Premchand

Godaan; Nirmala — father of Hindi-Urdu fiction

Born 1880 🇮🇳 India 1936

📜 Known For

Godaan — greatest Hindi novel; portrays crushing poverty of Indian farmers

Over 300 short stories depicting rural poverty, caste, women's issues

"Upanyas Samrat" (Emperor of Hindi Novels) — most important Hindi-Urdu fiction writer

"Upanyas Samrat"; stories depicted rural Indian life