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+ NewAuthorprem chand
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Author Type
Person
Begin Area
India
Begin Date
1880-07-31
End Area
India
End Date
1936-10-08
Ended
Yes
Gender
Male

Created by Kamal nayan singh, 2017-12-05 09:47:37

Revision Notes

Premchand (pronounced [mʊnʃiː preːm t͡ʃənd̪] (About this sound listen)) (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known as Munshi Premchand, Munshi being an honorary prefix, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindi-Urdu literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent,[1] and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century.[2] Born Dhanpat Rai, he began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand". 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.

— Kamal nayan singh, 2017-12-05 09:47:37