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'''Amrit Rai''' (3 September 1921 &ndash; 14 August 1996) was an Indian writer, poet and biographer in both the [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] styles of the [[Hindustani language]]. He is the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Amratray |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.514644 |title=Premchand Kalam Ka Sipahi |date=1962}}</ref> which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name=today/>


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He also co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New light on Premchand|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece|date=10 August 2012|accessdate=2013-10-30|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203075639/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}
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'''Amrit Rai''' (3 September 1921 &ndash; 14 August 1996) was an Indian writer, poet and biographer in both the [[Hindi]] and [[Urdu]] styles of the [[Hindustani language]]. He is the son of [[Munshi Premchand]], a pioneer of modern [[Urdu literature]] and of [[Hindi literature]]. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel ''Beej'' in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, ''Kalam ka Sipahi'' (1970),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Amratray |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.514644 |title=Premchand Kalam Ka Sipahi |date=1962}}</ref> which later won him the [[Sahitya Akademi award]] for 1963.<ref name="today" />

== Career ==
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Rai co-edited ''Chitthi Patri'' (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the [[Nehru Memorial Museum and Library]] (NMML) at [[Teen Murti House]], [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=New light on Premchand|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece|date=10 August 2012|accessdate=2013-10-30|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203075639/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/history-and-culture/new-light-on-premchand/article3750272.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> His ''A House Divided'' is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}

== Death ==
Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in August 1996 at the age of 75. He had suffered a paralytic stroke earlier in March.<ref name=today>{{cite web| title = Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad| publisher = India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-%26-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html| date = 16 October 2012| accessdate = 2013-10-30| archive-date = 26 March 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326042400/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-%26-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html| url-status = live}}</ref>
Rai died in [[Allahabad]], in August 1996 at the age of 75. He had suffered a paralytic stroke earlier in March.<ref name=today>{{cite web| title = Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad| publisher = India Today| url = http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-%26-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html| date = 16 October 2012| accessdate = 2013-10-30| archive-date = 26 March 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140326042400/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/amrit-rai-prolific-hindi-writer-%26-son-of-munshi-premchand-passes-away-in-allahabad/1/283239.html| url-status = live}}</ref>


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Amrit Rai
Born(1921-09-03)3 September 1921
Lamhi, Banaras State, British India
Died14 August 1996(1996-08-14) (aged 74)
Allahbad
OccupationWriter
LanguageHindi, Urdu
NationalityIndian
RelativesMunshi Premchand (father)

Amrit Rai (3 September 1921 – 14 August 1996) was an Indian writer, poet and biographer in both the Hindi and Urdu styles of the Hindustani language. He is the son of Munshi Premchand, a pioneer of modern Urdu literature and of Hindi literature. A prolific writer, Rai made his literary debut with novel Beej in 1952 and went on to write an acclaimed biography of his father, Premchand, Kalam ka Sipahi (1970),[1] which later won him the Sahitya Akademi award for 1963.[2]

Career

Rai co-edited Chitthi Patri (1962), a two-volume book on the letters of Premchand along with his biographer, Madan Gopal. In 1982, he donated a collection of his father's 236 letters to the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) at Teen Murti House, Delhi.[3] His A House Divided is an influential account of how the shared Hindi/Hindavī linguistic tradition became differentiated into Modern Standard Hindi and Urdu.[citation needed]

Death

Rai died in Allahabad, in August 1996 at the age of 75. He had suffered a paralytic stroke earlier in March.[2]

Bibliography

  • Rai, Amrit. Premchand: A Life. Harish Trivedi, translator. New Delhi: People's Publishing House, 1982.
  • Rai, Amrit. A House Divided: The Origin and Development of Hindi/Hindavi. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1984.

References

  1. ^ Amratray (1962). Premchand Kalam Ka Sipahi.
  2. ^ a b "Amrit Rai, prolific Hindi writer & son of Munshi Premchand, passes away in Allahabad". India Today. 16 October 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ^ "New light on Premchand". The Hindu. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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