
The famous Indian writer and novelist, Munshi Premchand was born on this day (July 31) in 1880 in Varanasi as Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, who Behan his writing under the pen name “Nawab Rai” and subsequently switched to “Premchand”, Munshi being an honorary prefix. Hindi literature is incomplete without his mention. Proficient in Hindi, Urdu and […]
India’s Greatest Storyteller: Munshi Premchand