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“ Brahm - ka Swag ” ( “ Brahman Sham , ” 1920 ) , 90 is concerned with the question of caste . A husband and wife are unhappy together , the wife because her husband has no regard for caste . The husband helps sponsor an inter - caste ...
“ Brahm - ka Swag ” ( “ Brahman Sham , ” 1920 ) , 90 is concerned with the question of caste . A husband and wife are unhappy together , the wife because her husband has no regard for caste . The husband helps sponsor an inter - caste ...
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He goes accordingly to see the brahman boy's father . The elder brahman , hearing his proposal , is furious and shouts : “ What are you saying ? Don't you have any shame ? I am a brahman and of the highest even among brahmans .
He goes accordingly to see the brahman boy's father . The elder brahman , hearing his proposal , is furious and shouts : “ What are you saying ? Don't you have any shame ? I am a brahman and of the highest even among brahmans .
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Hunger drives the Bhangi boy back to the brahman's house after dark . One of the servants gives him the leftovers from dinner , and the boy says to his dog as they eat : “ ' Mother nursed Suresh . ' The dog wagged its tail .
Hunger drives the Bhangi boy back to the brahman's house after dark . One of the servants gives him the leftovers from dinner , and the boy says to his dog as they eat : “ ' Mother nursed Suresh . ' The dog wagged its tail .
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Contents
One Lamhi and the Eastern Districts | 3 |
Two The National Watchman | 21 |
Three The Perimeters of Premchands Work | 36 |
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