Complete Works of Devakinandan Khatri and Durgaprasad Khatri

[Manish Modi]

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The Complete Works of DEVAKINANDAN KHATRI

&

DURGAPRASAD KHATRI

Novels of Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

By Devakinandan Khatri

CHANDRAKANTA  (250 pages)

CHANDRAKANTA SANTATI in 2 volumes (1312 pages)

BHUTANATH in 3 volumes (1376 pages)

NARENDRAMOHINI (144 pages)

KUSUMAKUMAARI (164 pages)

BIRENDRABIR (96 pages)

KAAJAR KI KOTHRI (88 pages)

GUPT GODANA (92 pages)

Pioneering Novels on Espionage and Science Fiction

By Durgaprasad Khatri

ROHATAAS MATH (465 pages)

PRATISHODH (88 pages)

LAAL PANJAA (156 pages)

RAKTA MANDAL in 2 volumes (516 pages)

SUFED SHAITAAN in 2 volumes (552 pages)

SUVARNA REKHA (150 pages)

SVARGA PURI (180 pages)

SAAGAR SAMRAAT (184 pages)

SAAKET (136 pages)

KAALAA CHOR (240 pages)

DUSHT-DAMAN (180 pages)

BALIDAAN (96 pages)

KALANK KAALIMAA (104 pages)

SANSAAR CHAKRA (116 pages)

CHOR (144 pages)

MAHAATMAA (135 pages)

MAAYAA in 2 volumes (312 pages)

By Vivek Khatri

HIIRON KI GHATI (349 pages)

VANSH (152 pages)

Set of 33 hardbound books    7776 pages    Rs. 3695 for the set

This is a set of books which had been unavailable to the public for a very long time. We have been able to trace these books with great difficulty.

Babu Devakinandan Khatri (1861 - 1913) was Hindi’s pioneering novelist and a superstar in his own right. In today’s terms, his stature and fame were akin to JK Rowling’s. Lakhs of people learnt Hindi in order to read his masterpieces of mystery and suspense. His Chandrakanta, Chandrakanta Santati and Bhutanath built an avid readership in Hindi, way back in the last decades of the 19th century.

He was the first author of mystery novels in Hindi. He wrote Chandrakanta, Chandrakanta Santati, Kajar ki Kothari, Narendra-Mohini, Kusum Kumari, Birendrabir, Gupt Godana, Katora Bhar Khoon and Bhutanath. Bhutanath was incomplete and completed by his son, Durga Prasad Khatri, who wrote the concluding volumes of Bhutanath saga as Rohataas Math. In turn, Durgaprasad Khatri’s grandson Vivek Khatri wrote the final segment of the saga - Hiiron Ki Ghaati.  It is probably the only instance in the world where four generations of a family co-wrote one epic novel. But then, Chandrakanta is a very special novel, unmatched by any other piece of literature anywhere in the world.

Khatri was born in Samastipur, Bihar. After his early education he moved to Tekari Estate in Gaya and became an employee of the King of Varanasi. He started a printing press called "Lahari" and started a Hindi monthly, "Sudarshan", in 1898.

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

An aiyaar {male} or aiyaaraa {female} is a spy, in the service of a king, who specializes in  disguise. A tilisma is a kind of maze containing many secret locations, passages and prisons. Words like these were contributed to the Hindi language by the popular novels of Khatri, the first author of mystery novels in Hindi.

Very uniquely, Devakinandan Khatri’s son Durgaprasad Khatri turned out to be an equally skilled writer. He not only finished Bhutanath, he also penned several other classics of mystery, suspense. He also added the element of science-fiction in his own writings. And all this, in the early decades of the 20th century, when India was a backward colonially repressed nation!

We are proud to present the works of these master writers, all together in a packet of 33 hardcover books running to 7776 printed pages. Some of these books have yellowing pages, but the binding is good and the print quality is reasonable. So please go ahead and order these masterpieces.

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If you live in India, we can mail the books to you in three packets by Registered Book Post. You will have to send us Rs. 3695 + Rs. 155 (S & H) = Rs. 3850. You may send us this money by Bank Draft, Money Order or by NEFT. You may also pay us by Credit Card. As soon as we receive the payment, we shall mail the books to you. They will reach you in 10 to 12 working days.

If you live outside India, we shall send you the books by courier. You may pay us by Credit Card or by any other mutually acceptable means. As soon as we receive the payment, we shall courier the books to you. You will get them in 5 to 6 working days.  

If you live in or are visiting Mumbai, we invite you to come visit our bookstore which is celebrating its hundredth year. Located in the heritage building of Hirabaug, the bookstore has served several generations of readers, collectors, authors and poets. We have a collection of over 4000 titles on varied subjects. We have a huge catalogue of classical and contemporary publications in Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu (printed in Devanagari). In addition to literary books in the genre of novels, short stories, plays, poetry and essays, we specialise in books on Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism.

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