Premchand
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Premchand was a pioneering early 20th-century Hindi-Urdu writer renowned for his socially conscious short stories and novels that depicted the struggles of rural and lower-class India.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Premchand canonical | 3 |
| Munshi Premchand | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi writer
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Urdu writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Munshi Premchand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Dhanpat Rai Srivastava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | British India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1936 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Indian ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fiction
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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short story ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasRole |
pioneer of modern Hindi literature
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pioneer of modern Urdu literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hindi literature
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Urdu literature ⓘ progressive writers in India ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Indian independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depicting lower-class struggles
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depicting rural Indian life ⓘ socially conscious literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Hindi
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Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Indian realism
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progressive literature ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gaban
NERFINISHED
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Godaan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kafan NERFINISHED ⓘ Karmabhumi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nirmala NERFINISHED ⓘ Poos Ki Raat NERFINISHED ⓘ Sevasadan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lamhi, near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pseudonym |
Nawab Rai
NERFINISHED
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Premchand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Indian literary criticism ⓘ |
| writingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Munshi Premchand