Upendra Nath AshkUpendra Nath Ashk (1910-96) is acclaimed as one of the most controversial authors of the Hindi-Urdu tradition. He has written over a hundred books in almost all genres of literature. His magnum opus, Girti Deewaaren, written in seven volumes, is haild as an epic of Indian middleclass life. Ashk has been widely translated. He was the first Hindi dramatist to receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1965. He also received the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1972) and Iqbal Award (1996). Jai Ratan (b. 1917) is a prolific writer with sixty books and six hundred stories to his credit. He translates from and to Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English with equal felicity. Read More Read Less