There are many famous Indian Urdu novel authors and writers. Read more about some of the famous Urdu novelists/authors of India.
Many famous Indian authors have written numerous novels in Urdu
language. These novels highlight different aspects of human emotions and
society as a whole. In Urdu, novel writers flourished in India as well
as countries like Pakistan and other Urdu speaking nations. Urdu has
been derived essentially from Persian, Arabic and an offshoot of
Sanskrit. Many Urdu novel writers composed brilliant novels in this
beautiful language. These famous Urdu novelists have made their mark in
the field of writing novels in Urdu language. We have discussed a few
famous Urdu novelists in our related sections.
Deputy Nazir Ahmad
Known as the pioneer of Urdu novels, Deputy Nazir Ahmad was born in 1836. This great man was an advocate of education for women. At a time when the Muslim society was going through a turbulent period, he stood up for the cause of justice for women. He strongly wanted that women should be educated and must be given due respect in the society. It was at this time that the Muslim establishment considered that women should not be educated at all.
Premchand
An extremely famous name that comes to mind when we talk of Urdu novel writers is that of Munshi Premchand. The life history is of Prem Chand is like that of any ordinary man. But what makes him stand out are the numerous works he composed in his lifetime. They are still read with much enthusiasm and admiration.
Rahi Masoom Raza
Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza was a famous author, play writer and novelist of Independent India. Rahi Masoom Raza was born in Ghazipur district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. He completed his early education in and around Ghazipur from where he went to Aligarh Muslim University to complete his higher studies. Masoom Raza did his doctorate in Hindustani Literature and persuaded his career in literature.
Saadat Hasan Manto
Saadat Hasan Manto was an acclaimed but a controversial South Asian literary figure. He was born in Sambrala, in the Ludhiana district of the Punjab in the year 1912. As a young man, Manto began his literary career with an Urdu translation of Victor Hugo's The Last Days of a Condemned Man. Going through his works it is pretty evident that during the starting of his career; Manto was deeply influenced by French and Russian realist writers such as Hugo, Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky.
