This novel from Hind Yugm is a Hindi medium (हिन्दी माध्यम) book written by Nilotpal Mrinal, meant for readers of contemporary Hindi fiction (समकालीन हिंदी उपन्यास) and for the "नई वाली हिंदी" readership his first novel डार्क हॉर्स brought to Hindi books. < cite index="141-1">औघड़ is a novel written on the complexity of Indian rural life and its surroundings, carrying out a deep examination of the village-and-small-town society and politics of its time; a young writer here takes on those aspects with considerable frankness. Where his first novel डार्क हॉर्स went in one direction, in औघड़ Nilotpal has placed his pen on the knot of political and social complexity in rural India — an extension of the canvas of "नई वाली हिंदी". < cite index="144-1">The first edition was published by Hind Yugm in January 2019. It is a purely realist novel rather than an idealistic one, set entirely in a rural milieu, and through it the author peels back layer after layer of an ordinary villager's life with all its contradictions and inequities — a subject very few writers take the risk of building a novel around. On one side it describes the social position of Dalits; on the other it shows the dominance of strongmen over elections in Bihar and Jharkhand. < cite index="140-1">The book runs to 384 pages, and it also carries songs that Nilotpal Mrinal wrote himself — lines readers have found genuinely beautiful, and which the author went on to compose as well. < cite index="146-1">Alongside writing, he keeps an equal footing in folk singing and poetry, and his novels are credited with giving the world of Hindi readership a new expanse; his third novel, यार जादूगर, followed. The whole book is written in Hindi in the Devanagari script (देवनागरी लिपि). Key Features: Hindi medium book — complete content written in Hindi (Devanagari script) Written by Nilotpal Mrinal, published by Hind Yugm First edition published January 2019; runs to 384 pages The author's second novel, after the widely read डार्क हॉर्स A realist portrait of rural India — no idealisation of village life Examines caste, the social position of Dalits, and everyday inequity Depicts the hold of strongmen over elections in Bihar and Jharkhand Written with unusual frankness about social and political fault lines Includes songs written and composed by the author himself A leading title of the "नई वाली हिंदी" wave of contemporary writing By a writer honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar Written in living, spoken rural Hindi with local flavour intact By the author of डार्क हॉर्स and यार जादूगर Suitable for young readers, students and general Hindi readers Often bought as part of the author's three-novel combo हिन्द युग्म द्वारा प्रकाशित 'औघड़' नीलोत्पल मृणाल का उपन्यास है, जिसका प्रथम संस्करण जनवरी 2019 में आया। यह भारतीय ग्रामीण जीवन और परिवेश की जटिलता पर लिखा गया उपन्यास है, जिसमें अपने समय के ग्रामीण-कस्बाई समाज और राजनीति की गहरी पड़ताल की गई है। यह आदर्शवादी नहीं, बल्कि विशुद्ध यथार्थवादी उपन्यास है। इसमें एक ओर दलितों की सामाजिक स्थिति का वर्णन है तो दूसरी ओर बिहार और झारखंड के चुनावों में बाहुबलियों के प्रभुत्व को भी दर्शाया गया है। लेखक ने एक आम ग्रामीण के विसंगतियों और विषमताओं से भरे जीवन की एक-एक परत उधेड़कर पाठकों के सम्मुख रख दी है — यह ऐसा विषय है जिस पर उपन्यास लिखने का जोखिम बहुत कम लोग उठाते हैं। पुस्तक में लेखक द्वारा स्वयं लिखे एवं संगीतबद्ध किए गए गीत भी शामिल हैं। साहित्य अकादमी युवा पुरस्कार से सम्मानित नीलोत्पल मृणाल लेखन के साथ-साथ लोकगायन और कविताई में भी बराबर गति रखते हैं। उनकी अन्य कृतियों में 'डार्क हॉर्स' एवं 'यार जादूगर' शामिल हैं। सम्पूर्ण पुस्तक हिन्दी भाषा एवं देवनागरी लिपि में है।