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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: Prem cand ke khut̤ūt̤

    First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rangabhumi.

    First published in 1965 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rastrata: roman.

    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ruḥānī shādī

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    First published in 1963 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Saptasaroja

    First published in 1928 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sapta-sumana.

    First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sevasadana.

    First published in 1966 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Goshah-i 'āfiyat

    First published in 1950 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Goshah-yi ʻāfīyat

    First published in 1928 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Grahdah tatha Anya Kahaniyan

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Gramya Jivana Ki Kahani-yan.

    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Haṃsa: ātmakathā aṅka

    First published in 2008 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dayā Narāʼin Nigam ke risālah Zamānah Kānpūr, 1903-1942 se intik̲h̲āb.

    First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rangbhumi: the arena of life

    First published in 2010 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The world of Premchand: selectedstories of Premchand

    First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Premacanda, patra-kośa

    First published in 2007 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Prema-pratijñā

    First published in 1943 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bade ghar ki beti tatha anya kahanian

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Bare ghar ki Beti.

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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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
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import