Chandrakanta Santati, Khand-2

Chandrakanta Santati #3

by Babu Devakinandan Khatri, Gopal Ji (Editor)

बाबू देवकीनंदन खत्री के योगदान को समझने से पूर्व एक बार हिन्दी की विकासयात्रा पर भी नज़र डालना आवश्यक होगा।
जिस काल में बाबूजी ने चंद्रकांता की सर्जना की, वह वो काल था जब हिन्दी पूरी तरह हाशिये पर थी। सरकारी कामकाज की भाषा उर्दू/फारसी थी। पढ़े-लिखों की भाषा भी उर्दू/फारसी ही थी। आप जानते ही होंगे, प्रेमचन्द्र ने भी आरम्भिक दौर में उर्दू में ही लेखन किया था। पर वह तो बहुत बाद की बात है। हिन्दी, जिसे आज हम हिन्दी कहते हैं, केवल मेरठ और उसके आसपास के क्षेत्रों में बोले जानी वाली एक बोली थी- जिसे खड़ी बोली के नाम से जाना जाता था; अभी भी जाना जाता है। खुद को सुरुचिपूर्ण और सम्भ्रांत मानने वाला तबका हिन्दी से परहेज़ रखता था, आज भी रखता है, पर आज से तबकी स्थिति बहुत भिन्न थी। आज उत्तर-पट्टी का प्रत्येक

Genres: Fantasy, Indian Literature

446 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

After his earlier education, Devkinandan Khatri moved to Tekari Estate in Gaya. He became an employee of the Raja of Benares. He started a printing press called "Lahari" and started a Hindi monthly, "Sudarshan", in 1898. The various works of Khatri and his son Durga Prasad were republished by Lahari Press in the early 21st century. Lahari Press is still in existence in Ramkatora (Pisnahariya Kuwan)very close to area called Lahurabeer in Varanasi.

Khatri made a strong contribution to the learning of the Hindi language by the people of the times. People were so mesmerised by the works Chandrakanta, Chandrakanta Santati and Bhootnath that they started to learn Hindi just to be able to read the works. Khatri did not write any work at one go and then publish the same. He used to write "bayaans" - chapters - on the run from the British and these were published and distributed widely. People would await the new "bayaans" and congregate around those who could read Hindi to hear the latest exploits in the continuing saga.

Reviews

[Navneet Agarwal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Full of adventures and suspense. Can't stop finishing all parts.

[Shivam Yadav · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Series

[Rahul Ranjan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book.Brilliant handling of characters. Astounding Imagination

[Prakash · Rating 5 out of 5]

A genuine page-turner. Answers much of the questions raised by the first one. Raises some new questions but not as much as the first part. Finished the book in just two days.