10 Best Story telling Books in Hindi- You must read in 2021

Zindagi Aais Pais

• Writer- Nikhil Sachan

This the second collection of short stories by Nikhil Sachan. Sachan’s first book, Namak Swadanusar, came out in 2013 and has been one of the most frequently ordered Hindi books on the Internet ever since.

Zindagi Aais Pais, a short story collection, is Nikhil’s second book after the remarkable success of his debut book ‘Namak Swadanusar’

 In this book, Nikhil continues taking his readers along for a journey which tries to solve the riddles of basic human existence – riddles of love, of childhood’s lost and found, of relationships, of lovely 90s, and of our day to day trials.

Once again, most of Sachan’s stories revolve around children, as evident in the title, but his idea of childhood has little to do with innocence. There are also stories of nostalgia, felt by the overworked employees of multinational corporations about things they have left behind in their small towns.

Writer  Nikhil Sachan has a very unique way of thinking which transpires into stories. When you read stories in this book you assume yourself as the lead in those stories. 

Nirmala

• Writer- Munshi Premchand

Premchand needs no introduction, his work is considered the best of Hindi literature.
 
Munshi Premchand began his writing career in 1901. His first short novel, Asrar e Ma’abid (Secrets of God’s Abode), written in Urdu was published weekly between 8 October 190

Kashi Ka Assi

• Writer- Kashinath Singh

Kashi Ka Assi has five stories related to the Assi ghat and Varanasi. These stories refer to the political and social system of the 1990s, but they are also accurate from today’s perspective. The language of this book enhances the beauty of the stories.

Mamma ki Diary

• Writer- Anu Singh Choudhary

Written by Anu Singh Choudhary, a 35-year-old media professional whose Neela Scarf was among the most talked-about Hindi books of 2014, Mamma ki Diary looks at the larger story of the urban working mother through the writer’s own experiences.

According to the publisher, this might be the first original work in Hindi on motherhood and parenting. Mamma ki Diary looks at the larger story of the urban working mother through the writer’s own experiences.
The book covers a scope of subjects around present day Indian parenthood, from big ones like conflicts between career and parenting to specific issues like tantrums or postpartum depression.

Aapka Bunti

• Writer- Mannu Bhandari

This is the story of a 9-year-old Bunty. He is dealing with the divorce of his parents. The book gives a poignant description of how a small child fights against things like these odds from his limited worldview.

Prithviraj Raso

• Writer- Chand Bardai

This is undoubtedly the oldest work of the list, allegedly composed in the 12th century AD, though there is consensus amongst scholars that it has been embellished and improved upon over the years. Thus, very little remains of the original poem. It is a great epic that dramatizes the life of the Rajput King Prithviraj Chauhan and his bravado.

Chand Bardai is said to be a contemporary, or even the court poet, of Prithviraj Chauhan. Though the historical accuracy of the event is doubtful – because the poem is considered an unreliable source by historians – the poem is a great work and read nonetheless.

Tamas

• Writer- Bhisham Sahni

Bhisham Sahni is a well-known actor, playwright, and writer. He wrote Tamas on the backdrop of partition and won the Sahitya Akademi award for the same in 1975. Tamas literally means darkness, and the story revolved around riots in a small town during the tumultuous times.

Joothan

• Writer- Om Prakash Valmiki

Joothan is an autobiography of Om Prakash Valmiki. Despite the completion of five decades of independence and having assimilated all the imported or original forms of modernism within, we are still divided somewhere in the realm of Savarna and Avarna. Out of principles and book debates, you will find many examples in life even today, which clearly shows our caste and varietal intolerance. ‘Juthan’ is a series of such examples which a Dalit person has indulged himself with full sensitivity.

In this autobiography, the author has naturally sought to find that ‘self’ that the varna system of India has been trying to crush for centuries, sometimes indirectly, sometimes directly. Therefore, there is also pain, helplessness, anger and anger in the lines of this book and also the innate human desire to give man status.

 Chandrakanta Santati

• Writer- Babu Devakinandan Khatri

Khatri was one of the earliest novelists in Hindi. His work is mythical, mystical, and fantastical. For all the Harry potter or Tolkien fans out there, his books will leave you gob-smacked by the amount of detail Mr. Khatri put into creating his world. Chandrakanta Santati can be read as a stand-alone book, though it is a part of the larger world that Khatri has created, and is preceded by Chandrakanta, and succeeded by Bhoothnath and its subsequent parts. Come grab the book, and get lost in the tilasm of brigands, princes and courtiers. A plus point is that it portrays some really strong female characters.

Gunaho Ka Devta

• Writer- Dharamvir Bharati

Gunaho Ka Devta is a romantic tale that revolves around an understudy, Chander, who falls in love with Sudha the girl of his school educator Dr. Shukla. This story additionally discusses caste discrimination in our general public. The delightful depiction of adoration, apprehension and disarray makes the book astounding.