प्रतिनिधि कहानियाँ: राजेंद्र सिंह बेदी

by Rajinder Singh Bedi

Pratinidhi Kahaniyan: Rajendra Singh Bedi [hardcover] Rajendra Singh Bedi [Jan 01, 2001]

142 pages

Published January 1, 1994

About the author

Rajinder Singh Bedi was an Urdu writer, playwright (who later became a Hindi film director), screenwriter and dialogue writer. He belonged to Progressive Writers' Movement and is considered one of the leading 20th century progressive writers of Urdu fiction.

Spanning fifty years and 72 short stories, his literary career was marked with versatility and represented one of the finest creative writing in Urdu literature. His stories "Garam Coat" and "Lajvanti" are considered among the masterpieces of Urdu short stories. His later collections of short stories were "Kokh Jali" and "Apne Dukh Mujhe Dedo" and a collection of plays "Saat Khel".

Reviews

[Ashuman Chauhan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good stories. The langauge is beautiful. One of those few authors who didn't hail from a Muslim background (alongside Premchand) who wrote fiction in Urdu in the 20th century. Some of the stories, like Siraj (I think that's the title, named so after one of the characters in the story) hit you like a ton of bricks. Had to read it once again as soon as I'd read it, which is something I do rarely. However, some of the other stories to me were very plain and sentimental, and I dragged through them for the sake of langauge.

[Amrendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book contains 10 stories by Bedi. These are - Garam Coat, Kokhjali, Lajvanti, Bhola, Tuladan, Grahan, Kalyani, Mithun, Apne Dukh Mujhe De Do and Muktibodh.
The language is hindi with frequently used urdu words. Some of the stories are brilliant. Others not so. Only for those who like to read the author for what his writing was like and his times.