Bio/Wiki
| Birth Name | Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava |
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| Nickname | Nawab |
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Personal Life
| Date of Birth | 31/07/1880 |
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| Date of Death | 08/10/1936 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hometown | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Relationships & More
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Family
| Father | Ajaib Rai (Post Office Clerk) | ||||
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| Mother | Anandi Devi | ||||
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Career
| First Novel | Devasthan Rahasya (Asrar-e-Ma'abid); published in 1903 |
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| Last Novel | Mangalsootra (incomplete); published in 1936 |
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| First Story (Published) | Duniya Ka Sabse Anmol Ratan (Urdu - 1907) |
| Last Story (Published) | Cricket Matching (Zamana - 1938) |
Favourites
| Genre | Fiction |
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| Novelist | George W. M. Reynolds |
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| Novel | "The Mysteries of the Court of London" by George W. M. Reynolds |
| Philosopher | Swami Vivekananda |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Munshi Premchand is commonly referred to as the "Emperor of Novels" (Upanyas Samrat) for his significant impact on Hindi literature. | |
| He authored a total of 14 novels along with nearly 300 short stories, essays, children's stories, and biographies. | |
| Through his works, Premchand shed light on pressing societal matters such as the feudal system, child widowhood, prostitution, colonialism, and poverty. | |
| He is credited with bringing realism into Hindi literature and had a noble objective of contributing to society through his literary creations. |
