Khagendra Thakur is a reputed Hindi

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 writer and literary critic from Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

 and long time General Secretary of Progressive Writers Association. He stepped into the field of Hindi literature over four decades ago as a poet and gradually switched over to prose and writing. He is also among the few living literary critics, who have a considerable command over all the fields of Hindi literature. A voracious reader, Thakur is also known as a learned editor and cultural activist. He has been to erstwhile USSR and GDR.

Literary Criticism

• Alochana ke Bahane
• Kavita ka Vartaman
• Chhayavadi Kavya Bhasha ka Vivechan
• Samay Samaj Aur Manushya
• Divya ka Saundarya
• vikalpki prakriya
• Aaj ka vaicharik Sangharsh aur Marxvad
• Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar': Vyaktitva aur Krititva, Publications Division, 2008 Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
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