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Premchand
Indian writer of Hindustani language
For other uses, see Premchand (disambiguation).
Munshi Premchand | |
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| Born | Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (1880-07-31)31 July 1880 Lamhi, Benares State, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 8 October 1936(1936-10-08) (aged 56) Benares, Benares State, British India (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Pen name | Premchand, Nawab Rai |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Years active | 1920–1936 |
| Notable works | Godaan, Bazaar-e-Husn, Karmabhoomi, Shatranj ke Khiladi, Gaban, Mansarovar, Idgah |
| Spouse | First wife (m. 1895; estranged) Shivarani Devi (m. 1906; died 1936) |
| Children | Amrit Rai |
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava[2] (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known as Munshi Premchand based on his pen namePremchand[3][4] (pronounced[preːmt͡ʃənd̪]ⓘ), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature.
Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction. He was one of the first authors to write about caste hierarchies and the plights of women and labourers prevalent
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Godaan
1936 novel by Munshi Premchand
Godaan (Hindi: गोदान, Urdu: گودان, romanized: gōdān, lit. 'cow donation') is a Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand. It was first published in 1936 and is considered one of the greatest Hindi novels of modern Indian literature. Themed around the socio-economic deprivation as well as the exploitation of the village poor, the novel was the last complete novel of Premchand. It follows the story of an old poor farmer, stuck in a debt trap, who wants to purchase a cow, but is unable to do so because of lack of finances. It has been translated into English in 1957 by Jai Ratan and Purushottama Lal as The Gift of a Cow.[1] A 1968 translation by Gordon C. Roadarmel is now considered "a classic in itself".[2]
Godaan was made into a Hindi film in 1963, starring Raaj Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Mehmood and Shashikala.[3] In 2004, Godaan was part of the 27-episode TV series, Tehreer.... Munshi Premchand Ki,[4] [The Writings of Munshi Premchand] based on the writing of Premchand, starring Pankaj Kapur and Surekha Sikri, directed by Gulzar and produced by Doordarshan.[5]
Plot
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