Munshi Premchand of Lamhi Village |
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“ When my marriage party arrived , ” Premchand told his second wife years later , “ my father discovered that the bride was ... Premchand ignored her existence and when several years later he married for the second time , it was without ...
“ When my marriage party arrived , ” Premchand told his second wife years later , “ my father discovered that the bride was ... Premchand ignored her existence and when several years later he married for the second time , it was without ...
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The author , who was Premchand's future father - in - law , had been a very orthodox gentleman who had married off his two daughters when they were ten or eleven years old . Unfortunately , the younger daughter's husband died before she ...
The author , who was Premchand's future father - in - law , had been a very orthodox gentleman who had married off his two daughters when they were ten or eleven years old . Unfortunately , the younger daughter's husband died before she ...
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When a Hindu girl reached the time of marriage her helplessness was revealed in its most painful form . ... stories references are often made to the pressure put upon parents by neighbors and caste fellows to get the girl married .
When a Hindu girl reached the time of marriage her helplessness was revealed in its most painful form . ... stories references are often made to the pressure put upon parents by neighbors and caste fellows to get the girl married .
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Contents
One Lamhi and the Eastern Districts | 3 |
Two The National Watchman | 21 |
Three The Perimeters of Premchands Work | 36 |
Copyright | |
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