Answer: Devikinandan Khatri
Notes: Devaki Nandan Khatri (18 June 1861 - 1 August 1913) was an Indian writer who lived in Varanasi and wrote Chandrakanta, a historical fiction novel. Epic Fantasy Hindi novel by Chandrakanta Devaki Nandan Khatri. It was the first modern Hindi novel published in 1888. It gained a cult following and contributed to the popularity of the Hindi language. Copyright on the novel expires in 1964 and is now in the public domain, along with the author's other titles.
