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In all the stories about justice throughout the period , Premchand seeks to have justice served by trusted , traditional means . In 1911 he wrote a story “ Garib - ki Hay ” ( “ The Cry of the Poor ” ) , 53 in which justice is sought by ...
In all the stories about justice throughout the period , Premchand seeks to have justice served by trusted , traditional means . In 1911 he wrote a story “ Garib - ki Hay ” ( “ The Cry of the Poor ” ) , 53 in which justice is sought by ...
Page 130
... saw the practice of socialism as softened in an Indian setting by respect for the ethical and moral means to be used in its spread . They could also find in Indian traditions adequate sustenance for the modern idea of socialism .
... saw the practice of socialism as softened in an Indian setting by respect for the ethical and moral means to be used in its spread . They could also find in Indian traditions adequate sustenance for the modern idea of socialism .
Page 134
He had certainly been aware before of the need and the theoretical means necessary to evoke the interest of his readers and knew that one way was to avoid preaching them sermons . It is , therefore , merely worthy of note that , whether ...
He had certainly been aware before of the need and the theoretical means necessary to evoke the interest of his readers and knew that one way was to avoid preaching them sermons . It is , therefore , merely worthy of note that , whether ...
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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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| Title | Munshi Premchand of Lamhi Village Comparative Studies in Southern Asia Series Issue 3 of Publication (Duke University. Commonwealth-Studies Center) Issue 3 of Publication series of the Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia Issue 3 of Publication series, Duke University Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia |
| Author | Robert O. Swan |
| Publisher | Duke University Press, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0822302063, 9780822302063 |
| Length | 149 pages |
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