The Great Stories of Munshi PremchandAuthor/s: Munshi Premchand

Premchand July 31, 1880-October 8, 1936) brought
realism to Hindi literature. Premchand wrote on the
realistic issues of the day-communalism, corruption,
zamindari, debt, poverty, colonialism etc. He avoided
the use of highly Sanskritized Hindi and instead used
the dialect of the common people.
Premchand popularly known as Munshi Premchand
was one of the greatest literary figures of modern
Hindi literature. His stories vividly portrayed the
social scenario of those times.
Before Premchand, Hindi literature consisted mainly
of fantasy or religious works. Premchand brought
realism to Hindi literature. He wrote over 300 stories,
a dozen novels and two plays.
Premchand’s writings have been translated not only
into all Indian languages, but also English, Russian,
Chinese, and many other foreign languages.