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Bhoole-Bisre Chitra (Hindi) is a novel that describes the evolution of family values in India through the lives of the members of a family across four generations. Summary Of The Book Bhoole-Bisre Chitra (Hindi) is a novel that documents the gradual development of family values in India. It traces the lives of the members of a family across four generations, and depicts the disintegrating state of the joint family system. It also highlights the significant political aspects that were prevalent during the independence era, such as progress in radical thinking, dominance of feudalism, and the state of the middle class. The four generations are represented in the novel by Munshi Shivlal, Jwala Parshad, Ganga Parshad, and Naval Kishore. Munshi Shivlal shares a close association with a British collector. With the collector’s help, he manages to make his son Jwala Parshad a Naib Tahsildar. As time passes and the socio-political scenario in India changes, Jwala gets married and has a son, Ganga Parshad. Ganga is brought up luxuriously, and soon turns into a modern man, with family values and a style of living much detached from that practiced by the generations that came before him. He ends up becoming a deputy collector, and falls in love with two women, the prostitute, Malakha and Santo. But, a turn of events erodes his faith in the idealism adhered to by his grandfather, and he decides to break away from the joint family system. Naval is a self-respecting individual who has grown up in the spirit of the Indian national movement. He is portrayed as a character who defines the aspirations and struggles of the young, ambitious, and moral Indians who stood strong for India’s independence. Throughout the twentieth century India has experienced development across cultural, moral, political, and economic spheres, among many others. Many of these developments have been captured in Bhoole-Bisre Chitra (Hindi) with utmost integrity. Characterization is a strength of Bhagwati Charan Verma’s writing style, which shines through prominently in this book. The characters are all easily relatable and grounded in reality. Bhoole-Bisre Chitra (Hindi) won the Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1961. About Bhagwati Charan Verma Bhagwati Charan Verma was a Hindi language poet and novelist. Some of the other books he wrote include Chitralekha, Wah Phir Nahi Aai, Sabahin Nachavat Ram Gosain, Rekha, Prashna aur Marichika, and Sampooran Natak. Bhagwati Charan Verma was born in Uttar Pradesh in the year 1903. He received a B.A. L.L.B. degree from Allahabad University. He was a lawyer by profession for a while, after which he wrote his landmark novel Chitralekha, which immediately made him famous. He went on to write over seventeen novels in his life. He also played the role of an editor at a Hindi daily titled Navjeevan and a weekly magazine titled Vichaar, besides screenwriting. In his later years, he was nominated to the Rajya Sabha.