| Author: | Devaki Nandan Khatri | ISBN: | 1230001864014 |
| Publisher: | Kar Publishing | Publication: | September 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | Hindi |
| Author: | Devaki Nandan Khatri |
| ISBN: | 1230001864014 |
| Publisher: | Kar Publishing |
| Publication: | September 9, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | Hindi |
चंद्रकांता - देवकीनन्दन खत्री
Chandrakanta by Devaki Nandan Khatri
Chandrakanta is a popular Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri. It belongs to Epic Fantasy Genre and is credited to rise of Hindi as national language in the Country. It is said that many learned Hindi to read these novels. These novels have earned a cult following across India. It is considered to be the first work of prose in the modern Hindi language, and may have significantly contributed to the language's popularity. Chandrakanta was composed in 1888.
The story is a romantic fantasy about two lovers who belong to rival kingdoms: the princess Chandrakanta of Vijaygarh, and the prince Virendra Singh of Naugarh. Krur Singh, a member of the Vijaygarh king's court dreams of marrying Chandrakanta and taking over the throne. When Krur Singh fails in his endeavour, he flees the kingdom and befriends Shivdutt, the powerful neighbouring king of Chunargarh (a renaming of "Chunar-fort", referring to the fort in Chunar that inspired Khatri to write the novel). Krur Singh coaxes Shivdutt to ensnare Chandrakanta at any cost. Shivdutt captures Chandrakanta and while running away from Shivdutt, Chandrakanta finds herself a prisoner in a tilism. After that Kunvar Virendra Singh breaks the tilism and fights with Shivdutt with the help of aiyyars . Chandrakanta, the novel, has many sequels, prominent being a 7-book series (Chandrakanta santati) dealing with the adventures of Chandrakanta and Virendra Singh's children in another major tilism.
चंद्रकांता - देवकीनन्दन खत्री
Chandrakanta by Devaki Nandan Khatri
Chandrakanta is a popular Hindi novel by Devaki Nandan Khatri. It belongs to Epic Fantasy Genre and is credited to rise of Hindi as national language in the Country. It is said that many learned Hindi to read these novels. These novels have earned a cult following across India. It is considered to be the first work of prose in the modern Hindi language, and may have significantly contributed to the language's popularity. Chandrakanta was composed in 1888.
The story is a romantic fantasy about two lovers who belong to rival kingdoms: the princess Chandrakanta of Vijaygarh, and the prince Virendra Singh of Naugarh. Krur Singh, a member of the Vijaygarh king's court dreams of marrying Chandrakanta and taking over the throne. When Krur Singh fails in his endeavour, he flees the kingdom and befriends Shivdutt, the powerful neighbouring king of Chunargarh (a renaming of "Chunar-fort", referring to the fort in Chunar that inspired Khatri to write the novel). Krur Singh coaxes Shivdutt to ensnare Chandrakanta at any cost. Shivdutt captures Chandrakanta and while running away from Shivdutt, Chandrakanta finds herself a prisoner in a tilism. After that Kunvar Virendra Singh breaks the tilism and fights with Shivdutt with the help of aiyyars . Chandrakanta, the novel, has many sequels, prominent being a 7-book series (Chandrakanta santati) dealing with the adventures of Chandrakanta and Virendra Singh's children in another major tilism.
