Chitra Mudgal
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Chitra Mudgal is one of the leading literary figures of modern Hindi
literature.
(Rajput
) family. family in Chennai
, India
on the 10th of December 1944. Educated in Mumbai
, she has done her M.A. in Hindi Literature
from the SNDT Women's University
. In Hindi literature,today, she is a very respected and talked about novelist.
person (Awadh Narain Mudgal , former Editor of "Sarika") against her father's wish.
Her novel 'Aavaan', portraying the lives and times during the Trade Union Movement during the time of Datta Samant has been acknowledged by critics as a masterpiece of literary work and stands as a classic novel in Hindi Literature. It is no wonder that 'Aavaan' has received numerous awards.
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
literature.
Biography
Chitra Mudgal was born in a ThakurThakur
Thakur may refer to:*Thakur *Thakur *Thakar , an Adivasi people in Maharashtra, India*Thakar - a Rajput caste of India.*Thakor is also another name of Hindu deities.-See also:*List of Gurjar clans...
(Rajput
Rajput
A Rajput is a member of one of the patrilineal clans of western, central, northern India and in some parts of Pakistan. Rajputs are descendants of one of the major ruling warrior classes in the Indian subcontinent, particularly North India...
) family. family in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
on the 10th of December 1944. Educated in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, she has done her M.A. in Hindi Literature
Hindi literature
Hindi literature , is broadly divided into four prominent forms or styles, being Bhakti ; Shringar ; Veer-Gatha ; and Adhunik...
from the SNDT Women's University
SNDT Women's University
Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University is a women's university in the city of Mumbai, India. The university headquarters are situated at Churchgate in South Mumbai, while the main campus is in Santacruz–Juhu area of Mumbai. SNDT has three campuses: two in Mumbai and one in...
. In Hindi literature,today, she is a very respected and talked about novelist.
Writing on Caste system
Since her youth, she has lived and worked amongst the weaker sections of the society of all caste and creed. To understand and solve their problems, to be able to make their lives a little better, has been an objective that she still fulfill. This is the reason why, through her vast experience, one can glimpse into the realities of their lives, through in her writings.Married with a Brahmin
She married a BrahminBrahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
person (Awadh Narain Mudgal , former Editor of "Sarika") against her father's wish.
Her novel 'Aavaan', portraying the lives and times during the Trade Union Movement during the time of Datta Samant has been acknowledged by critics as a masterpiece of literary work and stands as a classic novel in Hindi Literature. It is no wonder that 'Aavaan' has received numerous awards.
Ms Chitra Mudgal said that she wrote to give an expression to her consciousness. As a writer, conscious of the worsening times and also conscious of her capability, she had to take up cudgels on behalf of the suffering masses, especially the women who undoubtedly suffer more.