Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Munshi Premchand Jayanti

 


Today is the birth anniversary of the great hindi author Munshi Premchand. 

Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (31 July 1880
— 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Munshi Premchand was an Indian
writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most
celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the
foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century. His novels include
Godaan, Karmabhoomi, Gaban, Mansarovar, Idgah. He published his first
collection of five short stories in 1907 in a book called Soz-e Watan.



He began writing under the pen name
"Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand",
Munshi being an honorary prefix. A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he
has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor among Novelists")
by writers. His works include more than a dozen novels, around 300 short
stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works
into Hindi.





Documentary on Premchand



Book exhibition of Premchand


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