Rangeya Raghava (रांगेय राघव) (17 January 1923 – 12 September 1962), birth name Tirumalai Nambakam Vir Raghava Acharya, was born in Agra, a city of Uttar Pradesh state, India, and lived in Weir village of Bharatpur. A prominent Hindi writer of the 20th century, he completed his post-graduation studies from

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, and later completed his Ph.D. on Guru Gorakhnath and his times. He started writing at the age of 13 years, and during his short life of 39 years, he was endowed with a number of prizes. His wife Sulochana Rangeya Raghava lives in Jaipur and has been an Associate Professor of Sociology in the University Of Rajasthan. There is an Inter College in Ambedkar Nagar District named Rangey Raghav Inter College after him. One of his famous novels ''Kab tak pukaroon'' (How Long Do I Call) was made into a television series for

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. It was directed by late Sudhanshu Mishra and produced by Sudhir Mishra. It dealt with the conflicts between two social groups of India, the nomadic community of Nats (like

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of Europe) and the Thakurs - both groups placed at different hierarchical social levels in the Indian traditional society of yesteryears. His other novel, ''Murdon Ka Teela'' (The Mound of The Dead), published in 1948, is the story of the

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, and incorporates many archaeological discoveries.

Major works

Novels

*Gharaunda (1946) *Murdon Ka Teela (1948) *Kab Tak Pukaarun (1957) *Dharti Mera Ghar (1961) *Akhiri Awas (1962) *Cheevar (1951) *Andhere Ke Jugnu(1953) *Yashodhara Jeet Gai(1958) * Maha Yatra Gatha(1960) *Rah Na Ruki(1958) * Kaka *Ratna Ki Baat *Loyi Ka Taanaa *Devaki Ka Beta *Rai Aur Parwat *Visaad Matth *Pakshi Aur Aakash

Collection of stories

*Devadaasee *Samrajya Ka Vaibhav *Jeevan Ke Daane *Angaare Na Bujhe *Samudra Ke Fen *Pancnh Parmeshwar *Nayee Jindagi Ke Liye

Others

*Toofaanon Ke Beech (1944) *Medhavi (1947) *Pragatisheel Sahitya Ke Mandand *Sangam Aur Sangharsh *Pracheen Bhartiya Paramparaa Aur Itihaas

Plays

*Ramanuj *Viruddhak *Swargabhumi Ka Yatri (1949–53) *Aakhiree Dhava *Hatim Mar gayaa.

References

20th-century Indian novelists 1923 births 1962 deaths Hindi-language writers People from Agra Novelists from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian short story writers 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Dramatists and playwrights from Uttar Pradesh {{India-writer-stub