Munshi Premchand is celebrated for capturing the lives, struggles, and moral dilemmas of India’s rural and small-town world.

Books written by Premchand are the most treasured literary pieces of Hindi literature. Here are the top 5 books, well known ...

A satirical play titled Premchand ke Joote, which is based on the life of Munshi Premchand and written by humorist Harishankar Parsai, was staged to mark Premchand’s 82nd death anniversary. Upanyas ...

Although made in Telugu by legendary director Mrinal Sen, Oka Oori Katha is based on Premchand’s disturbing short story Kafan (The Shroud), and its message transcends language. It tells the story of a ...

At the age of 7, Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava, better known as Munshi Premchand, started studying at a madrassa. His interest in Urdu and Persian developed over time, and this largely affected his literary ...

In his famous 1936 address at Indian Progressive Writers’ Association, Premchand explicitly spoke about the role of literature in the society. He said that literature can be defined as a criticism of ...

Premchand began writing Karbala in July 1923 and finished it in January 1924. The play was first published in Hindi by Ganga Pustak Mala in November 1924. Two years later, it was serialised in Zamana ...

Munshi Premchand is regarded as one of the finest Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century. His stories mainly depicted the terrible condition of Indian society and the social ills that ...

Actors rehearsing for ‘Marmik Premchand’. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Some stories remain relevant even when society changes. Most of Munshi Premchand’s short stories fall in this category.

(Those who write are the ones who are filled with pain, love, tenacity and ideas. Interestingly, Premchand also forayed into writing for cinema in 1934, joining Ajanta Cinetone in Bombay as a ...

Munshi Premchand is one of the most celebrated writers of India, is being remembered on his birth anniversary today. Munshi Premchand's literature touched the hearts of readers as his stories came ...

Uttarakhand minister Premchand Aggarwal resigned from the Cabinet on Sunday, weeks after his remark in the assembly on people from the state's hill regions had sparked protests. Premchand Aggarwal, ...