Hindi is one of the most beautiful languages. Hindi is such a subject that it adapts to everyone, that is, it becomes very simple for the simple and very difficult for the difficult. Every day, a new form, a new identity was given to Hindi, its litterateurs, its writers.

Among them, there was a great image of Munshi Premchand, he was such a talented personality who changed the face of Hindi subject. He was such a writer who changed with the times and gave modern form to Hindi literature. Munshi Premchand provided such literature to simple easy Hindi, which people can never forget. Facing very difficult circumstances, he left his indelible mark in a beautiful subject like Hindi. Munshi Premchand was not only a Hindi writer but also a great litterateur, dramatist, novelist, rich in versatility.

Life introduction of novel King Munshi Premchand

Biography of Munshi Premchand

On July 31, 1880, in Lamhi, a small village of Banaras, where Premchand ji was born. Premchand ji was from a small and ordinary family. His grandfather Gur Sahai Rai, who was a Patwari, and father, Ajaib Rai, who was a post master. His life had gone through a lot of struggles since childhood. When Premchand ji was just eight years old, his mother died of a serious illness.

Due to the death of his mother at a very young age, Premchand ji could not get the love of his parents since childhood. Due to government job, father was transferred to Gorakhpur and after some time father got married again. Step mother never adopted Premchand ji completely. He had a special attachment towards Hindi since his childhood. For which he himself started trying, and started it with small novels. According to his interest, he used to read small novels. With this interest in reading, he started working at a book wholesaler.

Due to which he spent his entire day fulfilling his hobby of reading books. Premchand ji was very simple and easy-going, kind-hearted. Never used to argue with anyone unnecessarily, was always ready to help others. He had immense faith in God. In order to overcome the financial crisis, initially he got a job with a lawyer on a monthly salary of five rupees. Gradually, he made himself well versed in every subject, the benefit of which he got in the form of a good job. And was appointed as the principal of a missionary school. He fought every kind of struggle, smilingly and finally, took his last breath on 8 October 1936.

Education of Munshi Premchand

Premchand ji’s early education started at the age of seven from a small madrasa in his own village Lamhi. Staying in Madrasa, he got knowledge of Urdu and little bit of English language along with Hindi.

While doing this, gradually on his own strength, he furthered his education and got admission in a college in Banaras for further graduation. Due to financial constraints, I had to leave my studies midway. Passed matriculation with great difficulties. But he did not give up on any study of life, and after studying again in 1919, he got BA degree.

Marriage of Munshi Premchand

Premchand ji was fighting the battle of luck since childhood. The pampering and happiness of the family was never received properly. Due to old customs, under the pressure of his father, he got married at a very young age, at the age of fifteen. This marriage of Premchand ji was done without his consent, without asking him, with such a girl who was very quarrelsome in nature and was ugly. Father got married only after seeing the daughter of a rich family.

In a short time, father also died, the entire burden fell on Premchand ji. A time came when even after his job, he had to sell his valuables and run his house at the time of need. At a very young age, the entire burden of the household fell on him alone. Because of that, Premchand did not get along with his first wife at all, due to which he divorced her. And after some time had passed, he married a second wife of his choice, at the age of about twenty-five, to a widow. Premchand ji’s second marriage was very prosperous, after that, he got progress day by day.

Working style of Munshi Premchand

Premchand ji was active in his work since childhood. Despite many difficulties, he did not give up till the last moment. And till the last moment he kept doing one thing or the other, and not only in Hindi but also in Urdu, he left behind his invaluable writings.

• After leaving Lamhi village, he lived in Kanpur for at least four years, and staying there he met the editor of a magazine, and got several articles and stories published. Meanwhile, wrote many poems for the freedom movement as well.

• Gradually, his stories, poems, articles etc. started getting a lot of appreciation from the people. Due to which he was promoted and transferred to Gorakhpur. Here too, publications kept coming one after the other, in the meantime, he kept his active participation in Mahatma Gandhi’s movement by supporting him. Some of his novels were published in Hindi and some in Urdu.

• In 1921, after consulting his wife, he came to Banaras and decided to leave the government job. And focused on writing according to his interest. After a time, to bring a new change in his writing interest, he insisted on trying his luck in the cinema world, and he reached Mumbai and also wrote scripts for some films, but luck did not support him and that film Could not complete. Due to which Premchand ji had to bear the loss and finally he decided to leave Mumbai and came back to Banaras. In this way, in life, by making every effort and hard work, he tried till his last breath.

If seen, all the creations of Munshi Premchand ji were prominent. None can be addressed separately. And he had written many compositions which we have been reading in Hindi since childhood, just like that, many of his novels, dramas, poems, stories and articles have been given in Hindi literature. He has written many works like Godan, Gaban, Kafan etc. Source – wikipedia

Hindi Quotes by Munshi Premchand

“जिस तरह सूखी लकड़ी जल्दी से जल उठती है, उसी तरह क्षुधा (भूख) से बावला मनुष्य ज़रा-ज़रा सी बात पर तिनक जाता है।”
― Munshi Premchand, बड़े घर की बेटी

“लिखते तो वह लोग हैं, जिनके अंदर कुछ दर्द है, अनुराग है, लगन है, विचार है। जिन्होंने धन और भोग-विलास को जीवन का लक्ष्य बना लिया, वह क्या लिखेंगे? क”
― Munshi Premchand, गोदान [Godan]

“और स्नेह भी वह नहीं, जो प्रगल्भ होता है और अपनी सारी कसक शब्दों में बिखेर देता है। यह मूक स्नेह था, खूब ठोस, रस और स्वाद से भरा हुआ।”
― Premchand, Mansarovar – Part 1

“बूढ़ों के लिए अतीत के सुखों और वर्तमान के दुःखों और भविष्य के सर्वनाश से ज्यादा मनोरंजक और कोई प्रसंग नहीं होता।”
― Munshi Premchand, गोदान

“वह प्रेम जिसका लक्ष्य मिलन है प्रेम नहीं वासना है।”
― Munshi Premchand, प्रेमचंद

“हम जिनके लिए त्याग करते हैं उनसे किसी बदले की आशा न रखकर भी उनके मन पर शासन करना चाहते हैं, चाहे वह शासन उन्हीं के हित के लिए हो, यद्यपि उस हित को हम इतना अपना लेते हैं कि वह उनका न होकर हमारा हो जाता है। त्याग की मात्रा जितनी ही ज़्यादा होती है, यह शासन-भावना भी उतनी ही प्रबल होती है और जब सहसा हमें विद्रोह का सामना करना पड़ता है, तो हम क्षुब्ध हो उठते हैं, और वह त्याग जैसे प्रतिहिंसा का रूप ले लेता है।”
― Munshi Premchand, गोदान [Godan]

“जिन वृक्षों की जड़ें गहरी होती हैं, उन्हें बार-बार सींचने की जरूरत नहीं होती।”
― Munshi Premchand, कर्मभूमि

“सिपाही को अपनी लाल पगड़ी पर, सुन्दरी को अपने गहनों पर और वैद्य को अपने सामने बैठे हुए रोगियों पर जो घमंड होता है, वही किसान को अपने खेतों को लहराते हुए देखकर होता है।”
― Munshi Premchand, Mukti Marg

“जुम्मन शेख़ और अलगू चौधरी में गाढ़ी मित्रता थी। साझे में खेती होती थी। कुछ लेन-देन में भी साझा था। एक को दूसरे पर अटल विश्वास था। जुम्मन जब हज करने गये थे, तब अपना घर अलगू को सौंप गये थे, और अलगू जब कभी बाहर जाते, तो जुम्मन पर अपना घर छोड़ जाते थे। उनमें न खान-पान का व्यवहार था, न धर्म का नाता; केवल विचार मिलते थे। मित्रता का मूलमंत्र भी यही है।”
― Munshi Premchand, पंच-परमेश्वर

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