Bhandari, Mannu (1931–)
Bhandari, Mannu (1931–)
Indian novelist and short-story writer. Born 1931 in India; dau. of a scholar who compiled the 1st Hindi dictionary.
Taught Hindi at University of Delhi; writings in Hindi include Apala Banti (1974), Mahabhoj (1979, adapted for the stage, then for the BBC as The Great Feast 1981), Apane se Pare (1981), Svami (1982), and Bunty (1983), and the short-story collections Meri Priya Kahaniyan and Trishanku.
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