Bedhab Banarasi

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Krishnadev Prasad Gaur
Born11 November 1885 (1885-11-11)
Benaras (now Varanasi), North-Western Provinces, British India
DiedMay 6, 1968(1968-05-06) (aged 82)
Pen nameBedhab Banarasi (बेढब बनारसी)
OccupationHindi novelist and poet
GenreHumour and satire

Bedhab Banarasi ('बेढ़ब' बनारसी) was a Hindi writer of the twentieth century, famous for his witty style of writing.

Bedhab's short stories narrate the turmoil in the life of the middle class of both cities and villages of Indian in the early- to mid-twentieth century.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bedhab Banarasi". The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature. Vol. I. Sahitya Akademi. 2006. pp. 410–411. ISBN 8126018038.