Phanishwar Nath Renu

Phanishwar Nath Renu was a Hindi journalist and novelist best remembered for his 'Maila Anchal' (1954), which introduced Anchalik, or regional, writing to Hindi fiction.

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In 1976, nearing death, Phanishwar Nath Renu wrote to B P Koirala, “My sickness does not allow me to help you with the democratic revolution in Nepal for now.” But the great Hindi writer had done his part, with the pen and with the gun, in the Nepali Congress's 1950 insurrection against autocratic Rana rule. (From left: Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Matrika Prasad Koirala, Phanishwar Nath Renu, King Tribhuvan, B P Koirala, Subarna Shamsher Rana, King Mahendra)

Phanishwar Nath Renu’s story of Nepal’s 1950–51 insurrection

Phanishwar Nath Renu

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