He written his first novel The Room on the Roof and received the Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize in 1957. In 1993 he received the Sahitya Academy Award, Padma Shri in 1999 and Padma Bhushan in 2014. He has written over three hundred short stories, essays and novels, including Vagrants in The Valley, The Blue Umbrella, Funny Side Up, A Flight of Pigeons and 30 bookss for
देने की सोचती थी : A very typical modern lovestory is depicted. A lot of people can connect with this. The occasional problems in marriage are also discussed here. मुझे लगा मेरा तो सब कुछ चला गया : He was her everything. A line which most Indian women can relate to. यूनिवर्सिटी के हलक़ में हाथ डालकर : A comment on the state of academia is made here. Being from JNU himself, he is not unknown to these issues of academic vanity much prevalent in the Delhi air. पर बात यह है कि वह मुझे समझता था और मैं