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This collection contains 9 most famous stories of Renu.

168 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

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Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' (4 March 1921 – 11 April 1977) was one of the most successful and influential writers of modern Hindi literature in the post-Premchand era. He is the author of Maila Anchal, which after Premchand's Godaan, is regarded as the most significant Hindi novel.

हिन्दी कथा-साहित्य को सांगीतिक भाषा से समृद्ध करनेवाले फणीश्वरनाथ रेणु का जन्म बिहार के पूर्णिया जिले के औराही हिंगना गाँव में 4 मार्च, 1921 को हुआ। लेखन और जीवन, दोनों में दमन और शोषण के विरुद्ध आजीवन संघर्ष के प्रतिबद्ध रेणु ने राजनीति में भी सक्रिय हिस्सेदारी की। 1942 के भारतीय स्वाधीनता-संग्राम में एक प्रमुख सेनानी की हैसियत से शामिल रहे। 1950 में नेपाली जनता को राणाशाही के दमन और अत्याचारों से मुक्ति दिलाने के लिए वहाँ की सशस्त्र क्रान्ति और राजनीति में सक्रिय योगदान। 1952-53 में दीर्घकालीन रोगग्रस्तता के बाद राजनीति की अपेक्षा साहित्य-सृजन की ओर अधिकाधिक झुकाव। 1954 में बहुचर्चित उपन्यास मैला आँचल का प्रकाशन। कथा-साहित्य के अतिरिक्त संस्मरण, रेखाचित्र और रिपोर्ताज़ आदि विधाओं में भी लिखा। व्यक्ति और कृतिकार, दोनों ही रूपों में अप्रतिम। जीवन की सांध्य वेला में राजनीतिक आन्दोलन से पुनः गहरा जुड़ाव। जे.पी. के साथ पुलिस दमन के शिकार हुए और जेल गए। सत्ता के दमनचक्र के विरोध में पद्मश्री लौटा दी।

मैला आँचल के अतिरिक्त आपके प्रमुख उपन्यास हैं: परती परिकथा और दीर्घतपा; ठुमरी, अगिनखोर, आदिम रात्रि की महक, एक श्रावणी दोपहरी की धूप तथा सम्पूर्ण कहानियाँ में कहानियाँ संकलित हैं। संस्मरणात्मक पुस्तकें हैं: ऋणजल धनजल, वन तुलसी की गन्ध, श्रुत-अश्रुत पूर्व। नेपाली क्रान्ति-कथा चर्चित रिपोर्ताज है।,

भारत यायावर द्वारा सम्पादित रेणु रचनावली में फणीश्वरनाथ रेणु का सम्पूर्ण रचना-कर्म पाँच खंडों में प्रस्तुत किया गया है।

11 अप्रैल, 1977 को देहावसान।

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February 25, 2021
Fanishwarnath 'Renu' is a writer that deserves a wider audience and Thumri is a testimony to that.

One of the most gripping features of the stories in Thumri is the subtlety with which they are narrated. As an instance, the unfortunate practice of the caste system in India has been shown as a shadow of the main plot - intangible yet present.

Readers would appreciate the stories for different reasons of which two would be the most fascinating. First is the use of a regional dialect garnished with the colloquial idioms and phrases that had aptly described some of the age-old traditions including superstitions of the Indian village fora. Second is the beautiful panorama of not just human relationships but also of relation between a woman and her animals that give the stories their heart-rending and/or affable effect.

While the novel does describe a part of India's village lore, some readers could find the stories practical in a distressing way, especially where the problems of caste, religion, or orthodoxy comes to the surface.

Fanishwarnath Renu's stories end with more or less a happy twist which would give the readers what they look for in an ending.
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153 reviews40 followers
April 27, 2025
“पंचलाइट”, “तीर्थोदक” और “तीसरी क़सम” — तीनों ही कहानियाँ बेहद उम्दा हैं। हर कहानी में ग्रामीण बिहार की मिट्टी की सोंधी ख़ुशबू और वहाँ की सरल, सहज ज़िंदगी की झलक मिलती है।
113 reviews7 followers
February 24, 2017
This book captures the heart of North Indian folk-styled stories with a tinge of nostalgia mixed in somewhere. The story "Teesri Kasam" is arguably the most stirring.
264 reviews30 followers
May 3, 2014
After "Rinjal, Dhanjal", I decided to pick this collection of short stories by Renu. These are some of the most famous of his stories and he is in his element. Panchlait - the story that I read in my school books is here and so is "Maare Gaye Gulfam" which was the source for the movie Teesri Kasam. The stories are nice, keep you hooked, spelling out the essential, leaving out much for you to interpret and absorb.

But after finishing it, I didn't feel satisfied. While brilliantly portrayed, the stories tend to become repetitive. The specifics of the plot are different but it seems to be the same basic narrative playing out in many of them.

For some people, language can also be reasonably challenging since it is full of colored regional dialects. So you may want a Bihari person handy while reading this.
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