One of the most famous novels by Munshi Premchand, it was first published in 1936. The book is themed around the socio-economic deprivation and exploitation in a village.
One of the most praised short stories by Premchand written under the name Nawab Rai, Idgah tells the emotional story of a four-year-old Hamid who lives with his grandmother after losing his parents.
Another famous novel by Premchand was published in 1931. In this novel, the author shows the falling moral values among lower middle-class Indian youth in the era of British India.
One of Premchand’s most powerful short stories highlights the stark realities of poverty and the struggles of the lower class in Indian society.
Namak ka Daroga (salt inspector) is a short story that explores the theme of the ‘price of honesty’. The story is set during British rule when salt was heavily taxed and people were smuggling it to make hefty profits.
The story widely part of school curriculum in India, is about a poor farmer who owes money to a landlord and desperately tries to protect his fields from him.