1. Amarkant was an Indian writer of Hindi literature.
12 Facts About Amarkant
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Amarkant is considered one of the prominent writers of the story writing tradition of Premchand but certainly is credited to add something better in that tradition by his own individuality.
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Amarkant was born in 1925 in Ballia district at Nagra of Uttar Pradesh.
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Amarkant took active part in the Quit India Movement of 1942 which caused him to abandon his studies for a few years.
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Amarkant completed his graduation from Allahabad University and pursued a career in journalist with local Hindi newspapers.
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In late 2000s, the octogenarian Amarkant was fighting against penury.
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Amarkant died at the age of 89 on 17 February 2014.
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Amarkant is best known for his short stories although he published six novels.
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Amarkant started writing in a period when the Nai Kahani movement was heralding a big thematic and structural shift, and almost overshadowed the tradition of Premchand which used to be the mainstream fiction in Hindi.
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Amarkant was one of the few writers who stuck to the 'social realistic' tradition of Premchand.
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The beauty of Amarkant's writing lies in its simplicity, which the critic Pranaya Krishna described as "the most difficult pursuit".
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Amarkant goes deep into the sociology as well as the psychology of his characters without any cathartic drama and turns them into authentic representatives of our social margins.