Author | Jaishankar Prasad |
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Original title | कामायनी |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Epic poetry |
Publication date | 1936 |
Publication place | India |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Preceded by | Lehar |
Original text | कामायनी at Hindi Wikisource |
Kamayani (Hindi : कामायनी) (1936) is a Hindi epic poem (Mahakavya) by Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937). It is considered one of the greatest literary works written in modern times in Hindi literature. It also signifies the epitome of Chhayavadi school of Hindi poetry which gained popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [1]