The document provides details about the life of Prempchand, a renowned writer from Kerala in the early 20th century. It describes how he lived in poverty in a remote village and worked various odd jobs to support himself. It also talks about how his writings captured the struggles of ordinary people and became very popular. However, Prempchand himself continued to live a humble life in the village until his death.

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th-j-a-Wn-bp-tºmgpw A-Xn¬ _p-≤n-iqy-X n-g-en-´p n¬-°¬ Iq-Sn-bm-bn-cp-∂p. ko-cn-b-ep-I-f-n-te-°p-≈
Im-Wn√. Nn-¥-bpw A-`n--b-hpw th-dn-´p-t]m-Im-sX ap- Xmgv∂p-t]mI¬ BfllXym-]-c-am-bn-cp-∂p. ]p-Xn-b I-
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apc-fn-bp-tS-Xv Hcp "]p-en-P-∑'am-bn-cp-∂p. ]-e-n-e- Xmcßsf-sb-√mw B I-tºm-f hy-h-ÿ-bp-sS C-c-I-fm-
°pw {]n-b--μ--s‚ "]p-en-P-∑w' ap-c-fn-bp-sS A-`n--b °p-∂p F-∂ Xn-cn-®-dn-hv ap-c-fn-sb Iq-Sp-X¬ Iq-Sp-X¬
Po-hn-X-sØ {]-Xo-I-h¬-°-cn-bv-°p-∂p-≠v. ]p-en-th-jw kn-n-a-bn¬ n-∂p A-I-‰n.----
sI-´n kn-n-a-bp-sS Im-´n-te-°n-d-ßn-b ap-c-f-n-bv-°v A-hn- A-Xv ap-cfn-°v a-ebm-f kn-n-abn¬ D-≈ Im-Wn-Isf-
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sS n-∂pw G¬t°≠n-h-∂ ap-dn-hp-I-fn¬ n-∂pw ap- t∏m-epw ap-c-fn-bn-te-°v F-Øn-bv-°m-Ø A-h-ÿ-bpw
‡-m-Im≥ ]n-∂o-sSm-cn-bv-°-epw I-gn-™n-√. B A-`n- kr-„n-®p. C-¥y-bn-se G-‰hpw an-I® kn-n-asb-∂ _-
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-b Po-hn-X-Øn-s‚ A-h-km--Im-ew H-c-e¿-®-bm-bn-cp- lp-aXn-bp-am-bn {]n-bμs‚ "]p-en-P∑w' I-gn-™h¿-
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∂p. H-cp X-cw Ip-cp-Xnbnte-°v S-∂p I-b-d¬.---- jw Xn-b‰dp-Ifnse-Øn-bt∏mƒ A-Xv ap-cfn-bp-sS A-`n--
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"]-©m-·n'bn-eq-sS h-∂v ]-Xp-s°-∏-Xp-s° a-e-b-mf b Po-hn-XØn-se G-‰hpw D-÷z-eam-b th-jam-bn-cp-∂n-
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kn-n-a-bn¬ I-Øn-°-b-dn kz-¥w C-Sw ]n-Sns®Sp-°p-I- ´p-t]m-epw; H-cm-fpw Xn-b‰dn-te-°v Xn-cn-™p tm-°m-sX
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bm-bn-cp-∂p ap-c-f-n-. A-a-cw, B-[m-cw, Im-Wm-°n-m-hv, H-Sp-ßn-t∏m-bn. B-flm-`n-am-n-bm-b G-sXm-cp -Spw B- -
Xm-tem-ew, s-bv-Øp-Im-c≥ F-∂n-ß-s Aw-Ko-Im-c- fl-lXy-sN-øm≥ C-Xnt-°mƒ an-I® H-cp Im-cWw B-
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߃ t-Sn-b kn-n-a-°-∏p-d-Øv ap-Jym-[m-c-bn¬ a-Ωq-´n- h-iy-an-√ X-s∂. C-∂v ap-cfn-bp-sS i-htLm-jbm-{X-°v
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°pw tam-l-≥-em-en-p-sam-∏w ap-c-fn A-hn-`m-Py-L-S-I-am- A-IºSn tk-hn-® P-°q-´Øn-sem-cp sN-dn-b i-Xam--
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bn-cp-∂ H-cp kp-h¿-Æ-Im-e-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p a-e-bm-f kn- sa-¶n-epw A-∂v "]p-en-P-∑w' Im-Wm≥ I-bdn-bn-cp-s∂-
n-a-bn¬. Cu H-∏-Øn-sm-∏w F-∂-Xv H-cp ]-Sn ap-∂n¬ ¶n¬ H-cp-]t£ ap-cfn-bp-sS-bpw -√ kn-n-abp-sS-bpw N-
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F-∂ n-e-bn-te-°v F-Øn-b th-f-bn-em-Wv a-e-bm-f kn- cn-{Xw X-s∂ a-s‰m-∂m-Ip-am-bn-cp-∂p. F-∂m¬ B I-tºm-
n-a-bp-sS kz-`m-hw A-Sn-ap-Sn Io-gv-ta¬ a-dn-™v Xm-c-ß- f Nn-{X-Øn¬ ap-cfn C-√m-bn-cp-∂p. ap-cfn-bv°v hn-S.
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fn¬ n-∂pw kq-∏¿ Xm-c-ß-sf s-bv-sX-Sp-°p-∂ n-e-bn- Feedback: prempchand@gmail.com
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