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Nirmal Verma


Born
in Shimla, India
April 03, 1929

Died
October 25, 2005


A well-known name in Hindi literature, Nirmal Verma is known mainly for his fictional works. Born on April 3, 1929, he obtained a M.A. in history from Delhi University. He studied Czech at the Oriental Institute in Prague, and has been a Fellow with the International Institute for Asian Studies. Nirmal Verma is a recipient of India's highest literary award, the Jnanpith, and his short stories Kavve aur kala pani won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985. Some of his more popular novels are Antim aranya, Rat ka riportar, Ek Chithra Sukh, and Lal tin ki chat.

Vedina, his first novel, is set in Prague, Czechoslavakia. Like all his works, it is rich in symbolism with a style that is simple yet sophisticated. As one of the most important prose Hindi
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“It was like an invisible fire that we could feel, that had been trying to pierce through our mutual darkness. It struck me that each of us is a darkness for the other. Three days or three years don’t make a difference unless we can catch hold of a burning moment in the darkness, knowing full well that it won’t last and after it is extinguished we will slide back into our own chilling solitude.”
Nirmal Verma, Days of Longing

“कैसी विचित्� बा� है, सुखी दिनो� मे� हमें अनिष्ट की छाया सबसे साफ़ दिखा� देती है, जैसे हमें विश्वा� � हो कि हम सु� के लि� बन� हैं। हम उस� छूते हु� भी डरते है� कि कही� हमार� स्पर्श से वह मैला � हो जा� और इस डर से उस� भी खो देते है�, जो विधाता ने हमार� हिस्से के लि� रख� था� दु� से बचना मुश्कि� है, पर सु� को खो देना कितन� आसान है—य� मैंन� उन दिनो� जाना था�”
Nirmal Verma, अन्तिम अरण्�

“कु� लो� सुखी नही� होते, लेकि� उनमे� कु� ऐस� होता है, जिसे देखक� हम अपने को बहुत छोटा-सा महसू� करते हैं। वे किसी दूसर� ग्रह के जी� जा� पड़ते हैं�”
Nirmal Verma, अन्तिम अरण्�

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