Mohan Rakesh (मोहन राकेश; 8 January 19253 December 1972) was one of the pioneers of the
Nai Kahani ("New Story") literary movement of the
Hindi literature in the 1950s. He wrote the first modern Hindi play,
Ashadh Ka Ek Din (One Day in Aashad) (1958), which won a competition organised by the
Sangeet Natak Akademi. He made significant contribution to novel, short story, travelogue, criticism, memoirs and drama.