A TRIBUTE TO MUNSHI PREMCHAND JI.

 

This article was written some time back. I posted it on X recently on the birth anniversary of Munshi Premchand Ji, whom I regard as one of the greatest writers. He was aptly called Upanyas Samrat (King of Novels). His stories need to be reintroduced in schools.




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