Chitra Mudgal

Chitra Mudgal (December 10, 1944) is one of the leading literary figures of modern Hindi literature.

Biography

Chitra Mudgal was born in a Thakur(Rajput) family.^[1] family in Chennai, India on the 10th of December 1944. Educated in Mumbai, she has done her M.A. in Hindi Literature from the SNDT Women's University. In Hindi literature,today, she is a very respected and talked about novelist.

Writing on Caste system

Since her youth, she has lived and worked amongst the weaker sections of the society of all caste and creed. To understand and solve their problems, to be able to make their lives a little better, has been an objective that she still fulfill. This is the reason why, through her vast experience, one can glimpse into the realities of their lives, through in her writings.

Married with a Brahmin

She married a Brahmin person (Awadh Narain Mudgal , former Editor of "Sarika") against her father's wish.

Her novel 'Aavaan',^[2] portraying the lives and times during the Trade Union Movement during the time of Datta Samant has been acknowledged by critics as a masterpiece of literary work and stands as a classic novel in Hindi Literature. It is no wonder that 'Aavaan' has received numerous awards.^[3]

Ms Chitra Mudgal said that she wrote to give an expression to her consciousness. As a writer, conscious of the worsening times and also conscious of her capability, she had to take up cudgels on behalf of the suffering masses, especially the women who undoubtedly suffer more.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/12/26/stories/2002122600810200.htm
2. ^ The novel deals with women, trade unions and the socio-political makeup of society. -The Hindu
3. ^ Awards for Aavaan
4. ^ Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature Conferences - Katmandu, 2003- Page 03

External links

• Writer without a pause, pen for a cause
• Chitra Mudgal: A rare writer in Hindi
• Streeshakti - The Parallel Force

Persondata
Name	Mudgal, Chitra
Alternative names
Short description	Indian, Hindi language writer
Date of birth	December 10, 1944
Place of birth	Chennai, India
Date of death
Place of death

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