Munshi Premchand
Poet, Author
1880 – 1936
Who was Munshi Premchand?
Munshi Premchand was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century. Born Dhanpat Rai Srivastav, he began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand", while he is also known as "Munshi Premchand", Munshi being an honorary prefix. A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" by some Hindi 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.
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- Born
- Jul 31, 1880
Lamhi - Also known as
- Premchand
- Premacanda
- Dhanpat Rai
- Nawab
- Nawab Rai
- Dhanpat Rai Srivastav
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Shivarani Devi
(1895 - )
- Shivarani Devi
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Nationality
- India
- British Raj
- Profession
- Lived in
- Uttar Pradesh
- Varanasi
- Died
- Oct 8, 1936
Varanasi
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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