Chandrakanta (author)

Hindi author Chandrakanta

Chandrakanta (1938- ) is a writer, born in Srinagar, India. She has written many novels and stories in the Hindi language including the epic Katha Satisar, which was awarded the Vyas Samman prize in 2005.

To date, her published short stories number about 200. She has also published seven novels as well as poetical works. Her writing concerns socio-political issues and women's concerns in general. The Indian State of Kashmir constitutes the backdrop of most of her writings, especially terrorism and the repercussions of it, notably the mass exodus of the majority community of "Kashmiri Pandits".

Her magnum opus is Katha Satisar [2001]. She has been the recipient of several awards for her literary work. Her works havealso been translated in many Indian languages, and into English. Her novel Ailan Gali Zinda Hai has been translated for the first time in English by Manisha Chaudhry, published by Zubaan Books (an imprint of 'Kaali for Women', Penguin India) as A Street in Srinagar,[1] The translation was shortlisted for the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature.[2]

Chandrakanta lives in Gurgaon, India

Awards and honors

Works

Novels and story collections

Poetry

Memoirs

References

  1. "Books". Zubaan Books. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  2. "Shortlist announced for the 2012 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature - DSC South Asian Literature Festival". Southasianlitfest.com. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-30.

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