New Delhi: October 8, 2014 is the 78th death anniversary of Munshi Premchand, a pioneer of modern Hindi and Urdu social fiction. Munshi Premchand's real name was Dhanpat Rai. He was born on 31 ...

A satirical play titled Premchand ke Joote, which is based on the life of Munshi Premchand and written by humorist Harishankar Parsai, was staged to mark Premchand’s 82nd death anniversary.

Munshi Premchand is often hailed as India's preeminent Hindi-Urdu writer from the early 20th century. He was a versatile literary figure, known for his novels, short stories, and plays. Among ...

In the same context, it is worth mentioning that Munshi Premchand also wrote an account of the Indian cricket team’s tour of England on October 12, 1932, in an editorial published in Jagran.

Actors rehearsing for ‘Marmik Premchand’. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint Some stories remain relevant even when society changes. Most of Munshi Premchand’s short stories fall in this category.

Munshi Premchand’s Hori was not very different ... a recurrent theme in the writings of Premchand, whose real name was Dhanpat Rai.” The sad part is that rural India is where it was ...

Of the 315 short stories he penned down, the group has staged almost 311 of these. Premchand has also written 14 novels, several essays, letters and plays. With socially relevant undertones ...

Munshi Premchand Jayanti: 11 inspirational quotes by renowned Indian writer, Emperor of Novels and teacher of Hindi and Urdu literature on his birth anniversary Munshi Premchand Jayanti ...

Upanyas samrat (master novelist) — that’s how Munshi Premchand, whose 135th birth anniversary was on July 31, is known in modern Hindi literature. His patois consisted of a delicious ...

Spend an evening dedicated to one of the the greatest novelists of all time Munshi Premchand at Ek Shaam Premchand Ke Naam. Jagriti will come alive with adaptations of Premchand’s short stories ...

Poet and film-maker Gulzar on Friday said that famous Hindi litterateur Munshi Premchand had a profound influence on him, and that his film characters would invariably have similarities with the ...

Premchand was elected as the first President of the Progressive Writers' Association in Lucknow, in 1936. He is often referred as the ‘Upanyas Samrat' by some prominent Hindi writers.