Surendra Verma

This article is about the playwright. For the science writer, see Surendra Verma (science writer).

Surendra Verma
After watching play Shakuntala ki Anguthi at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal
After watching play Shakuntala ki Anguthi at Bharat Bhavan Bhopal
Born (1941-09-07) 7 September 1941 (age 83)
Jhansi, United Provinces, British India
Occupationwriter, playwright

Surendra Verma (born 7 September 1941) is a leading Hindi litterateur and playwright.[1] He started out as a playwright, when his play Surya Ki Antim Kiran Se Surya Ki Pahli Kiran Tak (From sunset to sunrise, 1972) became quite well known; it has been translated into six Indian languages.[2] He has had a long association with the National School of Drama.and has published about fifteen titles of short stories, satires, novels and plays.

He has won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1993 and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1996 vyas samman in 2016.

  1. ^ Datta, p. 1076
  2. ^ "Remarkable resurgence". The Hindu. 28 August 2010.