Hindi novels to read

 

Gaban by Premchand

Premchand had written the novel in the realism style. Premchand used the characters in such a way that the reader will feel lost in the novel as the real life. Gaban is a classic novel that describes the true picture of Indian society. The novel tells us about the social and economic condition of India before independence. The love of jewelry of a woman in Indian society is beautifully described by Premchand through the character of Jalpa.

Godaan by Premchand

In this novel, Munshi Premchand has shown the pathetic condition of Indian farmers during British rule as we know that Munshi Premchand spent his early life in a village. Hence, he has vivid experience of the village. Godaan is an outcome of his village experience. In this work, he defined the relationship between peasants and zamindars and criticized contemporary society.

Kitne Pakistan by Kamleshvar

Kitne Pakistan is a Hindi novel by Kamleshwar, the noted 20th-century Hindi writer, and a pioneer of the Nayi Kahani ("New Story") movement of the 1950s. The novel combines allegory and realism, and it follows the rise of Sectarianism, Nationalism, Hindutva, and Communalism- raising questions about the true motives of the people who make decisions on the behalf of common people, who throughout history have borne the brunt of their decision. The author presents the different versions of the historic events that gave birth to such intense animosity between Hindus and Muslims. He revisits the sufferings of the common man who ultimately had to be on the receiving end of those in power

Chitralekha by Bhagvaticharan Verma

A marvelous book by Bhagwati Charan Verma that deals with the concept of sin and virtue and ultimately comes to the conclusion that neither sin nor virtue exists in this world; it is the perspective with which we analyze the situation