MUNSHI PREMCHAND (1880-1936)

Munshi Premchand (July 31, 1880 - October 8, 1936), whose real name was Dhanpat Rai had born on a small village 'Lamhi' near Varanasi. Married at fifteen to a girl from a neighboring village but the marriage was a failure and, when Premchand left the village in 1899, the girl returned to her village. Several years later, in 1906, in response to an advertisement in a local paper from a man who wanted to marry off his child-widow daughter, he married a second time to Shivrani Devi.

In 1921, he answered Mahatma Gandhi's call and resigned from his government job. In the same year his son, Amrit Rai, was born; Rai also became a writer, and wrote a highly regarded biography of his father.


The main characteristic of Premchand's writings is his interesting story-telling and use of simple language. His novels describe the problems of the rural peasant classes. He avoided the use of highly Sanskritized Hindi but rather he used the dialect of the common people.


Here is a site to read his stories online
http://munshi-premchand.blogspot.com/

'My Life and Times' is a unique autobiography by Munshi Premchand, recreated from his works by the man regarded as Premchand’s Boswell, Madan Gopal.


The best short story I have read yet is 'do bailon kee katha'. I really can't stop appreciating the author and fallen in love of him after reading this story only. Please click here if you want to read 'Do bailon kee katha'

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NOVELS
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• Godaan (HINDI)
This is Premchand’s last completed novel, is considered his best work. It is the story of a changing people, hungry and semi-starved, yet hopeful and optimistic, in the truest spirit of the age it represents. Hori gets a cow but pays with his life for it. After his death, the village priests demand a cow from his widow to bring his soul to peace.


• Gaban (HINDI)
Gaban, first published in 1931, five years before Premchand's death, gives us a fascinating glimpse of north Indian society, and especially of the author's own Kayasth community. Ramnath, the morally weak but physically charming son of a poor but honest government clerk in Allahabad, marries the beautiful Jalpa. Her passion for jewellery, inculcated from early childhood, involves her husband in increasingly
complex financial and personal relationships, and eventually leads to his apparent disgrace, and his flight from home.


• Nirmala (HINDI)
First published in 1928, this poignant novel by Premchand is a classic text of the woman as victim. Young and vulnerable, Nirmala is married off to an elderly widower by her mother who cannot afford to pay a dowry for her. A forbidden relationship between the young bride and one of her three stepsons seems inevitable.


• The Second Wife (ENGLISH)
An English translation of Premchand's well-known novel Nirmala. Charming and cultivated, Nirmala’s only sin is her failure to get a husband who would accept her without a dowry. She is married off to a widower. The realistic dramatization of the family events is peculiarly Indian, but based on universal human experience, transcending geographical boundaries and barriers of culture.



• Sevasadan
One of Premchand’s most successful Hindi novels, Sevasadan is a bold statement on the political and religious debates about marriage, sexuality, and prostitution, at a time when Indian Women were being held up as standard-bearers of a nation in chains. A hugely popular novel, Sevasadan went through several editions after its first publication in 1918. It was made into a film in 1938 with M S Subbulakshmi in the lead role.


• Rang Bhoomi ( HINDI)


• Karam Bhumi (HINDI)


• Pratigya (HINDI)


• Kaya Kalap (HINDI)



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SHORT STORIES:-
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• The Great Stories of Munshi Premchand


• Premchand Rachana Sanchayan (HINDI)


• Barhe Babu and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Rani Sarandha & Other Stories (HINDI)


• Duniya Ka Sabse Anmol Ratan and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Gulli-Danda and other stories (HINDI)


• Ramlila and other stories (HINDI)


• Sohag ka Shav and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Do Bailon Ki Katha and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Mantra and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Sadgati and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Poos ki Raat and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Do Bhai and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Premchand Ki Sumpurna Kahaniyan (HINDI)


• Twenty Four Stories By Premchand


• Mansarovar: Part I TO VIII (HINDI)


• Vardan (HINDI)


• Namak Ka Daroga and other Stories (Hindi)


• Narak ka Marg and Other Stories (HINDI)


• Panch Parmeshwar and other Stories (Hindi)


• Shatrang Ke Khilari and other Stories (Hindi)


• Premchand ki Sarvshresth Kahaniyan (HINDI)


• Kafan (HINDI)


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CHILDRENS LITERATURE
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• Pariksha and other Stories (HINDI)
This set of books introduces teenagers learning Hindi to India's master storyteller , whose stories are both thoughtful and humane.


• Mandir - Set of 3 books (HINDI)
A set of 3 books in an easy-to-read bold type for children written by famous fiction writer. The set includes titles: Mandir, Jungle ki

Kahaniyan and Id ka Tyohar.


• How India Won Her Freedom (Set of 3 Illustrated Books)
This set includes 3 illustrated books for children.

• The Illustrated Premchand - Selected Short Stories
In this collection, twelve stories from his oeuvre, carefully adapted and specially illustrated keeping young readers in mind, offer a vivid

glimpse of life in the villages and small towns of north India. Each story is unique in its own way.


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PLAY / DRAMA
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• Karbala (Hindi)


• Sangram & Prem Ke Vedi (HINDI)

MANOJ DAS (1934) : One of my favourite authors

'Shankari' is the name of the village at Balasore district of Orissa State, where this living giant had born. Writes short stories and novels both in English and Oriya. He is a philosopher, a thinker-writer whose works can be defined as quest for finding the eternal truth in everyday circumstances. Currently he is serving as s professor in Shri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondichery.

Novels

• Amruta Phala, 1996 (Saraswathi Samman);


• Aakashra Isara, 1997;


• Tandralokara Prahari, 2000;


• Prabhanjana;


• Godhulira Bagha;


• Kanaka-Upatyaka ra Kahani.

Short Story

• Sesa Basantara Chithi, 1966;


• Manoj Dasanka Katha O Kahani, 1971;


• Dhumabha Diganta O Anyana Kahani, 1971;


• The Crocodile's Lady: A Collection of Stories,
  1975;


• Manojpanchabinsati, 1977;


• The Submerged Valley and Other Stories, 1986;


• Cyclones, 1987;


• A Tiger at Twilight, 1991;


• Farewell to a Ghost: Short Stories and a Novelette,
  1994;


• Legend of the Golden Valley, 1996;


• Samudra Kulara Ek Grama (Balya Smruti), 1996


• Aaranyaka;


• Bhinna Manisha O Anyana Kahani;


• Abupurusha O Anyana Kahani;


• Laxmi Ra Abhisar;


• Abolkara Kahani;


• Aranya Ullash


• Chasing the Rainbow : growing up in an Indian village,
  2004.

Travelogue

• Kete Diganta (Part - I);


• Kete Diganta (Part - II);


• Antaranga Bharat (Part - I) (My Little India);


• Antaranga Bharat (Part - II);


• Duradurantara;


• Adura Bidesh - 2004.

Poetry

• Tuma Gaan O Anyanya Kabita, 1992.


• Kabita Utkala.

History & Culture

• Bharatara Aytihya: Sateka Prashnara Uttara,1999;


• Manoj Das Pribesita Upakatha Satak (Tales Told by
  Mystics), 2002;


• Mahakalara Prahelika O Anyana Jigyansa, 2006.

Nice Quotes by Buddha (563 BC - 483 BC)

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.



A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.


Success is not about reaching your destination before everyone, but how you reach your destination

Aei amari gaon: B.D.Pur(Sasan)

Balighara - (mo ghara bhangena - dhoba ghara bhangija')

Odisha; kahinki ehara e durdasa?

Odisha!
Banya, batya, marudi jara chira sathi. Sanga sathi hei ki bi emane pratibarsa biswsaghata karanti. hajei dianti aneka lokanka parichaya. libhei dianti tanka muhanre phututhiba tike hasa. dhoi dianti sabu swapna nija nija luhare.

Orissa!
aji bi ethi huye jati o dharma pain hanakatha o raktapata. aji bi ethi aneka sikhita/ardhasikhita buluthanti bina parisramare rojagara kariba pain. neta mananka hata barisi hoi banchibaku aneka jubaka pasand karithanti.

Odisha!
Jahara neta mane main kuti bhali houthanti. voice o sahasa nathaye semankara parliament re uthi kahiba pain. ama mananka dukha o durdasa ku upasthapana kari ama jana sadharanku sahajya kariba pain.

Kahinki ehara e durdasa? kana pain aji ame ete pachhua?

My Favourite Shayaris

Mandiro me Hath Jode jate hai,
Masjido me Hath Failaye jate hai.
Per sirf “DOSTI” hi ek aisa Rishta hai
Jisme Hath Milaye jate hai………….



Koi aankhon aankhon se baat kar leta hain,
Koi aankhon aankhon mein mulakaat kar leta hain,
Mushkil hota hain jawaab dena,
Jab koi khaamosh rehkar bhi sawaal kar leta hain.


Door Hain Tumse To Koi Gam Nahi,
Door Rahakar Bhi Bhulne Wale Hum Nahi,
Roz Mulakat Na Ho Paye To Kya Hua,
Tumhare Yaad Mithi Mulakat Se Thoda bhi Kam To Nahi


Lafz aap do, geeth hum banayenge
manzil aap pao, raasta hum banayenge,
khush ap raho khushiyan hum dilayenge ,
ap bas dost bane raho, dosti hum nibhayenge


Kaushis Bahut ke dil ko samjane ke,
Aankhon ko kasam de so jaane ke,
Bahut samjhaya phir bhi aankhen nahi soyi,
soyi tab jab maine baat ke aap ke khawab me aane ke


Khamos Palko se bahkar jab aasu bahar aate hai,
Aap kya jano aap kitna yaad aate ho,
Aaj bhi us mod pe khade hai,
Jaha aapne kaha tha ruko hum abhi aate hai.


Shaam dhali kaali raat aayi
Dil dhadka tumhari yaad aayi
Meine uss hawa ko mehsus ki
Jo tumhe chukar mere paas aayi



Dil ka aashiyana hum nahi sajate
baggoo main fool hum nahi khilate
hamari ek pasand se toot jayenge hazaro dil
tabhi toh hum boy friend nahi banate


Zindagi kisi ki amanat nahihoti,
Amanat mai kabhi kayamat nahi hoti,
dil ko sambhal ke rakhna DOST…..
Ishq ki jail mai kabhi jamanat nahi hoti.


Niggahein aapki Pehchan hai hamari,
Muskarahat aapki shaan hai hamari,
Rakhna hifazaat aap apne ko,
kyunki saanse aapki, jaan hai hamari….



Khamoshi Me Suno Wo Awaz Hamari Hogi,
Zindagi bhar Saath Rahe Wo Dosti Hamari Hogi,
Duniya Ki Har Khushi Ek Din TUmhari Hogi,
Kyuki Isake Liye Dua Hamari Hogi……………..


Aapi nigahon mein jabse dekha hain,
Koi bhi aaina accha nahi lagta,
Apki mohabbat pe Aise hue hain aashiq,
Ki aapko koi aur dekhe toh accha nahi lagta……..


Dua Karte he teri duniyame koi gam naho,
Dua karte he teri muskan kabhi kam naho,
agar kabhi tere palkome aasu aye,
to dua karte he uski vajah kabhi hum na ho.


log kehte hai hum jisse pyar karte hai
woh chand ka eik tukda hai
magar hum kehte hai
jisse hum pyaar karte hai chand uska eik tukda hai

Few words about ShriJagannath Sankruti