▁the ▁large ▁impact ▁of ▁his ▁body ▁of ▁work ▁on ▁H indi ▁literature , ▁this ▁era ▁of ▁contemporary ▁modern ▁H indi ▁literature , ▁since ▁about ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁is ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Koh li ▁Era . ▁ ▁Life ▁Nar endra ▁Koh li ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁Par man anda ▁Koh li ▁and ▁Vid y av anti ▁in ▁P un j ab ▁province ▁of ▁British ▁India . ▁His ▁first ▁school ▁was ▁the ▁Dev ▁Sam aj ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁L ah ore . ▁ ▁Then ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁G anda ▁Singh ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁S ial k ot ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁months . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁after ▁the ▁partition ▁of ▁India , ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Jam sh ed pur ▁( B ih ar ). ▁He ▁res umed ▁his ▁school ing ▁in ▁third ▁grade ▁at ▁D hat k id ih ▁Lower ▁Primary ▁school . ▁He ▁spent ▁fourth ▁to ▁sevent h ▁grade ▁( 1 9 4 9 – 5 3 ) ▁at ▁New ▁Middle ▁English ▁school . ▁Ur du ▁was ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁instruction ▁for ▁all ▁subjects ▁except ▁English , ▁which ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁reading ▁and ▁writing . ▁From ▁e ighth ▁to ▁ele vent h ▁grade , ▁he ▁attended ▁K MP M ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Jam sh ed pur . ▁He ▁selected ▁the ▁science ▁stream ▁in ▁high ▁school . ▁The ▁medium ▁of ▁instruction ▁was ▁Ur du ▁till ▁this ▁point . ▁ ▁For ▁higher ▁education , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Jam sh ed pur ▁Co - oper ative ▁College . ▁He