पराक्रम से वह भय भी खाता था।

Kalidas incorporates a noble culture in Kumarsambhav by depicting things that are sweet and beautiful. The poems in Kumarsambhav (Sanskrit Classics) provide us a vibrant picture of good and meaningful life a person could and should lead as proposed by our learned ancestor.

A classic in Hindi from Kalidasa, one of Indian Classical literature's luminaries.

A Hindi classic from author Jaishankar Prasad.