क्या लिखूँ? is the essay chapter in the Ganga प्रवेश. This class 9 hindi book pdf chapter 2 Kya Likhun holds the official NCERT text for 2026-27, in which पदुमलाल पुन्नालाल बख्शी turns the problem of having nothing to write into an essay.

  • Chapter: Kya Likhun (क्या लिखूँ?), an essay by पदुमलाल पुन्नालाल बख्शी
  • Section: गद्य खंड, prose
  • Best for: understanding the निबंध form and writing your own
15 pages | Official NCERT file | गद्य खंड, निबंध · Class 9 Hindi Chapter 2, 2026-27

You can read the whole class 9 hindi book pdf for Kya Likhun in the viewer below before downloading it.

This is the official NCERT Ganga chapter file for the 2026-27 session, hosted by Collegedunia exactly as NCERT published it, with no pages removed.

How the Kya Likhun Chapter Is Laid Out

The chapter is short and runs straight through, with the exercises at the end.

Part of the chapterWhat it covers
Author notea page on बख्शी and his place in Hindi criticism
Essay textthe essay itself, roughly ten pages
Word meaningsharder words explained alongside
पाठ सेquestions on the essay's argument and tone
भाषा से संवादsentence and usage work from the essay

What the Kya Likhun Chapter PDF Contains

A short chapter built on a simple idea: the writer must write, and cannot decide what about. The essay makes that struggle its subject.

  • The complete text of the essay
  • A note on पदुमलाल पुन्नालाल बख्शी, critic and essayist
  • The reference to A.G. Gardiner on the mood needed for writing
  • पाठ से comprehension questions
  • भाषा से संवाद language work
  • Word meanings printed with the text
About this chapter: The essay is a good model for students because it shows that an ordinary problem, honestly described, is enough material for good writing.

What the Kya Likhun Exercises Ask

Questions here test whether you followed the writer's reasoning, not just the events. Answers need his line of thought.

ExerciseWhat it asks you to do
पाठ सेexplain what the writer feels and why he says it
भाषा से संवादusage and sentence work taken from the essay
Writing taskwrite a short essay in the same honest, first-person manner
Word meaningsuse the listed words in sentences of your own

A Reading Plan for Kya Likhun

Read the class 9 hindi book pdf in two passes. A short chapter, so read it twice in one sitting. The second read is where the argument becomes clear.

  • Read once to follow what the writer is complaining about
  • Read again and mark the point where he finds his subject
  • Answer the पाठ से questions in your own words
  • Try writing 150 words on a small problem of your own

Why the Class 9 Hindi Book Is New This Year

Ganga is new for 2026-27 and the prose selection was rebuilt to cover more forms than the older book did.

  • Seven prose pieces now cover story, essay, interview, travelogue and play
  • The essay form appears twice, in Chapter 2 and Chapter 7
  • Exercises are grouped under new headings rather than a single अभ्यास
  • Every chapter carries word meanings on the page, not in an appendix
Remember: बख्शी is remembered mainly as an essayist and critic. Say that in any question about the author.

What Collegedunia Adds to the Kya Likhun Chapter PDF

Collegedunia hosts the official NCERT file unchanged and adds the reading support around it. The class 9 hindi book pdf itself is the official file, untouched.

  • Official file: the exact NCERT chapter PDF, with no pages dropped
  • Read in the browser: flip through every page before you download
  • Chapter list: jump to any other Ganga chapter from one table
  • Study material: solved questions and revision notes for the same chapter

More Class 9 Hindi Study Material for Kya Likhun

Read the chapter from the book first, then use the solved questions and the notes for revision.

NCERT Book PDF for Class 9 Hindi: All Chapters

The class 9 hindi book pdf covers the whole book. The Ganga book has twelve chapters, seven in गद्य खंड and five in काव्य खंड. The table links the official PDF for each one.

Kya Likhun Class 9 Hindi NCERT Book PDF FAQs

Ques. Where can I download the Class 9 Hindi Chapter 2 Kya Likhun NCERT Book PDF?

Ans. The official 15-page chapter from the Ganga textbook is available on this page, free to download.

Ques. Who is the author of क्या लिखूँ?

Ans. पदुमलाल पुन्नालाल बख्शी, born in 1894 in खैरागढ़. He is known in Hindi literature as a critic, poet and essayist, and is remembered especially for his essays.

Ques. What is the essay about?

Ans. The writer has to produce a piece of writing and cannot decide what to write about. He turns that very difficulty into the subject of the essay.

Ques. Which literary form does this chapter belong to?

Ans. It is a निबंध, an essay. The Class 9 Ganga book includes essays, stories, an interview, a travelogue and a one-act play in its गद्य खंड.

Ques. How many pages is the Chapter 2 PDF?

Ans. 15 pages, including the author note, the essay and the full exercise apparatus.