Describe the importance of writings of Devaki Nanclan Khatri in Hindi.
The importance of writings of Devaki Nand-an Khatri is as mentioned below : His writings created a novel reading public in Hindi. Chandrakanta is a romance with dazzling elements of fantasy, contributed immensely in popularising the Hindi language and the Nagari script among the educated classes of those times. It was written purely for ‘pleasure of reading but it also gives some interesting insights into the fears and desires of its reading public.