2. BIOGRAPHY
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava[ (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better
known by his pen name Premchand[ , 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 in the society of late 1880s.[5] He is one of the
most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent,[6] and is
regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth
century.[ His works include Godaan, Karmabhoomi, Gaban,
Mansarovar, Idgah. He published his first collection of five short
stories in 1907 in a book called Soz-e-Watan.
4. GODAAN
GABAN
NIRMALA
KARAMBHOOMI
RANGBHOOMI
Godan, generally considered Premchand's masterpiece, is a story
of peasant India. It highlights the struggle between the peasant
and the money-lender backed by various forces. It depicts an
agricultural community with its hard work and simple pleasures, its
exploitations and misery, its frustrations and hopes
5. GODAAN
GABAN
NIRMALA
KARAMBHOOMI
RANGBHOOMI
It tells the story of Ramanath, a handsome, pleasure seeking,
boastful, but a morally weak person, who tries to make his wife
Jalpa happy by gifting her jewelry which he can't really afford to
buy with his meager salary, gets engulfed in a web of debts, which
ultimately forces him to commit embezzlement.
6. GODAAN
GABAN
NIRMALA
KARAMBHOOMI
RANGBHOOMI
The melodramatic novel is centered on Nirmala, a young girl who
was forced to marry a widower of her father's age. The plot unfolds
to reveal her husband's suspicion of a relationship between her
and his eldest son, a suspicion that leads to the son's death
7. GODAAN
GABAN
NIRMALA
KARAMBHOOMI
RANGBHOOMI
Amarkant is an intelligent and idealistic, though weak, young man
who has grown up hating his father's business and adherence to
the formalities of Hindu religion. He is married to Sukhada who is
beautiful and intelligent but dominates him through her logical and
down-to-earth approach to life.
8. GODAAN
GABAN
NIRMALA
KARAMBHOOMI
RANGBHOOMI
The Arena of Life is a Hindi language novel by Premchand. The
novel features an idealist protagonist inspired by Gandhian values.
Set in colonial India, the novel presents a grim account of a blind
beggar, Soordas, against the acquisition of his ancestral land.
![BIOGRAPHY
Dhanpat Rai Srivastava[ (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better
known by his pen name Premchand[ , 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 in the society of late 1880s.[5] He is one of the
most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent,[6] and is
regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth
century.[ His works include Godaan, Karmabhoomi, Gaban,
Mansarovar, Idgah. He published his first collection of five short
stories in 1907 in a book called Soz-e-Watan.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)