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Munshi Premchand

Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Munshi Premchand, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindi-Urdu literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century. He began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand". Munshi being an honorary prefix. A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor among Novelists") by writers. His works include more than a dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into Hindi. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Hindi author from India (1880–1936)

Born 31 July 1880
Died 8 October 1936

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  • Cover of: The illustrated Premchand: selected short stories
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    First published in 1946 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: The gift of a cow: a translation of the Hindi novel, Godaan
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    First published in 1939 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Nirmala: a novel
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    First published in 1936 — 11 editions
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    First published in 1934 — 8 editions
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    First published in 1975 — 6 editions
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    First published in 1928 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1982 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1924 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Saṅgrāma: sāmājika nāṭaka

    First published in 1946 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The world of Premchand: selected stories of Premchand.
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    First published in 1969 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Kucha vicāra

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    First published in 1918 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Pratijñā: sāmājika upanyāsa

    First published in 1965 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Premāśrama

    First published in 1937 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1954 — 4 editions
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    First published in 1960 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Grāmya jīvana kī kahāniyām̐: śikshāmada 12 kahāniyām̐

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Hindi author from India (1880–1936)

Born 31 July 1880
Died 8 October 1936

Subjects

Fiction, Translations into English, Social life and customs, Hindi Short stories, Biography, Hindi Authors, Fiction, general, History and criticism, Short stories, Hindi, Hindi literature, India, fiction, Translations into Panjabi, Authors, Hindi, Children's stories, Hindi, Correspondence, History, Urdu Short stories, Fiction, short stories (single author), Marriage, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Peasants, Rāma (Hindu deity), Social conditions, Urdu Authors, Urdu literature

Places

India, Udaipur (Princely State)

People

Premacanda (1881-1936), Durgadas Rathore (1638-1718), Hori, Pratap Singh Rana of Udaipur (d. 1597), Sahāya, Śivapūjana (1893-), Śaraṇa, Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī (d. 680)

Time

20th century, 16th century, 1936, British occupation, 1765-1947

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Alternative names

  • PREMCHAND
  • Premcand
  • Premchand
  • Munshi Premchand
  • Nawab Rai
  • Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
August 30, 2019 Edited by samgarg Edited without comment.
May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date