Last Updated on 31/07/2024 by wccexam Desk
Munshi Premchand (file photo)
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- He left his job in protest against the British rule.
- Munshi Premchand wrote 15 novels.
- Munshi Premchand was given the title of ‘Novel Emperor’.
munshi premchand birth anniversary, Whenever there is a talk of Hindi literature in the country and the world, the first name that comes to mind is Munshi Premchand (Munshi Premchand) will come. He not only worked to make the society aware through his novel, but also gave a new direction to the Hindi language through his writing.
Works of Munshi Premchand
Today is the 144th birth anniversary of the great writer and novelist of Hindi literature, Munshi Prem Chand. He is counted among the greatest writers of Hindi and Urdu. He wrote a total of 15 novels and more than 300 stories.
Munshi Premchand was born on July 31, 1880 in Lamahi village, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. His father Ajaib Rai was a post office clerk. His mother’s name was Anandi Devi. His parents named him Dhanpat Rai Srivastava.
Education was done in Urdu and Persian
Premchand’s early education was in Urdu and Persian. However, when he was eight years old, his mother passed away. He suffered a lot at a very young age. Meanwhile, he was married at the age of 15. However, a year after the marriage, his father also passed away.
Most of the novels were influenced by childhood
It is said that most of Munshi Premchand’s novels and stories were influenced by his childhood. He lost his mother in childhood and did not get any love from his step mother. But he continued his studies even after marriage and did BA in Persian, History and English subjects and later got posted as Inspector in the Education Department. Later he resigned from his post in protest against the British rule.
The country was made aware through Premchand’s writings
Munshi Premchand worked to make the society and the country aware through his writings. In the year 1905, he wrote an article on the Indian National Congress leader Gopal Krishna Gokhale for the first time in a newspaper named ‘Zamana’. Premchand’s first published story was ‘Duniya Ka Sabse Anmol Ratan’, which was published in Zaamana in 1907. After this, he wrote works like Kafan, Namak Ka Daroga, Idgah, Thakur Ka Kuan, Do Bailon Ki Katha, Surdas Ki Jhopdi, Poos Ki Raat, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Panch Parmeshwar, Prayashchit.
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How did he get the name ‘Premchand’?
Munshi Premchand came under the notice of British government officials when his composition Soz-e-Watan was banned by British government officials as a seditious work. The British collector of Hamirpur district raided Premchand’s house and about 500 copies of Soz-e-Watan were burnt. After this, the editor of the Urdu magazine Zamana advised him to change his name to Premchand. He started writing the name Premchand in his writings.
Who gave the title of ‘Novel Emperor’?
Due to Premchand’s works, the famous Bengal novelist Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay gave him the title of ‘Novel Emperor’.
Let us tell you that Munshi Premchand died on 8 October 1936 after a long illness. Munshi Premchand wrote a total of 15 novels, more than 300 stories, three plays, 10 translations, seven children’s books and many articles. His works include many novels like Godaan, Rangbhoomi, Kayakalp, Nirmala, Gaban and Karmabhoomi.