Upendranath Ashk
Playwright, Deceased Person
1910 – 1996
Who was Upendranath Ashk?
Upendranath Ashk, was an Indian novelist, short story writer and playwright. He was born in Jalandhar, Punjab. In 1933 he wrote his second short story collection in Urdu called Aurat Ki Fitrat, the foreword of which was written by Munshi Premchand. Ashk began his literary career writing in Urdu but he switched to Hindi on the advice of Munshi Premchand. He joined All India Radio in 1941 where Krishan Chander, Patras Bokhari and Saadat Hasan Manto were among his colleagues. He settled in Allahabad in the late 40's. He was the first Hindi dramatist to receive the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for playwriting in 1965.
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- Born
- Dec 14, 1910
Jalandhar - Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Died
- 1996
Allahabad
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on July 23, 2013
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