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Home / News / Entertainment News / Google doodle commemorates Munshi Premchand's 136th birthday
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    Google doodle commemorates Munshi Premchand's 136th birthday

    Vaneet Randhawa
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    Last updated on Jul 31, 2016, 08:58 pm
    Google doodle commemorates Munshi Premchand's 136th birthday
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  • Marking the 136th birth anniversary of Munshi Premchand, India's greatest Hindi prose write, a Google doodle commemorated the great writer.

    The Google's doodle depicts Premchand in a rural setting, and we can see him penning some of his most famous stories.

    Google on its website said: "His last and most famous novel, Godaan (1936), inspired today's doodle".

  • In this article
    Premchand: Birth of India's Shakespeare Proficient in Persian, Urdu and English too Premchand and the Indian National Movement A writer whose prose carried social messages Premchand's last and most powerful novel- Godaan Premchand's most loved works Google doodle commemorates Munshi Premchand's 136th birthday
  • Introduction

    Premchand: Birth of India's Shakespeare

    Premchand: Birth of India's Shakespeare
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  • Premchand was born Dhanpat Rai Srivastav and began writing at the age of 13.

    He initially wrote under the pen name "Nawab Rai" that later became "Premchand".

    A dramatist, novel writer and story writer he was called the "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor among Novelists") by Hindi writers.

    He penned "dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays".

    He also translated foreign literary works into Hindi.

  • Do you know?

    Proficient in Persian, Urdu and English too

  • While he wrote most of his works in Hindi, not many know that Munshi Premchand was well versed in Urdu and Presian and knew English too.

  • Premchand the patriot

    Premchand and the Indian National Movement

    Premchand and the Indian National Movement
    Credits:
  • Premchand was a true patriot and wrote stories in Urdu urging the people to join in India's fight for freedom from British colonial rule.

    In 1907 these tales were printed in his first short story compilation, titled 'Soz-e-Watan'.

    In 1921, Premchand left his job as a teacher when Gandhi asked people to leave their government positions as part of the non-cooperation campaign.

  • Social issues in prose

    A writer whose prose carried social messages

    A writer whose prose carried social messages
  • Premchand wrote about the many evils that were prevalent in the colonial India.

    His stories carried important social messages.

    He was extremely disturbed by the inhumane fashion in which Indian women at that time were treated, and often portrayed the sorrowful plight of girls and women in his novels hoping to create consciousness in the minds of his readers.

  • Godaan

    Premchand's last and most powerful novel- Godaan

    Premchand's last and most powerful novel- Godaan
  • Premchand's most powerful novel was 'Godaan'. It is deemed one of the most renowned Hindustani novels of modern Indian literature.

    The novel traversed various themes such as "caste segregation in India, exploitation of the lower classes, exploitation of women, and the problems posed by industrialization."

    The book was transliterated into English and later a Hindi feature film was made on it in 1963.

  • Information

    Premchand's most loved works

  • Some of Premchand's renowned works include "Godaan, Gaban, Karmabhoomi, Pratigya, etc." His popular short stories include popular names like "Atmaram, Udhar Ki Ghadi, Bade Ghar Ki Beti, etc."

  • 31 Jul 2016

    Google doodle commemorates Munshi Premchand's 136th birthday

    Google doodle commemorates Munshi Premchand's 136th birthday
    Credits:
  • Marking the 136th birth anniversary of Munshi Premchand, India's greatest Hindi prose write, a Google doodle commemorated the great writer.

    The Google's doodle depicts Premchand in a rural setting, and we can see him penning some of his most famous stories.

    Google on its website said: "His last and most famous novel, Godaan (1936), inspired today's doodle".

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